Tom: Em
G D Am7 D7
I'll take the backroads home through the open country side.
Am Bm C D7 G
Letting things slip by.......in drawn out time...I'll
Em Bm C
take the long way home on the backroads of this life
Am7 D7 G C
..taking time to see what goes by.
Chorus
Bdim A A7 D E
Coming and going, there's no dividing line. What you're
B C D7 G Em
headed for, someone's left behind.....And the shortest road
Bm C Am7 D7 G
ain't always the best. Sometimes let a backroad take you home
Verse 2
G D Am7 D7
A back road is so easy, it just rambles on and on.
Am Bm C D7 G
Take it or leave it,....as rolls along.
Em Bm C
Drifts through things it cannot change, and doesn't
Am7 D7 G C
even try. Wouldn't that be something for you and I.
Chorus
Bdim A A7 D E
Coming and going, there's no dividing line. What you're
B C D7 G Em
headed for, someone's left behind.....And the shortest road
Bm C Am7 D7 G
ain't always the best. Sometimes let a backroad take you home
Verse 3
G D Am7 D7
Anyplace you're bound, you'll get there someday.
Am Bm C D7 G
You're the one who chooses...what you see along the way.
Em Bm C Am7
And when the heartaches seem too much for you to bear.
D7 G C
There's a back road winding everywhere.
Chorus
Bdim A A7 D E
Coming and going, there's no dividing line. What you're
B C D7 G Em
headed for, someone's left behind.....And the shortest road
Bm C Am7 D7 G
ain't always the best. Sometimes let a backroad take you home
Define:Bdim
E|--4--|
B|--3--|
G|--4--|
D|--3--|
A|--x--|
E|--x--|
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