The Open Road

the open road - john hiatt Intro : | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | Bm G D shrunken head and mardi gras beads Bm G D hanging on a rearview mirror that bleeds Bm G D keepin’ her eyes on the open road Bm G D no tellin’ where that son - a bitch goes | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | Bm G D got her doors locked doin’ 75 Bm G D don’t care to be caught now , dead or alive Bm G D seen enough to kill anyone’s soul Bm G D keepin’ her eyes on the open road Bm G D keepin’ her eyes on the open road G A the open road where the hopeless come G A to see if hope still runs G G D A one by one they bring their broke down loads G A and leave ’em where the hobo dreams are stowed Bm G D A out on the open road Bm G D A out on the open road | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | Bm G D midnight fallin’ like a bag of bones Bm G D weighted down now the rest with stones Bm G D bouncin’ off a river the moon made steel Bm G D cracking off the chrome of a steering wheel Bm G D anything back there is burned and dead Bm G D any love they made any words they said Bm G D nothing to do now but drop it and roll Bm G D into the lights of the open road Bm G D into the lights of the open road G A the open road where the hopeless come G A to see if hope still runs G G D A one by one they bring their broke down loads G A and leave ’em where the hobo dreams are stowed Bm G D A out on the open road Bm G D A out on the open road | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | Bm G D shrunken head and mardi gras beads Bm G D hanging on a rearview mirror on the beach Bm G D keepin’ their eyes on the open road Bm G D no tellin’ where that son - a bitch goes G A the open road where the hopeless come G A to see if hope still runs G G D A one by one they bring their broke down loads G A and leave ’em where the hobo dreams are stowed Bm G D A out on the open road ( 8x ) | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | Bm G D out on the open road ( 4x ) | Bm | G D | Bm | G D | repeat & fade transcribed by gerard koot - oct , 2010 gerardkoot@hotmail . com