Biography:
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London) is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. In 1985 when Status Quo were on hold, he recorded two singles and a (so far unreleased) album - which was provisionally titled "Flying Debris" - with his longtime writing partner Bernie Frost. 2010 saw the release of his long-awaited second solo album
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Rolling Down The Road
Francis Rossi
One Step at a Time 2010
There are a few 'inflections' in this tune
but all the basic harmony is here! Shuffle feel.
The first bar of the intro is in 2/4 time.
The rest of the intro is in 4/4.
|A| |A| |A| |A...
A
I can't stop hurting inside
D
I just can't leave it behind
E D
but I know I'll find the time
E A
to turn around and start again
She needed time to ignore
the things I wanted her for
and I know the way to go
I'm rolling down the road again
|A| |A| |A| |E|
A
Somebody turn out the light
D E
I'm going home now
A
the cheap imitation ain't right
D E A
so I'm going home now
D Bm
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
A E A
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
It ain't no fun anymore
the times are changing for sure
and I know the way to go
I'm rolling down the road again
|E| |G| |D| |A|
|E| |G| |D| |E|
|E|
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
|A| |A|
I'm going home now
the cheap imitation ain't right
so I'm going home now
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
A
Somebody turn out the light
D E
I'm going home now
A
the lonely vacation ain't right
F#m7 E A
so I'm going ho - me now
A
I'm rolling down the road again
I'm rolling down the road again
I'm rolling down the road again - etc to fade...
Francis Rossi
One Step at a Time 2010
There are a few 'inflections' in this tune
but all the basic harmony is here! Shuffle feel.
The first bar of the intro is in 2/4 time.
The rest of the intro is in 4/4.
|A| |A| |A| |A...
A
I can't stop hurting inside
D
I just can't leave it behind
E D
but I know I'll find the time
E A
to turn around and start again
She needed time to ignore
the things I wanted her for
and I know the way to go
I'm rolling down the road again
|A| |A| |A| |E|
A
Somebody turn out the light
D E
I'm going home now
A
the cheap imitation ain't right
D E A
so I'm going home now
D Bm
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
A E A
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
It ain't no fun anymore
the times are changing for sure
and I know the way to go
I'm rolling down the road again
|E| |G| |D| |A|
|E| |G| |D| |E|
|E|
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
|A| |A|
I'm going home now
the cheap imitation ain't right
so I'm going home now
right now I'm gonna have to fight it
somehow I'm gonna have to say goodbye
A
Somebody turn out the light
D E
I'm going home now
A
the lonely vacation ain't right
F#m7 E A
so I'm going ho - me now
A
I'm rolling down the road again
I'm rolling down the road again
I'm rolling down the road again - etc to fade...
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