| Am  | Am  | Am  | Am  |
| Am  | Am  | Am  | Am  |
| Am  | Am  | Dm  | Dm  |
| F   | E   | Am  | Am  |
| Am  | Am  | Dm  | Dm  |
| F   | E   | Am  | Am  |

[Verse 1]
            Am
Well, I'm standing by a river
Dm
But the water doesn't flow
F                   E
It boils with every poison
        Am
You can think of

[Verse 2]
Am
And I'm underneath the street light
Dm
The delight of joy I know
F                  E
Scared beyond belief
                Am
Way down in the shadows

[Bridge]
C
And the perverted fear of violence
G
Chokes the smile on every face
F                        E
Common sense is ringing out the bells

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

[Slide Solo]
| Am  | Am  | Dm  | Dm  |
| G   | G   | C   | G/B |
| Am  | Am  | Dm  | Dm  |
| F   | E   | Am  | Am  |

[Bridge]
C
And all the roads jam up with credit
G
And there's nothing you can do
F
It's all just bits of paper
E
Flying away from you
Am
Oh, look out world, take a good look
Dm
What goes down here
F                                E            Am
You must learn this lesson fast, and learn it well

[Chorus]
Am                              Dm
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
    F               E
Oh no, this is the road
F              E
  This is the road
F              E          Am
  This is the road ... to hell

[Outro Solo]
| Am  | Am  | Dm  | Dm  |
| F   | E   | Am  | Am  |
(Play x6 and fade out)