BACKROADS
As recorded by RYMAN
(2026 release)
Capo 4th fret
Intro
[D] [Em7] [G] [D] [Em7] [G]
Three
Verse 1
[D]
Nothin' left to say
[Em7] [G]
We've said it all, hit a wall
[D]
We've been dancin' 'round an elephant
[Em7] [G]
That don't fit in the car
[D]
Sunlight on your face
[Em7] [G]
Goin' dark, sky of stars
[D]
Couldn't get my mind off how we're headin'
[Em7] [G]
Towards a broken heart
Pre-Chorus
[D]
Mm, mm
[Em7] [G]
Turn's comin' up way too fast
Chorus
[D]
So I'ma take the backroads off the 109
[Em7] [G]
Just wanna get lost tonight
[D] [C]
Go real slow, gonna take my time
[Em7] [G]
While you're still fittin' your hand in mine
[D] [C]
And Heaven knows, Heaven knows
[Em7] [G]
Why it goes how it goes
[D] [C] [Em7]
But if it's the last time I drive you home
[G] [D] [Em7] [G]
Then I'ma take the backroads
Verse 2
[D]
Know 'em like the back of my hand
[Em7] [G]
Every curve, every turn
[D] [C]
I'll be draggin' this forever
[Em7] [G]
Till there's no gas left to burn
[D] [C]
Wanna taste your lips, see your eyes
[Em7] [G]
But I'd spend a thousand lives
Pre-Chorus
[C]
On you
[Em7] [G]
It's all comin' up way too soon
Chorus
[D]
So I'ma take the backroads off the 109
[Em7] [G]
Just wanna get lost tonight
[D] [C]
Go real slow, gonna take my time
[Em7] [G]
While you're still fittin' your hand in mine
[D] [C]
And Heaven knows, Heaven knows
[Em7] [G]
Why it goes how it goes
[D] [C] [Em7]
But if it's the last time I drive you home
[G] [D]
Then I'ma take the backroads
[Instrumental Break]
[Em7] [G] [D] [Em7] [G] [D]
[Em7] [G] [D] [Em7] [G]
Chorus
[D]
Take the backroads off the 109
[Em7] [G]
Just wanna get lost tonight
[D] [C]
Go real slow, gonna take my time
[Em7] [G]
While you're still fittin' your hand in mine
[D] [C]
And Heaven knows, Heaven knows
[Em7] [G]
Why it goes how it goes
[D] [C] [Em7]
But if it's the last time I drive you home
[G] [D]
Then I'ma take the backroads
Outro
[G] [D] [C] [G]
