Heading South On The Great North Road

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Many[Em] have gone be[Bm][Am]
fore [D]us now
[Am]Many have tried and
failed some[D]how
Many soul [Bm]on the Q[Csus2]ueen's highw[D]ay
Where [Am]many a tail light [D]glowed
[Bm]With the [Am]promise [Em]of a better [Am]life
[D]Heading [Am]South on the Great [Csus2]North Road
[Am]South on the Great North Road[Em][C][D][C]
[Am][D][Em][G][Csus2][D][C]

[Verse 2]
[G][Em]
Only the [Bm]dark we [D]left behind
Will [Am]chase us as the
road unwind[D]s
[C]Out of sight [Am]is out of mind[D]
With [Am]many a debt still [D]owed
[Bm]And the [Am]promise [Em]of a d[Am]ifferent life
[D]Heading [Am]South on the Great [Csus2]North Road
[Am]South on the Great North[D] Road[Em][C][D][C][G]

[Verse 3]
[Em]And many[C] a dog w[Bm]ent wande[Csus2]r ing[D]
To [Am]sup on fortune's [D]dregs
[Am]And [C]many a d[Am]og came [C]straggling h[D]ome
His [C]tail [D]between his [Bm]sorry legs

[Verse 4]
[Em]Many a [Bm]caged bird [Csus2]spread his wi[D]ngs
[Am]Many a vain bird [Dsus2]crowed
[D]And man[Am]y a songbird lost her way[D]
Heading South on the Great North [Csus2]Road
[Am]South on the Great North[Em] Road[Bm]
[D][Em][G][Csus2][D]

[Verse 5]
[C][Em]
Many a [G]band of [Csus2]brothers [D]rode
In [Am]many a painted [D]wagon
[Am]Many an unsecured [D]load
[Am]Whenever a climbing truck was slowed
[D]There was [Em]many a traveler[G]'s curse
be[Bm]stowed
[Am]Heading South on the Great North [Csus2]Road
[Am]South on the Great North[Em] Road[Csus2][D][Am]
[D][G][Csus2][D][Bm]

[Verse 6]
[Em]
Many a transport [Csus2]greasy spoon[D]
[Am]Many a wasted afternoon
[D]Where man[Am]y a mai[Bm]den gave her[Am] heart
[D]And man[Am]y a gift besto[D]wed
[Bm]But a [Am]gift is a yoke to a traveling man
Heading South on [Csus2]the Great North Road
[Am]South on the Great[D] North Road[Em]
[Bm][Am][D][Bm][Em]

[Verse 7]
[Am]If we get [Bm]back home, we'll
[C]tell our [D]tales
[Am]To all of those who'll [D]listen
[Bm]The migh[Am]t have beens[Bm], the chances lost[Am]
[D]The monies tha[Bm]t went missing
[Em]And all [Am]the memor

[Verse 8]
[D]ies we'll unload
The wild [Am]oats that [D]we'll claim we'd
sowed
[Bm]The stages where we proudly strode
[Am]As if our cups had over flowed
[D]With the promise of a different
[Bm]life[G]
[Am]Heading South [D]on the Great [C]North Road
[G]Sou[D]th on the Great Nor[Esus4]th Road[Em]