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THE ROAD I MUST TRAVEL- The Nightwatchman
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Tabbed by:Ross Jones
Email:to_drunk_to_stand@hotmail.com
Tuning:Standard (EADGBE)
INTRO:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9---------------9--------------------------------------|
G|------9--9-------9h11---11-9-11--9h11---11-9-11p9/6----------9h11-9----------|
D|-9h11------11-9-----------------------------------------9h11-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN PART:
chords used:
E B C#m A
e|-0---7--------2--------4--------5-------------------------------------------|
B|-0---9--------4--------5--------5-------------------------------------------| OR
G|-1---9--------4--------6--------6-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---9--------4--------6--------7-------------------------------------------|
A|-2---7--------2--------4--------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-0---X--------X--------X--------5-------------------------------------------|
E-B-C#m-B-C#m-A-E
This is the chord progression throughout.
During the verses it is played more as power chords, just listen to get the rhythm and strumming right.
E B
Well I climbed the seven summits
C#m B
And I swam the seven seas
C#m A
But the road I must travel
E
Its end I cannot see
I fought in the jungles
And I fought in the streets
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
And I fought in the streets
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
Once I had a reason
Don't know what it could be
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
I walked the empty desert
And I was burned in the heat
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
I crossed the frozen wasteland
And in the bitter cold did freeze
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
And I will knock on every door
For I do not have a key
And the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
They shot a man in Soho
Couldn't guess his age
I found his empty journal
I filled up every page
I called up my state senator
They said he wasn't there
The secretary took my name
And man she sounded scared
So I counted my misfortunes
I added up the blame
I picked through all the garbage
I checked off all the names
I read in the newspaper
They'd questioned all my friends
They hoped that they could find me
Before I struck again
Well I sang to myself
That I want to be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
So when thirsty I will drink
When hungry I will steal
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
So tonight I walk in anger
With worn shoes on my feet
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see
And I will sing to myself
That I'm gonna be free
But the road I must travel
Its end I cannot see