Tabs
Jul 2, 2020
Road to Hell (Long Version) by Chris Rea
Note, A5 is neither major nor minor and sounds ambigious. It consists of two notes only: the root (A) + the pefect 5th (E) of the A major key. Same goes for the D5 and E5, they both consist of two notes each. You get that kind of drone sound in the intro part of the long version of the song.
He them switched gear into a classic rock tempo with your typicall A5 power chord then slides into the Am progression of the main song. Pretty cool!
Tab: in word document format video: Chris Rea - Road to Hell (Longer Version)
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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com
Song: The Road To Hell (Long Version)
By: Chris Rea
[intro:] A5
A5
Stood still on a highway
E5 A5
I saw a woman by the side of the road
With a face I knew like my own
E5
Reflected in my window
A5
Well she walk up to my quater light
D5
And she bent down real slow
A5 E5
A fearful pressure paralyzed me
A5
In my shadows
E5 A5
She said "son what are you doing here
E5
My fear for you has turned me in my grave"
A5
I said "mama I come to the valley of the rich
D5
Myself to sell"
A5 E5 A5
She said "son, this is the road to hell"
A5 E5 A5
A5 E5 A5
A5
On your journey across the wilderness
D5
From the desert to the well
A5 E5
You have strayed upon the motoraway
A5
to hell
{quicken rock tempo} A5 {a whole bunch of measures}
4 x [ Am Dm Fmaj7 E7 Am ]
[verse: 1]
Am
Well I'm standing by a river
Dm
But the water doesn't flow
Fmaj7 E7
It boils with every poison
Am
You can think of
[verse: 2]
Am
And I'm underneath the street light
Dm
The delight of joy I know
Fmaj7 E7
Scared beyond belief
Am
Way down in the shadows
[bridge: 1]
C
And the perverted fear of violence
G
Chokes a smile on every face
Fmaj7 E7
Common sense is ringing, out the bells
Am Dm
This ain't no technological breakdown
Fmaj7 E7 Am
Oh-no, this is the road to hell
[solo: slide guitar]
3 x [ Am Dm G C E7 ]
Am Dm Fmaj7 E7 Am
[bridge: 2]
C
And as the roads jam up with credit
G
And there's nothing you can do
Fmaj7
It's all just bits of paper
E7
Flying a way from you
Am
Oh look out world take a good look
Dm
Look who's down there
Fmaj7 E7 Am
You must learn this lesson fast and learn it well
[coda:]
Am Dm
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
Fmaj7 E7
Oh-no, this is the road
Fmaj7 E7
This is the road
Fmaj7 E7 Am
This is the road to hell
[solo: guitar] 8 x [ Am Dm Fmaj7 E7 Am ]
1 x [ Fmaj7 E7 {let ring} Am ]
chords:
A5 577xxx
Am 002210 or 577555
D5 x577xx
Dm 000231 or 557765
E5 022xxx or x799xx
E7 020100 or 779797
Fmaj7 x33210 or 1x221x
G 320003 or 355433