The Go-Betweens - The wrong road
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song:The Wrong Road
Artist: The Go-Betweens
Chord proposal:Mats Fagergren, 2019
E,A,D,G,B,e
Em. x,x,2,0,0,x
A7/C# x,4,2,0,x,x (alt name C#dim) verse
A/C# x,4,2,2,x,x
A6/C# x,4,2,2,2,2
G/B x,2,0,0,x,x verse
G/B x,2,0,0,3,3 or 7,10,9,7,8,7 chorus
G/D. x,x,0,7,8,7 chorus
G/D x,x,0,4,3,3 intermission and outro
D x,x,0,7,7,5 chorus
D x,x,0,2,3,2 intermission and outro
Bm7/D x,x,0,4,3,5
Dsus2 x,x,0,2,3,0
Note! the fingerpicking (tab) in the intro and first verse, are repeated in verse 2,3 etc.
In order to save time/space I just show the chords in verse 2,3,4 etc...
In the chorus The guitar play in a more normal strumming style with the remark that G/D
and D chord is in an alternative style, see instructions above..
[intro repeat 4 times ]
( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------0------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[ verse 1 ]
Em G/B A7/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0-------0---------0-------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
A trader in furs living in exile
Em G/B A7/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0-------0---------0-------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Boy what a kook Look at that passport
Em G/B A7/C#
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------0-----------------------|
G|----------------0-------0---------0-------|
D|---------0----2-------0---------2---------|
A|-4--5---------------2---------4-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Stale bread and paper without privilege
( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0-------0---------0-------|
D|-----0----2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
If you live here learn the language
[chorus]
When the G/Drain hit the Droof
DWith the G/Dsound of a finished Dkiss
DLike when a G/Dlip lifts from a Dlip
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[verse 2]
( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
A room in a lighthouse, near the park
A7/C#The ghosts in the Emnext room G/Bhear you A7/C#cough
A7/C#Time drags on EmSundays G/Bspent in A7/C#Mayfair
A7/C#With all your Emriches, G/Bwhy aren't A7/C#you there?
[chorus ]
The G/Dwind acts like aD magnet
And G/Dpulls the leaf from the Dtree
And the G/Dtown's lost it's Dbreath
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[ verse 3]
( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
Handsome is good, pretty is better
What was that Emphrase, G/BGrace under A7/C#pressure?
Blind by the Emlight bulb, G/BBlood to the A7/C#bank
Lost all yours Emletters wG/Bhen the A7/C#ship sank
[chorus]
In the G/Ddisjointed breaking Dlight
The G/Dsoft blue approach of the Dwater
Makes a G/Dsound you won't Dforget
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[intermission/verse-instrumental 4 times]
( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------2------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[chorus-instrumental]
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| A6/C# | G/B |
[verse 4]
( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
Stranded at low-tide where the river bends
Wouldn't you Emknow it, G/Bthat's how A7/C#life ends
Lucky at Emcards, tG/Bhat's an A7/C#old lie
Lucky in Emlove, tG/Bhat's how A7/C#life ends
[chorus]
Well the G/Dturncoats turned Daround
When they G/Dheard the sound of the Dbell
Dropped their G/Dcoins into the Dwell
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[verse 5]
[ A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C#
Started out Oliver, ended up Fagin
Don't you Emworry, G/Bit's my A7/C#problem
What's my Emname, G/Bwhat's my A7/C#number?
...........Em....G/BI'm the lonely A7/C#one
[chorus]
It's just at G/Bthe end of the Dday
G(B D
When the light makes it's slow move away
That I G/Bknow all I can Dsay is
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[verse 6]
Gambled with Emrisk, G/BPaid you back A7/C#with risk
So now you Emknow G/Bwho your A7/C#friends are
They'll steel your Emshadow, G/Bwhen your A7/C#back's turned
Bouquets of Emflowers, G/BLesson's A7/C#over
[chorus]
When the rG/Dain hit the Droof
With the G/Dsound of a finished Dkiss
Like when a G/Dlip lifts from a Dlip
I A6/C#took the Wrong Road G/Bround
[outro]
( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------2------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------2------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------2------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C#
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------|
G|------------0--------0---------2------|
D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------|
A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D |
| A6/C# | G/B |