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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Guitar
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Ukulele
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Piano
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Banjo
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Mandolin
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Em · D · C · G
Turn the Page Chords – Harmonica
Bob Seger’s powerful ballad about life on the road as a traveling musician. Beginner difficulty in the key of Em.
Slow Rock Ballad (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Play the intro with a clean, arpeggiated Em chord. Let it ring and build intensity as the song progresses into the heavier verses.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Intro
EmEmEmEm
DDEmEm
Verse 1
Em
On a long and lonesome highway
D
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Em
Moanin’ out his one-note song
You can think about the woman
D
Or the girl you knew the night before
Chorus
Em
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin’
A C
The way they always do
D
When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours
Em
And there’s nothin’ much to do
A C
And you don’t feel much like ridin’
D Em
You just wish the trip was through
Verse 2
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 3
Em
Well you walk into a restaurant
D
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
Em
As you’re shakin’ off the cold
You pretend it doesn’t bother you
D
But you just want to explode
Chorus
Em
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk
A C
Other times you can
D
All the same old cliches
Em
“Is that a woman or a man?”
A C
And you always seem outnumbered
D Em
You don’t dare make a stand
Verse 4
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go turn the page
Verse 5
Em
Out there in the spotlight
D
You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
Em
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
D
Like the music that you play
Chorus
Em A C
Later in the evening as you lie awake in bed
D
With the echoes of the amplifiers
Em
Ringin’ in your head
A C
You smoke the day’s last cigarette
D Em
Rememberin’ what she said
Outro
Em
Here I am on the road again
D
There I am up on the stage
Here I go playin’ star again
Em
There I go, there I go
D
Turn the page
Em
Practice tip: This song is mostly Em and D with occasional A and C. The key is controlling dynamics — start quiet and build. The Em to D transition drives the entire song.