This fun song was requested by Josh Chasin. I used to think the intro was stolen from Ticket To Ride, but I may be getting over it... NOT! I hope you're displaying this in a mono-spaced font, or it will look extremely ugly. When you see something like "(*2)", see the corresponding note at the bottom. --------------------------------------------------------- The Road To Utopia (Intro:) A/D..... E--|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------|- B--|--2-0---|--2-0---|--2-0---|--2-0---|--2-0---|- G--|---2--2-|---2--2-|---2--2-|---2--2-|---2--2-|- D--|0------0|--------|-------0|-------0|--------|- A--|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------0|- E--|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|- (*1) A Aadd9 A Aadd9 I blink my eyes and then it happens again A Aadd9 A Aadd9 I lose my way but I discover a friend A/D Esus4 E A It's a typical day on the road to utopia I walk along until my feet are sore I rest a minute then I walk some more There's no time to delay on the road to utopia C#7 F#m And my destination is the unknown Bm7 Esus4 E But I'm never far away from my home D F#m (On the road) It shines like laser light D F#m (On the road) It's in my dreams at night D F#m (On the road) 'Cause I've been all my life Bm7 Cmaj7 A/D (as in intro) On the road to utopia I will be there to share your tragedy I know that you would do the same for me It's no trouble at all on the road to utopia When day is over and I'm trying to sleep It comes so easy 'cause I'm not counting sheep I am counting the smiles on the road to utopia C#7 F#m And I may lose my way again and again Bm7 Esus4 E But I'll cross that borderline in the end D F#m (On the road) It shines like laser light D F#m (On the road) It's in my dreams at night D F#m (On the road) 'Cause I've been all my life Bm7 Cmaj7 Em/A Em On the road to utopia (*2: guitar solo) Em/A Em Em/A Em A Trouble trouble trouble whirling all about Em But if we stick together we can stick it out A Will we ever find the loves we lost again Em Does this crazy journey ever have an end D And will I find what I'm after Cmaj7 Do I know what I'm after B7 Guess I'll join in the laughter Em/A On the road to utopia --------------------------------------------------------- (*1) The arpeggiated riff from the intro continues throught the verse (the bass note goes from A to D to E as indicated in the chord symbols above the lyrics.) (*2) The arpeggiated riff played beneath the guitar solo is very much like the intro: E--|--------|--------|--------|--------|- B--|-0------|-0------|-0------|0-------|- G--|--2-0---|--2-0---|--2-0---|-2-0----|- D--|---2--2-|---2--2-|---2--2-|--2--2--|- A--|0------0|--------|--------|--------|- E--|--------|--------|0------0|--------|- A Aadd9 A/D Esus4 E xo___o xo__oo xxo__o o___oo o___oo 1|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||1|| ||234| ||23|| |||23| |234|| |23||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| C#7 F#m Bm7 x x 4|11111 2111111 2|11111 |||||| |||||| ||||2| ||3|4| |34||| ||3||| |||||| |||||| |||||| D F#m Cmaj7 B7 Em/A xxo___ x x xo ooo 1|||||| 2111111 3|1|||| 2|11111 |||||| |||1|2 |||||| |||2|| |||||| ||1||| ||||3| |34||| ||3|4| ||3|4| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Notes: The letter to the left of the slash in chord names like "A/D" refers to a triad, and the letter to the right refers to the bass note only. The number directly to the left of the chord diagram is the position on the guitar neck (or closest fret). "x" means mute or deaden that string, "o" means let it ring open. -- ...Lin Sprague................................................ lsprague@user1.channel1.com -OR- lsprague@crater.ma02.bull.com