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Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road Chords

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ChordsC, G, Am, F
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,A,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

CGAmFGCCGAmFGC
CIsetoutonaGnarrowAmwayFmanyGyearsCago
CHopingIwouldGfindtrueAmloveFalongtheGbrokenCroad
ButAmIgotlostaGtimeortwo,FwipedmybrowandkeptCpushingthrough
CIcouldn’tseehowGeveryAmsignFpointedGstraighttoCyou
EveryFlonglostCdreamleadmetoGwhereyouCare
OtherswhoFbrokemyChearttheywerelikeFnorthernGstars
PointingmeFonmyCwayintoyourGlovingAmarms,thismuchIFknowisCtrue.
ThatCGodblessedtheGbrokenAmroadthatFledmeGstraighttoCyou
CGAmFGCCGAmFGC
ICthinkabouttheGyearsIAmspentFjustGpassingCthrough
I’dCliketohavetheGtimeIAmlostFandgiveitGbacktoCyou
ButAmyoujustsmileandGtakemyhand,Fyou’vebeenthereyouCunderstand
CIt’sallpartofaGgranderAmplanFthatisGcomingCtrue
EveryFlonglostCdreamleadmetoGwhereyouCare
OtherswhoFbrokemyChearttheywerelikeFnorthernGstars
PointingmeFonmyCwayintoyourGlovingAmarms,thismuchIFknowisCtrue.
ThatCGodblessedtheGbrokenAmroadthatFledmeGstraighttoCyou
FCGCFCGC
AndnowI’mjustFrollingChomeintomyGlover’sCarms
ThismuchIFknowisCtrue..
ThatCGodblessedtheGbrokenAmroadthatFledmeGstraighttoCyouFGC
ThatCGodblessedthebrokenroadthatFledmeGstraighttoCyouFoooooooo
COooooooo GooooCoooooo
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ArtistRascal Flatts
AlbumHannah Montana: The Movie
GenresCountry
Year2004
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Bless The Broken Road on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Bless The Broken Road uses these transitions most often: G → C (22), C → G (21), and F → G (19). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

C to G

2. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

G to Am

3. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

Am to F

4. F → G chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

F to G

5. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

Bless The Broken Road chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bless The Broken Road.

  • Bless The Broken Road includes 129 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Bless The Broken Road contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bless The Broken Road connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
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