Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Road to Nowhere" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Road to Nowhere Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Talking Heads

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Road to Nowhere" smoothly on your guitar.

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

          G               D
Well we know where we're goin'
        C                      G
but we don't know where we've been
         G               D
And we know what we're knowing
        C                    D#  D
but we can't say what we've see-een
           G           D
And we're not little children
         C                 D# F
and we know just what we wa-ant
         G         D
And the future is certain
         C               D# D
Give us time to work it ou-ut

E
We're on a road to nowhere
C#m
Come on inside
E
Takin' that ride to nowhere
C#m
We'll take that ride
A                           E
I'm feelin' okay this mornin'
          B
and you know
A                         E
We're on the road to paradise
         B
here we go
         E
here we go.

We're on a ride to nowhere
Come on inside
Taking that ride to nowhere
We'll take that ride
Maybe you wonder where you are
I don't care
Here is where time is on our side
Take you there, take you there

Chorus:
E
We're on a road to nowhere
C#m
Ha! Ha!
E
We're on a road to nowhere
C#m
Ha! Ha!
E
We're on a road to nowhere
C#m
Ha! Ha!

           E
There's a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
             C#m
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
And it's very far away
But it's growing day by day
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
Would you like to come along
You can help me sing the song
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
They can tell you what to do
But they'll make a fool of you
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
There's a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
And it's very far away
But it's growing day by day
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
Would you like to come along
You can help me sing the song
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
They can tell you what to do
But they'll make a fool of you
And it's all right, baby, it's all right

Chorus:
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 "Road to Nowhere" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads.