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Roadsinger

Yusuf
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
between C chords changing from C to F
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-2-| |-2-2-2-2-0-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-x-x-x-x-x-1-|
G
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-0|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
*Riff1
|--0---------|
|--1---------|
|--0---------|
|--2---------|
|--3--2-3----|
|--0---------|
 * OPTIONAL: There is also a little riff played before the chorus (leading into *Riff1)
 by a second guitar, but its just C and Cadd9 picking only one or 2 strings at a time.
 again... listen to the song for the timing. its easy enough to play with one guitar and
 it sounds good.
 Fingerpicking
 Roadsinger came to town; long  cape and hat.
 People stood and stared,  then closed  their doors,  as he passed.
 He strolled the empty street; kids  banged on tin cans.
 *Riff1
  Then the panting dogs began to bark, as the roadsinger sang.
 Where do you go? Oh,  where do you go?  when hearts are  closed
 When a friend becomes  a stranger, nobody  wants to know.
 Where do you go, where  do you go,  when the world turns dark,
 And the light of truth  is blown out,  and the roads  are blocked?
 He stopped by a store,  between the barrels and sacks,
 A child's face peeped out  and gave  a smile,  and ran back.
 Behind a misty glass,  on a window-pane,
 *Riff1
  A little finger drew a perfect heart, and a name.
 Where do you go, where  do you go,  in a world filled with fright,
 Only a song  to warm you, through  the night?
 Where do you go, where  do you go,  after lies are told,
 And the light of truth  is blown out,  and the night  is cold?
 (Humming and slide guitar)
 Roadsinger rode on,  to another land,
 Though the people spoke  a different  tongue,  they’d understand
 They showed him how to share,  and took him by the hand,
 *Riff1
  Showed him the path to Heaven, through the desert sand.
 Where do you go, where  do you go,  to find happiness,
 In a world filled  with hatred...  and tears.
 Where do you go, where  do you go,  if no one cares,
 And everybody's  lost,  Looking for theirs.

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Readable chord sheet for Roadsinger by Yusuf

between C chords  changing from C to F
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|   |-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|   |-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|   |-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-2-|   |-2-2-2-2-0-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|   |-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|   |-x-x-x-x-x-1-|

 [G]
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-3-1-0|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

*Riff1
|--0---------|
|--1---------|
|--0---------|
|--2---------|
|--3--2-3----|
|--0---------|

* OPTIONAL: There is also a little riff played before the chorus (leading into *Riff1)
by a second guitar, but its just C and Cadd9 picking only one or 2 strings at a time.
again... listen to the song for the timing. its easy enough to play with one guitar and
it sounds good.

Fingerpicking [C]  [Cmaj7]

[C] Roadsinger came to town; [F]long cape and [C]hat.
[C] People stood and [G]stared, then [C]closed their [G]doors, as he [C]passed. [Cadd9]       [C]
[C] He strolled the empty street; [F]kids banged on tin [C]cans.
[C]                 [G]      [C]      [G]                       [C]     [Cadd9] [C] *Riff1
 Then the panting dogs began to bark, as the roadsinger sang.

[Am] Where do you go? [G]Oh, where do [D]you [F]go?  when hearts [C]are closed
[F] When a friend bec[Am]omes a stranger,  n[G]obody wants to know.  [G]
[Am] Where do you go, [G]where do you [D]go, [F] when the world turns [C]dark,
[F] And the light of [Am]truth is blown out,[G] and the [F]roads are [C]blocked? [Cadd9]       [C]

[C] He stopped by a store, [F] between the barrels and [C]sacks,
[C] A child's face peeped [G]out and [C]gave a [G]smile, and ran [C]back. [Cadd9]       [C]
[C] Behind a misty glass,[F] on a window-[C]pane,
[C]                [G]      [C]       [G]            [C]     [Cadd9] [C] *Riff1
 A little finger drew a perfect heart, and a name.

[Am] Where do you go, [G]where do you [D]go, [F] in a world filled with [C]fright,
[F] Only a [Am]song to warm you,  [G]through the night?   [G]
[Am] Where do you go, [G]where do you [D]go, [F] after lies are [C]told,
[F] And the light of [Am]truth is blown out,[G]  and the [F]night is [C]cold? [Cadd9]       [C]

(Humming and slide guitar)

[C]  [F]  [C]
[C]  [G]  [C]  [G]  [C] [Cadd9] [C]
[C]  [F]  [C]
[C]  [G]  [C]  [G]  [C] [Cadd9] [C]

[C] Roadsinger rode on, [F] to another [C]land,
[C] Though the people [G]spoke a [C]different t[G]ongue,  they’d under[C]stand  [Cadd9]        [C]
[C] They showed him how to share, [F] and took him by the [C]hand,
[C]               [G]       [C]       [G]                   [C]       [Cadd9] [C] *Riff1
 Showed him the path to Heaven,  through the desert sand.

[Am] Where do you go, [G]where do you [D]go, [F] to find happin[C]ess,
[F] In a world [Am]filled with hatred...[G]  and tears.   [G]
[Am] Where do you go, [G]where do you [D]go, [F] if no one [C]cares,
[F] And everyb[Am]ody's lost, [G]   [F] Looking for [C]theirs.  [Cadd9]        [C]