Learn to play "Down the 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.
E B A When I was a boy E B A Four houses down from me, Was a family with an E B only child E B A She was the only girl, In this whole world E B that could make me smile Chorus: A B A Down the road A B A I made up reasons to go A B E Down the road Somewhere inside of me There was something she took a liking to And I asked her to marry me She said she really wanted to Chorus: Down the road To see what life's gonna hold Down the road C#m G#m A Her momma wants to know, If I'm washed in the blood or just in the E B water C#m G#m A Her daddy wants to know, If I make enough to take E B his daughter Down the road Before he can let her go Down the road Now down the street from here There's an engineer with an only son And our baby girl says She believes that he is the only one Down the road Her momma wants to know Is he washed in the blood or just in the water And I wanna know That he makes enough to take my daughter Chorus: Down the road Before he can let her go Down the road Down the road Before he can let her go Down the road Down, down, down that road Down, down, down that road You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA C#m E G#m B 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 "Down the Road" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Down the Road" by Kenny Chesney.