Murphy David Lee - The Road You Leave Behind guitar tab

The Road You Leave Behind

by David Lee Murphy

transcribed by Alden Smith

Intro E B A E A

E A

I remember the night my dad stopped the car

B

And got out in the rain

E

Changed a blown out tire on a car

A B

For a family with out of state plates

B C#m

I said dad did we know those folks

F#m B

As they waved and drove out of site

B C#m

He just smiled as he started the car

F#m A B

He said son not 'til tonight

Chorus

E B

You see the road you leave behind you

A E

Is another road you're gonna have to come back down

B G#m

It's just the way this big old world turns 'round

A B E A

You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime

A B E

You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

Fill In E B A

E

Stuck out on the highway one night

A B

Many years gone by

E

Had the hood of my truck pulled up

A B

My ol' gas tank was dry

B C#m

Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift

F#m B

Pulled up to check on me

B C#m

He said I been in your shoes before son

F#m A B

And it's no place to be

Chorus

E B

You see the road you leave behind you

A E

Is another road you're gonna have to come back down

B G#m

It's just the way this big old world turns 'round

A B E A

You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime

A B E

You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

G#m A E B

I said what do I owe you friend you could easily have passed me by

G#m A F#m A B

He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime

Chorus

E B

You see the road you leave behind you

A E

Is another road you're gonna have to come back down

B G#m

It's just the way this big old world turns 'round

A B E A

You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime

A B E

You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

Outro

E B A

Down the road you leave behind

E B A

The road you leave behind

E B A

It's that old road you leave behind

Fade Out