Chris Rea

The Road To Hell

                 Am 
  [*]           Well I'm standing by a river 
                Dm 
                But the water doesn't flow 
                F                           E 
                It boils with every poison you can think of 
                And I'm underneath a streetlight 
               But the light of joy I know 
               Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows 
              C 
  [**]         And the prevented fear of violence 
                G 
                Chokes the smile on every face 
               F                               E 
                And common sense is ringing out the bell 

               Am                             Dm 
               This ain't no technological breakdown 
               F                   E         Am 
               Oh no, this is the road to hell 

  [**]         And all the roads jam with credit 
                And there's nothing you can do 
                It's all just pieces of paper flying away from you 
  [*]          Oh look out world, take a good look 
                What comes down here 
                You must learn this lesson fast and learn it well 

                This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway 
                Oh no, this is the road 
                Siad this is the road 
                This is the road to hell