Takin' The Back Roads Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Gett[E]ing [Am]used[F] to[E][Am]
[C]slipping in the slid[F]ing
Getting [Am]pretty [C]good at hid[F]ing
Proud [Am]to say my ti[C]me is biti[F]ng
I'm a [Am]bird just [C]soaring
and [F]glid[Am]ing
Takin' the [Em]back roads
[Am]to escape from the l[Em]aw[Am]
Takin' the [Em]side roads,
[Am]must get away from [Em]all[Dm]
Ridin' the [C]deep ruts,
[Dm]get away from it all[C][Am][Dm]
Takin' the short[C]cuts,
farewell [Am]baby [E]doll
Better [Am]give up tryin' to find [F]me
I [E]am [Am]leavin' girls [C]like you be[F]hind me
Drown[Am]in' thoughts that w[C]ill remind m[F]e
Not gonna [Am]let you [C]find and bind [F]me
[Am]Cause I'm takin' the [Em]back roads
[Am]To escape from the l[Em]aw
[Am]Takin' the side [Em]roads,
[Am]must get away from [Em]all[Dm]
Ridin' the [C]deep ruts,
[Dm]get away from it a[C]ll
[Dm]Takin' the shortcuts[C],
farewell [Am]baby [E]doll
Go and [Am]find another [C]lov[F]er,
dawn is [Am]breakin'
Got[C]ta find [F]cover
Cause the [Am]game, well, [C]it's all [F]over
I don't [Am]dig your k[C]ind of c[F]lover
[Am]Cause I'm takin' the [Em]back roads, baby
[Am]To escape from the l[Em]aw[Am]
Takin' the [Em]side roads
[Am]Must get away from [Em]all[Dm]
Ridin' the deep rut[C]s
[Dm]Get away from it a[C]ll[Dm]
Takin' the [C]shortcuts
[Am]Farewell, baby doll
[E]I said farewell, baby dol[Am]l
[F]Hey, doll!
[E]Ha [Em]-ha![Am][C]
[F]Cause I'm [E]takin' the [Am]bad roads
Short roads, [F]long roads
[E]Side roads, [Am]low roads
[C]Yeah, [F]cause I'm [E]takin'
the [Am]bad roads, baby
[F]I'm [E]taking that [Am]long road now
[C]Cause [F]I'm tak[E]ing the bad[Am] roads
Yeah, [F]hey, hey, hey, hey, now