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    On the Road Again (easy version) ​by Willie Nelson​ ​Video lesson @ ​playsongnotes.

    com

    Capo 4th fret (makes it easier! Willie plays in key of E w/ no capo)

    VERSE
    C E
    On the road again... just can't wait to get on the road again
    Dm
    The life I love is making music with my friends
    F G C
    And I can't wait to get on the road again

    C E
    On the road again... going places that I've never been
    Dm
    Seeing things that I may never see again
    F G C
    And I can't wait to get on the road again

    CHORUS

    F C
    On the road again... like a band of gypsies we go down highway
    F C
    We're the best of friends... insisting that the world keep turning our way
    G (silence chord)
    And our way...

    SOLO

    (use verse chords)

    CHORUS

    (repeat same chorus above)

    VERSE
    C E
    ...is on the road again just can't wait to get on the road again
    Dm
    The life I love is making music with my friends
    F G C
    And I can't wait to get on the road again
    On the Road Again,​ page 2 of 2 Video lesson @ ​playsongnotes.com

    How to play the chords


    Here's the easiest way to play the chords. Of course, I'm showing a simplified F below (use a full F if
    you're able to play it). You can also use an E7 and G7 if you wish - but these aren't required.

    E –––0–––1–––0–––––––3–––
    B –––1–––3–––0–––1–––0–––
    G –––0–––2–––1–––2–––0–––
    D –––2–––0–––2–––3–––0–––
    A –––3–––––––2–––3–––2–––
    E –––––––––––0–––––––3–––
    C Dm E F G

    Strumming pattern
    To keep things simple, I recommend all downstrums (4 per measure) with accents on the 2 and 4 counts. See
    my video lesson for some context here.

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D D D D
    > >

    From there, you could add some upstrums within this pattern – specifically in the final half.

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
    D D D U D U
    > >

    Chord progressions
    Verse: ​
    "On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again..."

    C . . . C . . . C . . . C . . .
    E . . . E . . . E . . . E . . .
    Dm . . . Dm . . . F . . . G . . .
    C . . . C . . .

    Chorus: ​
    "On the road again, like a band of gypsies we go down the highway..."

    F . . . F . . . F . . . F . . . C . . . C . . .
    F . . . F . . . F . . . F . . . C . . . C . . .
    G . . . G . . .

    Solo
    Here’s how I play the solo! I prefer to play the initial phrase (8th and 9th frets) entirely with my left
    middle finger, barred on those strings. This leaves my index finger more prepared to play the 7th fret
    note that starts the 2nd phrase.

    E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
    B ||–––––8/9–9–––7h9–7–9–9/10–9–7––––––8/9––9–9––––7h9–7–9–9/10–9–7––––|–
    G ||–––––8/9–9––––––––––––––––––––9––––7/8––8–8–––––––––––––––––––––9––|–
    D ||–9–9–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
    A ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–
    E ||–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–

    E –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||
    B –|––9––7–7––6–7–––––7h9––9/10–––10–10–9––––9–9–7––––7–7––––––––––––––||
    G –|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––8––––8–8/9–––||
    D –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||
    A –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||
    E –|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––||

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