In The Clear

by Billy Strings

Chords

4.9 (47)

Key: G Tuning: E A D G B E

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

First time played - NOLA 12/31/23 (https://youtu.be/GiG9hdoquW8?si=aqtXX0_AeVW-CRxg).

Recently refined lyrics based on listens to more recent performances.

Intro

D Am C G (I like to play 0-1-2-3 on the B-string leading into the D)

Verse 1

Well here I am pulled over now

Just

crying on the shoulder down

The

road that I’ve been driving o

n for days

So I

aim my moral c

ompass

But it&rsq

uo;s spinning like a wheel and

You could take that

many differen

t ways

Verse 2

I’v

e had days as black as nighttime

And

nights that lasted

years

I&rsq

uo;ve spent a tho

usand hours

on my knees

Broke

down and started praying

But I was

pleading with the

wind

Just to

never feel a

difference in the

breeze

Chorus

They say heaven knows the

road is

slow

Lord

how the hell would

heaven know?

Just

where am I suppo

sed to go from h

ere?

How much

longеr now

before I’m i

n the clеar?

Instrumental

Verse 3

Every mile I turn over

Flashes

by a little slower

And I

guess I better find a place to

stay

‘Cause th

ere’s light

ning in the distance

As the

thunderheads roll by

And the

morning seems to

hurry far

away

Verse 4

When the

fog lifts off the valley

Where the

half moon hides her

halo

'neath the veil

of silver linen h

aze

Maybe

then I’ll journey onward

With the

darkness in my

eyes while I’m

Holding on to

hopes of brighte

r days

Chorus

They say heaven knows the

road is

slow

Lord

how the hell would

heaven know?

Just

where am I

supposed to go from

here?

How much

longеr now

before I’m i

n the clеar?

They say heaven knows the

road is

slow

Lord

how the hell would

heaven know?

Just

where am I

supposed to go from

here?

How much

longеr now

before I’m i

n the clеar?

Outro