O.A.R. – Road Outside Columbus (Guitar)

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[Intro] E C#m A E [Verse 1]
E                      C#m
There's a road outside Columbus, Ohio.

A                            E
Feels like I drove along for years.

E                   C#m
This Midwest way of ease it surrounds us.

A                E
I can't deny the rhythm here.

E                       C#m
And as I pull away from Riverside beside me.

A                      E
That High Street never looked so good.

E                   C#m
I miss my lady even though she often writes me.

A                          E
She tells me tales of my neighborhood.
[Chorus]
E         G#m                C#m
Surprise, surprise, I traveled here.

             A          B         E
Four hundred miles from where I'm known.

E              G#m
My friends are here.

         C#m
A couple years I've spent,

  A              B
I found I have a second home.
E C#m A E x2 [Verse 2]
E                      C#m
As I'm blazing down my trail to education.

A                                 E
There's no bliss in ignorance for me.

E                             C#m
I stop and stare, a breath of air might slow me down some.

A                         E
But that's just fine with me.
[Chorus]
E         G#m                C#m
Surprise, surprise, I traveled here.

             A          B         E
Four hundred miles from where I'm known.

E              G#m
My friends are here.

         C#m
A couple years I've spent,

  A              B
I found I have a second home.
E C#m A E x2 [Bridge] F# G#m A C#m B B I never traveled far. F# G#m A C#m B B Two hundred miles to go.
F# G#m A C#m B B
                That boulevard 

F# G#m A C#m B B
                will take me home.
[Chorus]
E         G#m                C#m
Surprise, surprise, I traveled here.

             A          B         E
Four hundred miles from where I'm known.

E              G#m
My friends are here.

         C#m
A couple years I've spent,

  A              B
I found I have a second home.

E         G#m                C#m
Surprise, surprise, I traveled here.

             A          B         E
Four hundred miles from where I'm known.

E              G#m
My friends are here.

         C#m
A couple years I've spent,

  A              B
I found I have a second home.
[Outro] E G#m C#m A B x4