Steven Hull's Ozark Mountain Daredevils Site presents:

Bad Road
(Steve Cash)
13, 1997

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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two electric guitars and one acoustic guitar in this one. I'm going to show you the chords and a tip or two - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

Click here if you want only the lyrics.

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THE CHORDS:

A A
(GUITAR & HARP INTRO)

A(no)
Check the dream, check the map

A
Check the spring in your own time trap

A(no)
Check the plum, check the moon

A
Check the sun when the day is doomed
 
C G A A
It's a bad road you're on
 

A
Turn the wheel, turn the page

A
Turn the angels on with rage

A
Turn your cheek, take your turn

A
Learn the one thing left to learn
 
C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on
 
A A A
A A A A
C G A
C G
(HARP & GUITAR SOLOS)

A A
 
A(no)
Pick the time, pick the place

A
Pick the lock on the last embrace

A(no)
Kick the tire, break the ice

A
Trip the wire on your own device


Some will leave, some will last

A
Some believe that the die is cast

A
Some will hide, some will serve

A
Some will ride that deadman's curve
 
C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G
 
A A A A
A A A A
(HARP SOLO)
 
C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A
It's a bad road you're on

C G A A(end)
It's a bad road...

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THE TAB:

The chords and fingerings for the guitars are:

A

1 -|| --------------------------------
2 -|| ------------1-------------------2
3 -|| ------------1-------------------2
4 -|| ------------1-------------------2
5 -|| --0-----------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

C

1 -|| --------------------------------
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------

G

1 -|| ---------------------------------
2 -|| ---------------------------------
3 -|| --0-----------------------------0
4 -|| --0-----------------------------0
5 -|| ------------2-------------------2
6 -|| --------------------3-----------3

Alternate Chords:

C

1 -|| --------1-------------------------3
2 -|| ------------------3---------------5
3 -|| ------------------3---------------5
4 -|| ------------------3---------------5
5 -|| --------1-------------------------3
6 -|| --------1-------------------------3

G

1 -|| --------1-------------------------3
2 -|| --------1-------------------------3
3 -|| -------------2--------------------4
4 -|| ------------------4---------------5
5 -|| ------------------3---------------5
6 -|| --------1-------------------------3

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TIPS

The guitars are actually playing the following for the A chord.

A

1 -|| -------------------------------
2 -|| -------------------------------
3 -|| ------1-----------------------2
4 -|| ------1-----------------------2
5 -|| ------0-----------------------0
6 -|| -------------------------------

When you play the A chord with your 1st finger on the 2nd fret, you can play the other extra notes with your 2nd finger.

Here is what the tab would look like for playing the A chord for pretty much the whole song.

A

1 -|| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 -|| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2--------------------
4 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2--------------------
5 -|| ------0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0-3p--0------0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0-3p-0--------------------
6 -|| -------------------------------------------------3p---------------------------------------------3p-----------------

When you see '3p', this means to pull the string toward the middle of the guitar neck with your second finger - kind of like what's going on in the song 'New York.'

For each 'A' chord symbol, play this:

1 -|| -----------------------------------------------------------
2 -|| -----------------------------------------------------------
3 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2-----------
4 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2-----------
5 -|| ------0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0-3p--0----------
6 -|| -------------------------------------------------3p-------

For each 'A(no)' chord symbol, play this:

1 -|| -----------------------------------------------------------
2 -|| -----------------------------------------------------------
3 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2-----------
4 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2-----------
5 -|| ------0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0-----------
6 -|| ------------------------------------------------------------

'A(no)' is not a chord name - it's my shorthand notation for playing the A chord lick with no extra notes at the end of the lick.

For the 'A(end)' chord symbol, play this:

1 -|| -----------------------------------------------------------
2 -|| ------------------------------------------------------------
3 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2------2-----
4 -|| ------2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2------2----
5 -|| ------0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0-3p--0------0----
6 -|| -------------------------------------------------3p-------

'A(end)' is not a chord name - it's my shorthand notation for playing the A chord lick with extra notes at the end of the lick and an A chord for one final beat.

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I hope you enjoyed playing this one.

Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!

Thanks for stopping by - steve

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Lyrics are copyright 1997?, Steve Cash

chords & music interpreted by steven hull

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Created 15 February 2001
Updated 15 February 2001
 


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