Jackson Browne (born Clyde Jackson Browne; October 9, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. First coming to prominence in the 70s, the rock musician has had a long career and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Browne was born in Heidelberg, Germany, where American serviceman father was stationed. Browne moved to the Highland Park district of Los Angeles, California at an early age and soon began singing folk music locally. In 1966, his major career began as a part of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: CRDPRO: The Road by Jackson Browne
I have noticed a terrible lack of Browne stuff, so here is my little contribution. These are just the but the original is played in finger picking style; if anyone is interested, I can try to transcribe it in TAB.
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Alberto Riva
[email protected] Department of Computer and Systems Science University of Pavia Italy
---Cut Here--- ---Cut Here--- ---Cut Here--- ---Cut Here--- ---Cut Here--- {title: The Road} {st: Jackson Browne} # # By Alberto Riva # [email protected] # {define G5+ 1 3 0 0 1 -1 3} {define C/B 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1} {define C#dim 4 0 2 1 2 1 0} {define D7/F# 1 -1 1 2 0 0 2} {define G/F# 1 3 0 0 0 -1 2} {define Am7 1 0 1 0 2 0 0} [G]Highways and D[G5+]ancehalls, AG[G]ood song takes you F[G5+]ar [G]You write ab[G/F#]out the m[Em]oon and you d[C]ream ab[C/B]out the st[Am]ars... [G]Blues in old mot[G5+]el rooms, g[G]irls in daddy's c[G5+]ars [G]You sing ab[G/F#]out the n[Em]ight and you l[C]augh ab[C/B]out the sc[Am]ars...
[G]Coffee in the m[G5+]orning, c[G]ocaine aftern[G5+]oons [G]You talk ab[G/F#]out the w[Em]eather and you gr[C]in ab[C/B]out the r[Am]ooms... [G]Phone calls long d[G5+]istance to t[G]ell you how you've b[G5+]een [G]You forget ab[G/F#]out the l[Em]osses, you ex[C]agger[C/B]ate the w[Am]ins...
{soc} [Em]And when you st[Am7]op to let them kn[C#dim]ow you've got it d[C]own... It's j[C]ust an[C/B]other t[Am7]own al[D7/F#]ong the r[G]oad. {eoc}
[G]Ladies come to s[G5+]ee you, if your n[G]ame still rings a b[G5+]ell [G]They give you d[G/F#]amn' near n[Em]othin' and they'll s[C]ay the kn[C/B]ew you w[Am]ell... So you t[G]ell'em you'll rem[G5+]ember, but they kn[G]ow it's just a g[G5+]ame And al[G]ong the w[G/F#]ay their f[Em]aces all beg[C]in to l[C/B]ook the s[Am]ame...
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Well it [G]isn't for the m[G5+]oney and it's [G]only for a wh[G5+]ile, [G]You stalk ab[G/F#]out the r[Em]ooms and you r[C]oll aw[C/B]ay the m[Am]iles... [G]Gamblers in the n[G5+]eon, cl[G]ingin' to guit[G5+]ars, [G]You write ab[G/F#]out the m[Em]oon and you're wr[C]ong ab[C/B]out the st[Am]ars...