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Bless the Broken Road Acoustic - Rascal Flatts
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Tabbed by: Sean Hummer (and Michael Hauser)
Email: allstar21369@hotmail.com
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)
e|-----------------------2-------------------------------------|
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)
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
e|------------------------------| e|----------------------------|
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)
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
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:
Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lovers 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------------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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