Learn to play "Telegraph Road" 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.
F Dm A long time ago came a man on a track C A# walking thirty miles with a sack on his back A# C F C and he put down his load where he thought it was the best A# Gm7 A# He made a home in the wilderness He built a cabin and a winter store And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore And the other travelers came walking down the track And they never went further, no they never went back Chorus: F Dm Then came the churches then came the schools C A# then came the lawyers then came the rules A# C F C Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads A# Dm and the dirty old track was the telegraph road Then came the mines, then came the ore Then there was the hard times, then there was a war Telegraph sang a song about the world outside Telegraph road got so deep and so wide Like a rolling river D Gm And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze Dm People driving home from the factories C There's six lanes of traffic Am Dm C Three lanes moving slow I used to like to go to work, but they shut it down I've got a right to go to work But there's no work here to be found Yes, and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed We're gonna have to reap From some seed that's been sowed Chorus: And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles They can always fly away from this rain and this cold You can hear them singing out their telegraph code All the way down the telegraph road You know, I'd sooner forget But I remember those nights When life was just a bet on a race Between the lights You had your head on my shoulder You had your hand in my hair Now you act a little colder Like you don't seem to care Chorus: But believe in me, baby, and I'll take you away From out of this darkness and into the day From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain From the anger that lives on the streets with these names Cause I've run every red light on memory lane I've seen desperation explode into flames And I don't want to see it again From all of these signs saying, "sorry, but we're closed" All the way Down the telegraph road You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm A# C D Dm F Gm Gm7 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 "Telegraph Road" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Telegraph Road" by Dire Straits.