Down The Road

Intro 
            Cm 
I took my possessions (down the road) 
               Bb 
And all that I own (down the road) 
              Fm 
To set out at nighttime (down the road) 
         G 
Down the road (down the road) 
                   Cm 
And with God as my witness (down the road) 
              Bb 
There stood a man (down the road) 
               Fm 
Dressed in the shadows (down the road) 
                  G 
With blood on his hands (down the road) 

 
                         Cm 
There was something so familiar about him 
                       Bb 
A certain kind of aura pouring all around him 
                            Fm 
Looking fresh to death, his suit, it was astounding 
                            G 
I caught his eye and then I felt like I was drowning (down the road) 
              Cm 
Standing at a crossroads and the dull glow of the lit bulbs flicker, silently, quietly 
Bb 
Tiptoe down the long road and the man spoke to me, quite excitedly 
Fm 
"Hello, dear fellow," and he tipped his hat and he smiled invitingly 
G 
Who knows why I felt this, but I felt like someone lit a fire in me 
Cm 
Burn and I felt my stomach churning, I turned and I tried to find the wording 
   Bb 
Concerned in a feeling, disconcerting, It's strange but I felt this weird yearning 
  Fm 
A craving for something that was urging me over, And then to start conversing 
  G 
I reached out my hand, he shook it during, he leaned in and said something disturbing 
 

 
Cm 
All I gotta know is your desires, Is it fame or fortune you aspire? 
Bb 
To get up out this life that you been living?, Follow me, I'll walk you through the fire 
Fm 
I got every type of flavoring, You should see the budget of the catering 
          G 
And I don't want to come off as a salesman, But I got the taste that you been savoring 
         Cm 
Let your pain go, let the flames grow, I'll read every thought that's on your mind 
      Bb 
Cuz I know you got a name so, Why don't you just write it on this line? 
              Fm 
Here, I got a pen and everything, Who needs a wedding ring? I offer the divine 
        G 
I don't think you fully understand but I promise that you will in time 
               Cm 
So just make a choice 
 

 
Cm 
So I stood frozen (down the road) 
Bb 
At the crossroads of time (down the road) 
Fm 
Took hold of his paper (down the road) 
G 
And I leant down to sign 
Cm             Bb6            Fm            G 
(Down the road, down the road, down the road) 
 

 
        Cm                        Bb 
I still remember back where I was from 
               Fm                     G 
See, I was the favourite, the morning sun 
            Cm                             Bb 
See, I had ideas but they said they're too grand 
                  Fm                                                   G 
So they casted me out without reason or doubt, now there's blood on my hands 
                 Cm 
See, I been that one with the silver tongue, yea, they say I've fallen but never run 
            Bb 
Following a calling, I been all in with the barrel of a loaded gun 
             Fm 
Aimed at the masses, at their masses, yea, the darkness gone get you 
          G 
You could say a prayer if it helps you, that cross won't protect you 
         Cm 
From the light-bringing lost angel, shit, I only came to entertain you 
    Bb 
But since we made ourselves a deal, you gone be my fucking puppet 'til it breaks you 
      Fm 
I'mma chain you to the ground, I'll enslave you, look around 
      Cm 
Ain't nobody coming here to save you, I'mma take you way down 
    Cm 
Cuz yea, I know I've been around, but still I got some shit to prove 
    Bb 
And I don't really give a fuck how it's got to happen, but just know that you 
              Fm 
Got a fucking deal with the devil written, so shut up and listen or play me some blues 
                  G 
And just know the choice that you made today'll be the last thing that you ever choose  

{Solo} 
Cm Bb6 Fm G 
Cm Bb6 Fm G 


Outro 
Cm            Bb             Fm            G 
Down the road, Down the road, Down the road 
Cm Bb Fm G 
(Down the road)