Turnpike Troubadours – Be Here (Guitar)

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As recorded by Turnpike Troubadours (From the 2025 Album THE PRICE OF ADMISSION) [Intro] G [Verse 1]
G
In the bitter honest light of day

                        Em G
(I really don't need to be here)

G
There ain’t too much left to say

                        Am G
(I really don't need to be here)

G
It's all a racket anyway

     Am                 C     G
Just tell ’em what they wanna hear now

Am                 C    G
Tell 'em what they want to hear
[Verse 2]
G
The walls are painted cinderblock

               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
I make my bed and set my clock

               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
A little harder now to talk

    Am                 C     G
And tell 'em what they wanna hear now

Am                 C    G
Tell 'em what they want to hear
[Chorus]
    C
And I'll bе back out, yes, I will

C
Spend my money and drink my fill

G                       Em
Long and еmpty hours to kill

Am       C        G
Ain't no changing me now

Am       C   G
Ain’t no changing me
[Interlude] G Em G Am G [Verse 3]
G
My books and clothes and soul, I’m packed

                   Em     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)

G
My roommate tells me 'bout Iraq

                   Am     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)

G
Patched him up when he came back

  Am         C      G
I guess I’ve had it easy

  Am         C      G
I guess I've had it easy
[Verse 4]
G
And I play along and force a smile

                   Em     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)

G
But they saw me coming by a mile

                   Am     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)

G
From ruling class to rank and file

    Am       C       G
The burden's all the same now

    Am       C       G
The burden's all the same
[Chorus]
    C
And I'll bе back out, yes, I will

C
Spend my money and drink my fill

G                       Em
Long and еmpty hours to kill

Am       C        G
Ain't no changing me now

Am       C   G
Ain’t no changing me
[Interlude] G Em G Am G Em G Am G [Verse 5]
G
At the risk of sounding cavalier

               Em       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
My head and heart and conscience clear

               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
I pray deliverance from fear

    Am           G
The only thing I need now

    Am         G
The only thing I need
[Verse 6]
G
Well, had you looked it in the eye

               Em       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
Oh, had they stated, not implied

               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)

G
The choice is but do or die

Am      C       G
Nothing in your way now

Am      C       G
Nothing in your way
[Chorus]
C
I'll be leaving, yes, I will

                       G
Cyclone in my soul, be still

                           Em
My heart is full enough to spill

      Am      C     G
Well, how did I get here now?

Am      C     G
How did I get here?
[Outro] G Em G Am G Em G Am G