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Rode Ode

Carpenters

RockAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em7○○○○○
A×○○
E○○○
Am7×○○○
Em○○○○
D××○
C#m7Diagram coming soon
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
C×○○
BbDiagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Em7   A/E      Em7   A/E 
 
 
Verse 1: 
Em9                          Am7 
    I've been on this lonely road so long 
Em9          Em/D                C#m7/5- 
    Does any body know where it goes 
Cmaj7  Bm7        Am7 
I re   member the last time 
    Bm7           Cmaj7        F#     B7sus4  B7 
The signs pointed home a month ago 
 
 
Verse 2:  
Em9                       Am7 
    Rented cars and empty motel rooms 
Em9          Em/D           C#m7/5- 
    Lead you everywhere but home 
Cmaj7      Bm7     Am7 
Crowds of people shouting 
     Bm7           C 
How they love the show 
           D 
They don't know 
 
  
Em7              A 
    The endless crowds of faces 
Em7               A 
    Just keep on wearing a smile 
Em7               A                Cmaj9 
   The countless times and places lead me back 
       Bm7 
Please take me back 
 
|Em7       |A        |Em7     |A        | 
home    oo  oo oo 
 
 
Verse 3:  
Em9                            Am7 
    I wonder if these feelings ever change 
Em9           Em/D                 C#m7/5- 
     How many times I'll lift this load 
Cmaj7   Bm7    Am7          Bm7 
Come to morrow I'll be gone again 
Cmaj7    Bm7     Am7          Bm7 
Roads of sorrows coming to an end for 
|Em7      |A        |Em9       |A 
 me  -    -ee        -ee       -ee 
 
Em7             A 
   The endless crowds of faces 
Em7              A 
   Just keep on wearing a smile 
Em7               A                Cmaj9 
   The countless times and places lead me back 
       Bm7 
Please take me back 
 
|Em7      |A       | 
home 
 
flute Solo: 
 
|Em7   A    |Em7   A    |Em7   A    |Cmaj7     | 
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
|Bm7        |Em7        |A          |Em7        |A 
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
Em9                            Am7 
    I wonder if these feelings ever change 
Em9           Em/D                 C#m7/5- 
     How many times I'll lift this load 
Cmaj7   Bm7    Am7          Bm7 
Come to morrow I'll be gone again 
Cmaj7    Bm7     Am7          Bm7 
Roads of sorrows coming to an end for 
|Em7      |A        |Em9      |A         | 
 me  -    -ee       -ee       -ee 
 
|Em9        |Am7        |Em9  Em/D  |C#m7/5-    | 
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
|Cmaj7 Bm7  |Am7  Bm7   |Cmaj7 Bm7  |Am7   Bm7 | 
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  / 
 
|C/Bb       |Bb/Ab      |A .....................                     | 
 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /

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Chord set

Em7 · A · E · Am7 · Em · D · C#m7 · Cmaj7 · Bm7 · F# · B7 · C · Bb · Ab

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.