The Road - Jackson Browne
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse]
Highways and d
ancehalls
A good song ta
kes you far
You write abou
t the moon
And you dream
about the star
s
Blues in old m
otel rooms
Girls in daddy
's car
You sing about
the nights
And you laugh
about the scar
s
Coffee in the
morning, cocai
ne afternoons
You talk about
the weather
And you grin a
bout the rooms
Phone calls lo
ng distance
To tell you ho
w you've been
You forget abo
ut the losses,
you exaggerat
e the wins
[Refrain]
And when you s
top to let 'em
know
You've got it
down
It's just anot
her town along
the road
[Verse]
The ladies com
e to see you
If your name s
till rings a b
ell
They give you
damn near noth
in'
And they'll sa
y they knew yo
u well
So you tell 'e
m you remember
But they know
it's just a ga
me
And along the
way their face
s
All begin to l
ook the same
[Refrain]
And when you s
top to let 'em
know
You got it dow
n
It's just anot
her town along
the road
[Verse]
Well it isn't
for the money
And it's only
for a while
You stalk abou
t the rooms
And you roll a
way the miles
Gamblers in th
e neon, clingi
ng to guitars
You're right a
bout the moon
But you're wro
ng about the s
tars
[Refrain]
'Cause when yo
u stop to let
'em know
You got it dow
n
It's just anot
her town along
the road
[Repeat progression from "Gamblers"]
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