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Bless the Broken Road Acoustic - Rascal Flatts
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Great song. This tab is meant to be finger-picked.
Tuning: Capo on 5th Fret
Intro/Verse Riff ---play 4 times (2 times as intro, 2 times for each verse)
e|-------------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3------3-------3--------0--0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2--------0--------0-------0--------0---0---0---|
D|-----0-------2-----0--------2------------2-------2----0-------0-----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------0-------------------------3--------------|
I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
Bridge: (Play once)
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B|-------0-------------3---3---3------1--------------3---------|
G|-----0---0---0-----2-------2------0---0---0------0---0---0---|
D|---2-------0-----0--------------2-------2------0-------0-----|
A|------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------3---------------|
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
(Play Once)
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Chorus:
(Strum Chords)
C G D G
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
C Em Am G D
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
C G D Em
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
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B|-------------1----0----3------| B|------------1----0----3-----|
G|-------0----0----0----0-------| G|-----------0----0----0------|
D|-----2-----2----0----2--------| or D|----------2----0----2-------|
A|----------0----2----3---------| A|--2-0----0----2----3--------|
E|--0---------------------------| E|------3---------------------|
This much I know is true
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
Verse 2:
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
Bridge:
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B|-------0-------------3---3---3------1--------------3---------|
G|-----0---0---0-----2-------2------0---0---0------0---0---0---|
D|---2-------0-----0--------------2-------2------0-------0-----|
A|------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------3---------------|
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true
Chorus:
(Strum Chords)
C G D G
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
C Em Am G D
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
C G D Em
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
e|------------------------------|
B|-------------1----0----3------|
G|-------0----0----0----0-------|
D|-----2-----2----0----2--------|
A|----------0----2----3---------|
E|--0---------------------------|
This much I know is true
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0----|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2--|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------|
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
Solo:
C G C G D G C Em Am G D
C G
Now I'm just rolling home
D Em
Into my lovers arms
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B|-------------1----0----3------|
G|-------0----0----0----0-------|
D|-----2-----2----0----2--------|
A|----------0----2----3---------|
E|--0---------------------------|
This much I know is true
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
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B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------------3--------|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0--------0---0---0--|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2----0-------0----|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3--------------|
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
e|-----------------------------------------------------3---|
B|--3-----3------3-------3-------0---0h1------1-0------3---|
G|----0------0-----0---2-------0---0------0-------0----0---|
D|------0------2-----0-------2--------------2-------2--0---|
A|--2-----3----------------------------3---------------2---|
E|--------------------------0--------------------------3---|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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