Chris Rea - The Road to Hell Part 2: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Road to Hell Part 2" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          Am
Well I'm standing by the river,
        Dm
But the water doesn't flow.
    F                   E
It boils with every poison -
         Am
You can think of.

         Am
And I'm underneath the street light,
      Dm
The delighted of joy I know,
  F              E
Scared beyond belief,
                 Am
Way down in the shadows.

            C
And the perverted fear of violence,
           G
Chokes a smile on every face,
   F                                E
A common sense is ringing, out the bells.
Am                           Dm
This ain't no technological breakdown,
    F               E       Am
Oh-no, this is the road to hell.

And all the roads jam up with credit
And there's nothing you can do
It's all just bits of paper
Flying away from you
Oh, look out world take a good look
What comes down here
You must learn this lesson fast
And learn it well

This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
Oh no, this is the road
Said this is the road
This is the road to Hell


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Road to Hell Part 2" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Road to Hell Part 2" by Chris Rea.

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