IntroEBAEAEA
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
AB
For a family with out of state plates
BC#m
I said dad did we know those folks
F#mB
As they waved and drove out of site
BC#m
He just smiled as he started the car
F#mAB
He said son not 'til tonight
ChorusEB
You see the road you leave behind you
AE
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
BG#m
It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
ABEA
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
ABE
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
Fill In EBAE
Stuck out on the highway one night
AB
Many years gone by
E
Had the hood of my truck pulled up
AB
My ol' gas tank was dry
BC#m
Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift
F#mB
Pulled up to check on me
BC#m
He said I been in your shoes before son
F#mAB
And it's no place to be
ChorusEB
You see the road you leave behind you
AE
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
BG#m
It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
ABEA
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
ABE
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
G#mAEB
I said what do I owe you friend you could easily have passed me by
G#mAF#mAB
He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime
ChorusEB
You see the road you leave behind you
AE
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
BG#m
It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
ABEA
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
ABE
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
OutroEBA
Down the road you leave behind
EBA
The road you leave behind
EBA
It's that old road you leave behind
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.