Ray LaMontagne – It Takes Me Back (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse 1]
G
I spent my life on stages

C
Calling out the changes

         G
To a pickup band

                                 D
In a tired van broke down in the rain

        G                           C
The tires whine, the moon shines on highway

                    G
signs flyin' by the countryside just shrugs and

          D               G
sighs and looks the other way
[Chorus]
C                                    G
Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

G                                D
Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

G                               C
When I think about the sound of wind through

     Em
hickory

            G
It takes me back

            D
It takes me back

C               G
Where I want to be

         G
Takes me back

            D
It takes me back

      C            G
To where I want to be
[Verse 2]
G
I was haulin' ass outta Utah

C
Runnin' towards Abeline

        G
They'll fry your ass for an ounce of grass

               D
Throw away the key

      G
Now I ain't saying I'm an angel

        C
All I'm saying is I was born free

    G
But I found out what it's all about

          D                  G
When they put those cuffs on me
[Chorus]
C                                    G
Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

G                                D
Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

G                               C
When I think about the sound of wind through

     Em
hickory

            G
It takes me back

            D
It takes me back

C               G
Where I want to be

G
Takes me back

            D
It takes me back

C                  G
To where I want to be
[Solo] G C G D G C G D G [Verse 3]
G                             C
All the while that I was away longed to hold her

                  G
close and say I'm sorry,

                                          D
For everything but there ain't no turning back

G
All the while that I was alone

  C                                         G
I longed for her, I longed for home but the light
in her eyes was gone
     D               G
Like windows painted black

G
The light in her eyes was gone

     D               G
Like windows painted black
[Chorus]
C                                    G
Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

G                                D
Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

G                               C
When I think about the sound of wind through

     Em
hickory

   D        G
It takes me back

            D
It takes me back

C               G
Where I want to be

G
Takes me back

            D
It takes me back

     C             G
To where I want to be