Learn and Play Music: Rocks On The Road guitar chords - Jethro Tull tabs

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 In 'A NEW DAY' it was mention that there has been some guitar changes. 
 A recent picture of Ian shows him playing a Guld acoustic. After all 
 these years he's putting the Martin-0016NY in the closet. I wonder if 
 Barre has put down the Hamer? 
 
 Here is Rocks On The Road. Ian is notorious for capo on 3rd fret and 
 does it once more. Why the 3rd fret? Well his voice is relax in this 
 range. I notice on the last tour he moved Mother Goose from the 5th 
 fret to the 3rd. Also the flute is easier to play in the keys of C 
 and F. 
 
 In this song play the Cm just above the capo as if you were playing an 
 Am on an open guitar on frets 1 & 2. Play Bb as a G, Fm as a Dm, and 
 Ab as F. When playing the Cm hammer your fingers on the 3rd and 4th 
 strings seprately. 
   
   
 
              ROCKS ON THE ROAD 
 
 Cm 
                     Bb              Cm 
 There's a black cat down on the Key side 
               Bb                        Fm 
 Ship's light, green eyed glowing in the dark 
 Cm            Bb            Ab  Cm   Ab 
 To young cops handing out a big debt 
                               G    G7 
 Know how to hurt and leave no mark 
       Cm          Bb                  Cm 
 We're down in the half lit bar of the hotel 
           Bb                             Fm 
 There's a call for the last round of the day 
                                       Ab 
 Push back a stool, take that elevator ride 
                         Bb     Cm 
 Fall in bed and kick my shoes away 
                Ab                  Fm 
 Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away 
          Bb  Cm 
 Rocks on the road,   yea 
 
                    Bb            Cm 
 Can't sleep to the wild sound of a city 
                  Bb                       Fm 
 You call for the young boys heading for a fight 
                                              Ab 
 Long distance telephone keeps ringing out of gage 
                         Bb     Cm 
 Wonder who your talking with tonight 
                Ab                         Fm 
 Talking with tonight, your talking with tonight 
         Bb  Cm 
 Rock on the road,    yea 
 
              Bb              Cm 
 Tire coming wakes me in the morning 
                  Bb                     Fm 
 Shower runs hot, runs cold playing with me 
 Cm             Bb        Ab     Cm                Ab 
 I'm up for the downside, life invention, all that stuff 
                        Eb             G7 
 So come and shake some apples from my tree 
 Cm                 Bb  Ab     Cm 
 Have to pay on the minibar manners 
          Bb             Fm  F Fm 
 Itemized phone bill overload 
                                    Ab 
 Well I'm, now how about some heavy road 
                  Bb     Cm 
 Move these rocks on the road 
        Ab                 Fm    Bb Cm 
 On the road, rocks on the road, mumhum 
 
 Cm Bb Ab Gm    Cm Bb Ab Gm  Fm 
 
                      Eb    Bb Fm 
 Crumbs on a breakfast table 
                                      Eb       Gm 
 And a million other little things to spool my day 
 Bb                       Db 
 How about a little light music 
                  Fm                 Dm 
 To chase it all away, chase it all away 
 
 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Ab Eb Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7  Eb C7 F D7 G Cm 
 
                     Bb              Cm 
 There's a black cat down on the Key side 
               Bb                        Fm 
 Ship's light, green eyed glowing in the dark 
 Cm            Bb            Ab  Cm   Ab 
 To young cops handing out a big debt 
                               G    G7 
 Know how to hurt and leave no mark 
       Cm          Bb                  Cm 
 We're down in the half lit bar of the hotel 
           Bb                             Fm 
 There's a call for the last round of the day 
                                       Ab 
 Push back a stool, take that elevator ride 
                         Bb     Cm 
 Fall in bed and kick my shoes away 
                Ab                  Fm 
 Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away 
          Bb  Cm 
 Rocks on the road 
               Ab                   Fm 
 Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away 
          Bb  Am 
 Rocks on the road, yea 
 
 Am Bb Ab   Am Bb Ab  Am Bb Ab  Gm 
   
 
 Hello, 
 I thought you might like to correct some of the lyrics you have wrong for 
 "Rocks on the Road". 
 
 There's a black cat down on the quayside 
 Ships lights, green eyes glowing in the dark 
 Two young cops handing out a beating 
 Know how to hurt and leave no mark 
 Well down in the half lit bar of the hotel 
 There's a call for the last round of the day 
 Push back my stool, take that elevator ride 
 Fall in bed and kick my shoes away 
 
 Can't sleep through the wild sound of the city 
 Hear a car full of young boys heading for a fight 
 Long distance telephone keeps ringing out engaged 
 Wonder who your talking with tonight 
 
 Tired plumbing wakes me in the morning 
 Shower runs hot runs cold playing with me 
 I'm up for the downside, lifes a bitch and all that stuff 
 So come and shake some apples from my tree 
 
 Had to pay for my minibar madness 
 Itemized phone bill overload 
 Well now, how about some heavy rolling? 
 Move these rocks on the road 
 
 Crumbs on the breakfast table 
 And a million other little things to spoil my day 
 How about a little light music 
 To chase it all away 
 
 Hope this is of some help. (Your web page is excellent) 
 Good Luck, 
 David Burrows.

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