The Road

jackson browne | the road Intro [ A7/4 ] [ Am7 ] [ Em6 ] [ C ] [ G ] [ G/D# ] G G/D# highways and dancehalls G G/D# a good song takes you far G Em you write about the moon Am and you dream about the stars blues in old motel rooms girls in Daddy’s car you sing about the night and you laugh about the scars coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons you talk about the weather and you clean about the rooms phone calls long distance to tell you how you’ve been you forget about the losses you exagerate the wins Em C but when you stop Em6 C to let ’em know you’ve got it down C D G it’s just another town along the road ladies come to see you if your name still rings the bell they give you damn near nothing and they’ll say they knew you well so you tell ’em you’ll remember but they know it’s just a game and along the way their faces all begin to look the same but when you stop to let ’em know you’ve got it down it’s just another town along the road well it isn’t for the money and it’s only for a while you’re stucked about the rooms and you roll away the miles gamblers in the neon clinging to guitars you write about the moon but you’re on about the stars cause when you stop to let ’em know you’ve got it down it’s just another town along the road