The Road You Leave Behind

by David Lee Murphy transcribed by Alden Smith Intro E B A E A E A I remember the night my dad stopped the car B And got out in the rain E Changed a blown out tire on a car A B For a family with out of state plates B C#m I said dad did we know those folks F#m B As they waved and drove out of site B C#m He just smiled as he started the car F#m B He said son not 'til tonight Chorus E B You see the road you leave behind you A E Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B G#m It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A B E A You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A B E You gotta go back down the road you leave behind Fill In E B A E Stuck out on the highway one night A B Many years gone by E Had the hood of my truck pulled up A B My ol' gas tank was dry B C#m Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift F#m B Pulled up to check on me B C#m He said I been in your shoes before son F#m B And it's no place to be Chorus E B You see the road you leave behind you A E Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B G#m It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A B E A You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A B E You gotta go back down the road you leave behind G#m A E B I said what do I owe you friend you could easily have passed me by G#m A F#m B He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime Chorus E B You see the road you leave behind you A E Is another road you're gonna have to come back down B G#m It's just the way this big old world turns 'round A B E A You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime A B E You gotta go back down the road you leave behind Outro EBA Down the road you leave behind EBA The road you leave behind EBA It's that old road you leave behind Fade Out