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            The Road
FRANK TURNER
Tabbed by guitaristu

First single off the new album. Enjoy.

Just standard open chords with different bassnotes illustrated by /.
Only exception is the /G# chord which I suspect Frank plays as:


/G#  : 40020x 


[Chorus]
       Am          C            
to the east to the east
    G    /G#        Am  
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
   G     /G#       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /G#     Am   
my time is running out

Am - bass /F /G /A /C /B /A


[Verse]
Am            Em                  Fmaj7            G
ever since my childhood i've been scared i've been afraid
C                   G                Fmaj7          D/F#
of being trapped by circumstance and staying in one place
     Am            Em                Fmaj7             G
so i always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored
          C                G                  Fmaj7 E      Am
somewhere secret somewhere safe and somewhere close to the door

Am                      Em                      Fmaj7        G
well ive travelled many countries ive washed my feet in many seas
               C           G               Fmaj7        D/F#
ive drunk with drifters in vienna and with punks in old dc
        Am            Em             Fmaj7     G
and ive driven across deserts driven by the irony
          C              G                     Fmaj7 E   Am
that only being shackled to the the road could ever i be free


[Chorus]
       Am          C            
to the east to the east
    G    /G#        Am  
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
  G      /G#       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
G       /G#        Am   
my time is running out

Am - bass /F /G /A /C /B /A


[Verse]
          Am            Em             Fmaj7        G
I've felt old before my time but now i keep the age away
   C              G                 Fmaj7         D/F#
by burning up the miles and yeah by filling up my days
        Am                Em                      Fmaj7            G
and the nights a thousand nights ive played and a thousand more to go
         C                 G                    Fmaj7    E        Am
before i take a breath and steal myself for the next one thousand shows


[Chorus]
       Am          C            
to the east to the east
    G    /G#        Am  
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
  G      /G#       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
Fmaj7       C
never to be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
G       /G#        Am   
my time is running out


[Instrumental Bit]
Am G F G C G F D/F#  x2


[Bridge]
       Am             G              F                G 
yes so saddle up your horses now and keep your powder dry
          C                 G           
cause the truth is you wont be here long
     F               G
yeah soon your gonna die
       Am           G               F               G   
to the heart to the heart theres no time for you to waste
         C                  G           
you wont find your precious answers now
   Fmaj7          D/F#
by staying in one place
        Fmaj7         D/F#  G /G#
yeah by giving up the chase


[Chorus]
       Am          C            
to the east to the east
    G    /G#        Am  
the road beneath my feet
Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west
G        /G#       Am
i havent got there yet
Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north
       Fmaj7         C
well i never will be caught
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
    G      /G#     Am   
my time is running out
       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /G#     Am   
my time is running out

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south
   G       /G#     Am   
my time is running out


[OUTRO]
** Shift chord shapes up **    
   F*  C*  G*  Am* /G#*
e|-10--8---12--12--12-|
B|-10--8---12--13--12-|
G|-10--9---12--14--12-|
D|-10--10--12--14--12-|
A|-8---10--10--12--11-|
E|-----8--------------|

F*         C*      G*          Am*
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F*         C*          G*            Am*
i face the horizon the horizon is my home
F*         C*      G*          Am*
i face the horizon everywhere i go
F*         C*          G*      /G#*  Am*
i face the horizon the horizon is my home
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