Chords for Reading, Righting, Rt 23
Tempo:
82.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
That's a couple of more things I don't [D] normally do.
Every [Ab] night, since I'm down here in Prestonsburg,
[B] [N] I come down [A] here,
I notice a few things that I wrote about,
about being from down here.
I was born down in Pineville, I moved up [D] to [C] Ohio [D] when I was just a small age.
I used to come back up and down that [A] road that runs out in front of here.
[Eb] [A] I'd cross there, iron over to [D] Ashland and come down.
[Dm] I said, it roads a lot better now, it used to wear me out when I was a kid.
It wasn't [A] good for a car sick kid, I used to say.
It used to wear me the tail up.
But you saw a lot of Michigan and Ohio license plates headed back this [D] way every weekend.
Coming out of [A] Ohio and crossing the river up there.
I wrote this about the [C] experiences that I share with my family coming in and out of here all the [A] time.
They learned [D] to read,
rap,
[A] rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
[A]
rush to the [G] north to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
oh, [G] take them to the good life they had never seen.
They didn't [A] know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery.
And every evening, Kentucky and Ways to the South,
the first and first,
the third year,
[G]
the man called his uncle,
digging that black hole in [D] the dark mine,
the dark mine.
[C] He had a man just like me saying,
[G] they left it [D] all behind.
They learned to read, rap,
rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery.
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
They had machines with the kids in the cars to work on Friday night,
and pull up in a Hummer back to the infield where it still shined bright.
[G] They left it all behind, the folks of the good life,
and the gold of the little grandkids in their [D]
arms,
me and their heart.
[C] Well, I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed,
blessed by their sweet [D] hillbilly charm. Woo!
Woo!
Rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead you to a world [D] misery.
Yeah, [A] they turned down that old highway
[G] to lead you to a [D] world misery.
Every [Ab] night, since I'm down here in Prestonsburg,
[B] [N] I come down [A] here,
I notice a few things that I wrote about,
about being from down here.
I was born down in Pineville, I moved up [D] to [C] Ohio [D] when I was just a small age.
I used to come back up and down that [A] road that runs out in front of here.
[Eb] [A] I'd cross there, iron over to [D] Ashland and come down.
[Dm] I said, it roads a lot better now, it used to wear me out when I was a kid.
It wasn't [A] good for a car sick kid, I used to say.
It used to wear me the tail up.
But you saw a lot of Michigan and Ohio license plates headed back this [D] way every weekend.
Coming out of [A] Ohio and crossing the river up there.
I wrote this about the [C] experiences that I share with my family coming in and out of here all the [A] time.
They learned [D] to read,
rap,
[A] rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
[A]
rush to the [G] north to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
oh, [G] take them to the good life they had never seen.
They didn't [A] know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery.
And every evening, Kentucky and Ways to the South,
the first and first,
the third year,
[G]
the man called his uncle,
digging that black hole in [D] the dark mine,
the dark mine.
[C] He had a man just like me saying,
[G] they left it [D] all behind.
They learned to read, rap,
rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery.
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
They had machines with the kids in the cars to work on Friday night,
and pull up in a Hummer back to the infield where it still shined bright.
[G] They left it all behind, the folks of the good life,
and the gold of the little grandkids in their [D]
arms,
me and their heart.
[C] Well, I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed,
blessed by their sweet [D] hillbilly charm. Woo!
Woo!
Rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead you to a world [D] misery.
Yeah, [A] they turned down that old highway
[G] to lead you to a [D] world misery.
Key:
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That's a couple of more things I don't [D] normally do.
Every [Ab] night, since I'm down here in Prestonsburg,
[B] [N] I come down [A] here,
I notice a few things that I wrote about,
about _ being from down here.
_ _ I was born down in Pineville, I moved up [D] to _ [C] Ohio [D] when I was just a small age. _ _
I used to come back up and down that [A] road that runs out in front of here.
[Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ I'd cross there, iron over to [D] Ashland and come down.
_ _ [Dm] I said, it roads a lot better now, it used to wear me out when I was a kid.
It wasn't [A] good for a car sick kid, I used to say.
It used to wear me the tail up.
But you saw a lot of Michigan and Ohio license plates headed back this [D] way every weekend.
Coming out of [A] Ohio and crossing the river up there.
I wrote this about the [C] experiences that I share with my family coming in and out of here all the [A] time.
They learned [D] to read,
rap,
_ [A] rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
_ [A]
rush to the [G] north to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
_ They thought to read, rap, _
rap 23,
oh, [G] take them to the good life they had never seen. _ _ _ _
They didn't [A] know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
And every evening, Kentucky and Ways to the South,
the first and first, _
_ _ _ the third year,
[G]
the man called his uncle,
digging that black hole in [D] the dark mine,
the dark mine.
_ [C] He had a man just like me saying,
[G] they left it [D] all behind. _
_ _ _ They learned to read, rap,
_ rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, _ rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _
_ [A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
They had machines with the kids in the cars to work on Friday night,
and pull up in a Hummer back to the infield where it still shined bright.
[G] They left it all behind, the folks of the good life,
and the gold of the little grandkids in their [D] _
arms,
me and their heart.
_ [C] Well, I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed,
blessed by their sweet [D] hillbilly charm. Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _ _
Rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
_ run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
_ They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _
_ [A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead you to a world [D] misery.
_ _ _ Yeah, [A] they turned down that old highway
[G] to lead you to a [D] world misery. _ _ _ _ _ _
Every [Ab] night, since I'm down here in Prestonsburg,
[B] [N] I come down [A] here,
I notice a few things that I wrote about,
about _ being from down here.
_ _ I was born down in Pineville, I moved up [D] to _ [C] Ohio [D] when I was just a small age. _ _
I used to come back up and down that [A] road that runs out in front of here.
[Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ I'd cross there, iron over to [D] Ashland and come down.
_ _ [Dm] I said, it roads a lot better now, it used to wear me out when I was a kid.
It wasn't [A] good for a car sick kid, I used to say.
It used to wear me the tail up.
But you saw a lot of Michigan and Ohio license plates headed back this [D] way every weekend.
Coming out of [A] Ohio and crossing the river up there.
I wrote this about the [C] experiences that I share with my family coming in and out of here all the [A] time.
They learned [D] to read,
rap,
_ [A] rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
_ [A]
rush to the [G] north to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
_ They thought to read, rap, _
rap 23,
oh, [G] take them to the good life they had never seen. _ _ _ _
They didn't [A] know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
And every evening, Kentucky and Ways to the South,
the first and first, _
_ _ _ the third year,
[G]
the man called his uncle,
digging that black hole in [D] the dark mine,
the dark mine.
_ [C] He had a man just like me saying,
[G] they left it [D] all behind. _
_ _ _ They learned to read, rap,
_ rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
They thought to read, _ rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _
_ [A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead them to a world [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
They had machines with the kids in the cars to work on Friday night,
and pull up in a Hummer back to the infield where it still shined bright.
[G] They left it all behind, the folks of the good life,
and the gold of the little grandkids in their [D] _
arms,
me and their heart.
_ [C] Well, I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed,
blessed by their sweet [D] hillbilly charm. Woo!
Woo! _ _ _ _ _ _
Rap 23 [G] to the jobs that laid away in those cities' [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, rap,
_ run up to the north [G] to the tree,
come through the coal miners' [D] cane store.
_ They thought to read, rap,
rap 23,
[G] oh, take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _
_ [A] They didn't know that that old highway
[G] could lead you to a world [D] misery.
_ _ _ Yeah, [A] they turned down that old highway
[G] to lead you to a [D] world misery. _ _ _ _ _ _