Intro
| Gm | Gm | Gm | Gm |
| Gm | Gm | Gm | Gm |
| Gm | Gm | Cm | Cm |
| D# | D | Gm | Gm |
| Gm | Gm | Cm | Cm |
| D# | D | Gm | Gm |
[Verse 1]
Gm
Well, I'm standing by a river
Cm
But the water doesn't flow
D# D
It boils with every poison
Gm
You can think of
[Verse 2]
Gm
And I'm underneath the street light
Cm
The delight of joy I know
D# D
Scared beyond belief
Gm
Way down in the shadows
[Bridge]
A#
And the perverted fear of violence
F
Chokes a smile on every face
D# D
Common sense is ringing out the bells
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
This ain't no technological breakdown
D# D Gm
Oh no, this is the road to hell
[Slide Solo]
| Gm | Gm | Cm | Cm |
| F | F | A# | F/A |
| Gm | Gm | Cm | Cm |
| D# | D | Gm | Gm |
[Bridge]
A#
And all the roads jam up with credit
F
And there's nothing you can do
D#
It's all just bits of paper
D
Flying away from you
Gm
Oh, look out world, take a good look
Cm
Look who's down there
D# D Gm
You must learn this lesson fast, and learn it well
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
D# D
Oh no, this is the road
D# D
This is the road
D# D Gm
This is the road ... to hell
[Outro Solo]
| Gm | Gm | Cm | Cm |
| D# | D | Gm | Gm |
(Play x6 and fade out)