Intro F C Dm Bb F C Bb A5 G5 F Verse 1 F C She told me she’s leaving Dm Bb Said she’s not leaving me F C 'cause I’m on the road Dm Bb And I’m not there to leave F C She’s tired of waiting Dm Bb And being alone F C She said I’m not getting younger Dm Bb And you’re not coming home Chorus F Gm The road can be hard F Gm F The road took my only love Gm And tore us apart C F C Dm Bb And now she chose a new road to start F C Dm Bb Verse 2 F C The pain gets stronger Dm Bb With each passing day F C The time gets longer Dm Bb That you are away Chorus F Gm The road can be hard F Gm F The road took my only love Gm And tore us apart C F C Dm Bb And now she chose a new road to start F C Dm Bb F ------------------------------------------------- ! This is an alternate way of playing this song that sounds more like the original recording. ! ! Tune down to C Standard tuning (low to high = C F Bb Eb G C) at 432 Hz. ! Intro A E F#m D A E D C#5 B5 A Verse 1 A E She told me she’s leaving F#m D Said she’s not leaving me A E 'cause I’m on the road F#m D And I’m not there to leave A E She’s tired of waiting F#m D And being alone A E She said, "I’m not getting younger F#m D And you’re not coming home" Chorus A Bm The road can be hard A Bm A The road took my only love Bm And tore us apart E A E F#m D And now she chose a new road to start A E F#m D Verse 2 A E The pain gets stronger F#m D With each passing day A E The time gets longer F#m D That you are away Chorus A Bm The road can be hard A Bm A The road took my only love Bm And tore us apart E A E F#m D And now she chose a new road to start A E F#m D A
