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
