Cumberland Road Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bb][G][Bb][G][Bb]
[C][Bb][G][Bb][G][Bb][G][Bb]
[C][Bb]

[Verse 1]
[G]Riding on the [Bb]rails of the [G]night train, [Bb]son
[G]I fought [Bb]the bottle, and the [C]bottle won
[Bb]I ta[G]ke it on down,[Bb] to save[G] my prid[Bb]e
[G]Here are my key[Bb]s, I'm too dr[C]unk,
to drive
[G][Bb][G][Bb][G][Bb]

[Verse 2]
[C]
[Bb]Chug[G]- a- lug- a- l[Bb]ug,
[G]son, drink it [Bb]up
Lord, you [G]can't [Gm]stop [Bb]now,
it won't [C]be enough
You [Bb]gotta [G]get to [Bb]the point [G]of, no return
[Bb]You gotta pain[Gm]t the town,
[Bb]or w[C]atch it burn[G][Bb]
[G]Burn, [Bb]burn[Gm][Bb][C]
I'm chasin' down the
whiskey on a Friday night
One [G]more, bar[Bb]tender, [G]and I'll be alright
[Bb]I st[C]umbled my ass through
the swingin' doors
And [D]I make my way down [C]Cumberland
Road
[G][Bb][G][Bb][Gm][Bb]

[Verse 3]
[C]
Well, [Bb]my f[G]eet keep a- wa[Bb]lkin'
but my [G]mind's lost
[Bb]I'm gonna to make [G]it to the hous[Bb]e,
no [C]matter the cost
There [G]better be some [Bb]beer,
there [G]better be some [Bb]booze
Just [Gm]two more blocks[Bb] before thi[C]s walk's through

[Interlude 1]
[Gm][Bb][Gm]
[Bb][C]
[G][Bb][G][Gm][Bb][C]
[D][C][G][Bb]
[G][Bb][G][Bb][C]
[Bb]

[Verse 4]
I [G]walk through the [Bb]door through
the [G]smoke and the [Bb]haze
[G]Looks like all my [Bb]friends been
drink[C]in' for days
[G]Somethin' on [Bb]the counter,
Lord, [G]strikes [Bb]my eyes
There's [Gm]two shots [Bb]left, son,
[C]let's take a rid[G]e
[Bb]Night trai[Gm]n (night train)
[Bb][G][Bb]

[Verse 5]
[C]
I'm chasin' down the
whiskey on a Friday night
One [G]more, [Bb]bartender,
and I'll [G]be al[Gm]right
[Bb]I st[C]umbled my ass through
the swingin' doors
And [D]I make my way down [C]Cumberland Road

[Outro 1]
[G][Bb][Gm]
[G][Bb][G][Bb][C][G][Bb]
[G][Bb][G][Bb][C][Bb]