Toto – The Road Goes On (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

Capo 1
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Chords

[Intro] (Play A string with middle finger)
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B|-----3---3-----3-------3-3---3-----3---3-|-----3---------3---3-----3-3---3----3---3-|
G|---2---------2-------------2---------2---|---2---------2---------------2--------2---|
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A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|-----------3---------0h2------------------|
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[Verse 1]
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not by way of an apology for the things that I have done
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B|-----3---3-----3-------3-3---3-----3---3-|
G|---2---------2-------------2---------2---|
D|-0---------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
do I set my boat upon the sea [Break 1]
e|------------------------------1-|
B|----------------------1-1---1---|
G|---5-----5---5---5--------0-----|
D|-----5-----5---5----------------|x2
A|-3-----------------\1-----------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
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B|-----3---3-----3-------3-3---3-----3---3-|-----3---------3---3-----3-3---3----3---3-|
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so like thunder i am breaking free in the landscape of the heart
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D|-0---------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
it's to hard to tell what's really taking me [Prechorus]
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B|----------------------1-1---1---|-------------------------3---------5-------|
G|---5-----5---5---5--------0-----|---5-----5---5---5-------------------------|
D|-----5-----5---5----------------|-----5-----5---5---------------------------|
A|-3-----------------\1-----------|-3-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
    (Acoustic - Gtr. 1)
   B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C# D#m  C# D#m Bbm
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---6---5---6---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---5---3---5---0-|
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 |  (Elec. Gtr. 2 - Dist.)
 | B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C#             Bbm
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A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|
Now I see it all through different eyes This emotion can't be wrong
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|---------------------------------------|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|---------------------------------------|
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 | B              D#m  C#             Bbm                    (Let ring into verse)
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A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|---------------------------------------|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-5br-3---5---6---8---10~~~~~~~~--------|
Past the mountains, under empty skies and the road goes on [Verse 3]
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B|-----3---3-----3-------3-3---3-----3---3-|-----3---------3---3-----3-3---3----3---3-|
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D|-0---------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|-----------3---------0h2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

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B|-----3---3-----3-------3-3---3-----3---3-|-----3---------3---3-----3-3---3----3---3-|
G|---2---------2-------------2---------2---|---2---------2---------------2--------2---|
D|-0---------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|-----------3---------0h2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
I've been living through this poetry tangled words and worn-out prose
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D|-0---------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Love is needing, love is bleeding me [Prechorus]
e|------------------------------1-|-----------------------3---1-3---5---3-5-6-|
B|----------------------1-1---1---|-------------------------3---------5-------|
G|---5-----5---5---5--------0-----|---5-----5---5---5-------------------------|
D|-----5-----5---5----------------|-----5-----5---5---------------------------|
A|-3-----------------\1-----------|-3-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
    (Acoustic - Gtr. 1)
   B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C# D#m  C# D#m Bbm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---6---5---6---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---5---3---5---0-|
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 |  (Elec. Gtr. 2 - Dist.)
 | B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C#             Bbm
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A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|
Now I see it all through different eyes This emotion can't be wrong
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|---------------------------------------|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|---------------------------------------|
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B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------5-5-|
D|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------/7-----|
A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|---------------------------------------|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-5b6r-3---5---6---8--------------------|
Past the mountains, under empty skies And the road goes on [Solo]
  (Acoustic Gtr. 1)
   B              D#m  C#             Bbm
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| | | |(Elec. Gtr. 2 - Dist.) |
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-5h7-5-5~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------10p9----9-10/12-|
D|------------------7-7b8r-5-3-5-6pb7r-6pb7r-5~~~~~~~-----------------10---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   B              D#m  C#             Bbm    B              D#m  C#           Bbm
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|
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| | | |(Elec. Gtr. 2 - Dist.) |
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B|------------------13-------------------|---13-----------------------13-13/15---|
G|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~12b14r~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|-12b14r~~~~~~~~-------12/14------------|
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  Abm        Bbm       B
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D|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---6-----------------|
| | | |(Elec. Gtr. 2 - Dist.) |
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B|-13-13-15/18-17-17-13/17/20-20\--------|
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D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
    (Acoustic - Gtr. 1)
   B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C# D#m  C# D#m Bbm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---6---5---6---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---7---5---7---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---5---3---5---0-|
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D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|
Now I see it all through different eyes This emotion can't be wrong
  B              D#m  C#             Bbm   Abm        Bbm       B
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|---------------------------------------|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---6-----------------|
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 | B              D#m  C#             Bbm
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B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|---------------------------------------|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-5b6r-3---5---6------------------------|
Past the mountains, under empty skies And the road goes on
   B              D#m  C#             Bbm  B              D#m  C# D#m  C# D#m Bbm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|
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A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|
Now I see it all through different eyes Where I'm going, where I've gone
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B|-3---3-----3-3---6---5---5-----5-5---1-|---------------------------------------|
G|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|---------------------------------------|
D|-3---3-----3-3---7---5---5-----5-5---2-|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
A|-1---1-----1-1---5---3---3-----3-3---0-|-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---8-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5---6-----------------|
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A|-8---------------12---10-------------7-|---------------------------------------|
E|-6---------------10---8--------------5-|-5b6r-3---5---6------------------------|
All i know, I'm still suprised that the road goes on and on [Outro] (Fade out, nylon acoustic plays flourishes)
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G|---2---------2-------------2---------2---|---2---------2---------------2--------2---|
D|-0---------------------------------------|-0----------------------------------------|x4
A|-----------3-------0h2-------------------|-----------3---------0h2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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