A Road Is Just a Road Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> A ROAD IS JUST A ROAD (Mary-Chapin Carpenter & John Jennings)<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> [Actually in A; capo 2.]<br/> [Each chord is half a measure.]<br/> <br/> G G D D G G C C G G D D G G G G<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G G D D<br/> He pulled out in a cloud of dust<br/> G G C C<br/> Laying rubber and spewing rust<br/> Em Em D D<br/> And on any road he'd take<br/> C G/B Am D<br/> He'd have his foot on the pedal and my heart on the brake(break)<br/> <br/> G G D D<br/> Underneath the smooth tar curves<br/> G G C C<br/> A road is only dust and dirt<br/> Em Em D D<br/> On a lonely interchange<br/> C Am D D<br/> The signs all look the same<br/> <br/> G G D D C C D D<br/> 'Cause a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling<br/> G G D D C C D D<br/> No matter where you go, from Waterloo to Wichita<br/> G G D D C C Em/B Em/B<br/> A road is just a road that the one you love is leaving on<br/> C C Em/B Em/B D D G G G G<br/> And midnight's another dawn, 100 miles ago [these two G's are only<br/> played the first time.]<br/> <br/> His wheels spun out of sight of me<br/> Believing that I'd set him free<br/> But I'd heard the voice of the prisoner<br/> Saying he couldn't get enough of her<br/> <br/> You go by land, you go by air<br/> You go by sea, hell I don't care<br/> You can go any way you choose<br/> Wearing out the soles of your traveling shoes<br/> <br/> And a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling<br/> No matter where you go, from Bangor, Maine to Bakersfield<br/> A road is just a road that the one you love is leaving on<br/> And midnight's another dawn, a hundred miles ago<br/> <br/> [Guitar solo: same chords as chorus.]<br/> <br/> F F C C<br/> And every sleepless night I see him<br/> G G C C C C<br/> Screaming by the scenery<br/> F F C C<br/> Not noticing another mile<br/> G G C C C C D D D D <br/> That's rolled down between him and me<br/> <br/> 'Cause a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling<br/> No matter where you go, from Saskatoon to San Antone<br/> A road is just a road that the one you love is leaving on<br/> And midnight's another dawn, a hundred miles ago<br/> <br/> Yes, a road is just a road and a feeling's just a feeling<br/> No matter where you go, from San Bernardino to Sault Ste. Marie<br/> A road is just a road that the one you love is leaving on<br/> And midnight's another dawn, a hundred miles ago<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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