"Gravel Road Requiem", by Scott Andrew LePera
From the album "Where I've Been"
Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license
Transcription by Adam Sampson
Key: G
(The recording is in G, but very flat -- you'll need to tune down if you want
to play along with it.)
Gsus2 Csus2
they crisscross in the dark
Am7
on the outskirts of Urbana
Csus2 Gsus2
like the lines on the old man's hand
they roll beside the tracks
and the woods outside of Chester
in dots and broken dashes on the map
and some are dry and cracked
and some are washed away
some linger on like a fading tattoo
and they go to forgotten places
and they all have secret names
like Hardin's Run and Old Route 22
G D Em7
will you be my friend
C
can I take you to the end
G D Am7 C
can you show me where I've been
G D Em7 C
can you say you knew me then
G D Am7 C
it's just my requiem
Gsus2 Csus2 Am7 Csus2
I'm riding on a dirt road
in early summer in the dark
I never thought this place would be so wise
and the living room lights
from the houses on the hills
roll on by, disappear before my eyes
Em D
and I follow the lines
G/B
traced out by the power lines
Csus2
beyond the ridge and out of sight
Am7 Csus2
but not out of my mind
[chorus:]
G D Em7
will you be my friend
C
can I take you to the end
G D Am7 C
can you show me where I've been
G D Em7 C
can you say you knew me then
G D G/B Csus2
this is my gravel road requiem, my gravel road requiem
G D Am7 C
G D Em7 C
G/A
(engine burns) engine burns
G/C Em
and I'm sleeping with my eyes half open
D
roll down the window to stay awake
G/C Csus2 C/A
this ain't the place to come looking for a change
Csus2/NB
I'm the one who's older, all my roads all look the same
Gsus2 Csus2
just waiting on my muse
Am7
to sing me to sleep
Csus2
just looking for inspiration
in the gravel at my feet
just looking for a back road
to teach me something about me
just looking out for something
a little lonelier than me
[chorus]
G D Em7
will you be my friend
C
can I take you to the end
G D Am7 C
can you show me where I've been
G D Em7 C
can you say you knew me then, this is my gravel road
G D Csus2
requiem (requiem), my gravel road
G D C/E Csus2
requiem (requiem), my gravel road
G D Csus2
requiem (requiem), my gravel road
G D C/E Csus2
requiem (requiem)
Gsus2 Csus2 Csus2/B Am7 Csus2M7