Frank Turner – The Road (Ukulele)

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Tabbed by guitaristu First single off the new album. Enjoy. Just standard open chords with different bassnotes illustrated by /. Only exception is the /G# chord which I suspect Frank plays as:
/G#  : 40020x 
--EDIT: UG in its wisdom seems to be changing /G# to /Ab, 
just play as above yeah...
       Am          C		
to the east to the east

    G    /G#        Am 	
the road beneath my feet

Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west

   G     /G#       Am
i havent got there yet

Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north

Fmaj7       C
never to be caught

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

   G       /G#     Am	
my time is running out
Am - bass F G A C B A
Am            Em                  Fmaj7            G
ever since my childhood i've been scared i've been afraid

C                   G                Fmaj7          D/F#
of being trapped by circumstance and staying in one place

     Am            Em                Fmaj7             G
so i always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored

          C                G                  Fmaj7 E      Am
somewhere secret somewhere safe and somewhere close to the door

Am                      Em                      Fmaj7        G
well ive travelled many countries ive washed my feet in many seas

               C           G               Fmaj7        D/F#
ive drunk with drifters in vienna and with punks in old dc

        Am            Em             Fmaj7     G
and ive driven across deserts driven by the irony

          C              G                     Fmaj7 E   Am
that only being shackled to the the road could ever i be free

       Am          C		
to the east to the east

    G    /G#        Am 	
the road beneath my feet

Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west

  G      /G#       Am
i havent got there yet

Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north

Fmaj7       C
never to be caught

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

G       /G#        Am	
my time is running out
Am - bass notes F G A C B A
          Am            Em             Fmaj7        G
I've felt old before my time but now i keep the age away

   C              G                 Fmaj7         D/F#
by burning up the miles and yeah by filling up my days

        Am                Em                      Fmaj7            G
and the nights a thousand nights ive played and a thousand more to go

         C                 G                    Fmaj7    E        Am
before i take a breath and steal myself for the next one thousand shows

       Am          C		
to the east to the east

    G    /G#        Am 	
the road beneath my feet

Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west

  G      /G#       Am
i havent got there yet

Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north

Fmaj7       C
never to be caught

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

G       /G#        Am	
my time is running out
Instrumental Bit Am G F G C G F D/F# x2
       Am             G              F                G	
yes so saddle up your horses now and keep your powder dry

          C                 G		
cause the truth is you wont be here long

     F               G
yeah soon your gonna die

       Am           G               F               G	
to the heart to the heart theres no time for you to waste

         C                  G		
you wont find your precious answers now

   Fmaj7          D/F#
by staying in one place

        Fmaj7         D/F#  G /G#
yeah by giving up the chase

       Am          C		
to the east to the east

    G    /G#        Am 	
the road beneath my feet

Am/G   Am          C
to the west to the west

G        /G#       Am
i havent got there yet

Am/B       C            G
and to the north to the north

       Fmaj7         C
well i never will be caught

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

    G      /G#	   Am	
my time is running out

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

   G       /G#     Am	
my time is running out

       Fmaj7        C
to the south to the south

   G       /G#     Am	
my time is running out
- Shift chord shapes up to 12th fret
F          C       G            Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go

F          C            G            Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home

F          C        G           Am
i face the horizon everywhere i go

F          C            G      /G#   Am
i face the horizon the horizon is my home