Chords for Reading, Righting, Rt 23
Tempo:
95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We learned to read and write Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner can't [D] afford
They thought to read and write Route 23
Oh [G] take them to the good life they had never seen
They [A] didn't know that that old [G] highway could lead them to a world of [D] misery
[Dm]
Have you ever been down Kentucky Way say South Prestonburg
Have you ever been up in Holler Have you ever heard [G] the mountain man
cough his life away Digging that black hole in [D] those dark mines
[C] If you had you might just understand [G] the reason they left it [D] all behind
They learned to read and write Route 23 [G] to the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner [D] can't afford
They thought to read and write Route 23
Oh take [G] 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 of [D] misery
[Dm]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Have you ever seen put the [Dm] kids in the car to work on Friday [D] night
Pull up in a hollow back to a hamster like a building crash
[G] Them mountain folks set up that lake to hold them little [D] grandkids in their arms
Oh yeah [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed
But by their [D] sweet hillbilly charm They learned to read and write
Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting No [D] city's factory
They thought to read and write
[G]
Route 23
Oh take them to the good life they had [D] never seen
They didn't [A] know that that old highway [G] could lead them to a world [D] of misery
It [A] turns out that old highway [G] made you to a world of [D] misery
[N]
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner can't [D] afford
They thought to read and write Route 23
Oh [G] take them to the good life they had never seen
They [A] didn't know that that old [G] highway could lead them to a world of [D] misery
[Dm]
Have you ever been down Kentucky Way say South Prestonburg
Have you ever been up in Holler Have you ever heard [G] the mountain man
cough his life away Digging that black hole in [D] those dark mines
[C] If you had you might just understand [G] the reason they left it [D] all behind
They learned to read and write Route 23 [G] to the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner [D] can't afford
They thought to read and write Route 23
Oh take [G] 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 of [D] misery
[Dm]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Have you ever seen put the [Dm] kids in the car to work on Friday [D] night
Pull up in a hollow back to a hamster like a building crash
[G] Them mountain folks set up that lake to hold them little [D] grandkids in their arms
Oh yeah [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed
But by their [D] sweet hillbilly charm They learned to read and write
Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting No [D] city's factory
They thought to read and write
[G]
Route 23
Oh take them to the good life they had [D] never seen
They didn't [A] know that that old highway [G] could lead them to a world [D] of misery
It [A] turns out that old highway [G] made you to a world of [D] misery
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ We learned to read and write _ Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory _ They learned to read and write
_ Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner can't [D] afford
_ They thought to read and write _ Route 23
Oh [G] take them to the good life they had never seen _ _ _ _ _
They [A] didn't know that that old [G] highway could lead them to a world of [D] misery
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Have you ever been down Kentucky Way say South Prestonburg
Have you ever been up in Holler Have you ever heard [G] the mountain man
cough his life away Digging that black hole in [D] those dark mines _ _ _ _ _
[C] If you had you might just understand [G] the reason they left it [D] all behind
_ _ _ _ They learned to read and write _ Route 23 [G] to the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
_ Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner [D] can't afford
_ They thought to read and write _ Route 23
Oh take [G] 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 of [D] misery
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Have you ever seen put the [Dm] kids in the car to work on Friday [D] night
Pull up in a hollow back to a hamster like a building crash
[G] Them mountain folks set up that lake to hold them little [D] grandkids in their arms
Oh yeah _ _ [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed
But by their [D] sweet hillbilly charm _ _ _ _ _ They learned to read and write
_ Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting No [D] city's factory _
They thought to read and write _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Route 23
Oh take them to the good life they had [D] never seen _ _ _ _ _
They didn't [A] know that that old highway [G] could lead them to a world [D] of misery
_ It _ _ [A] turns out that old highway [G] made you to a world of [D] misery _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We learned to read and write _ Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory _ They learned to read and write
_ Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner can't [D] afford
_ They thought to read and write _ Route 23
Oh [G] take them to the good life they had never seen _ _ _ _ _
They [A] didn't know that that old [G] highway could lead them to a world of [D] misery
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Have you ever been down Kentucky Way say South Prestonburg
Have you ever been up in Holler Have you ever heard [G] the mountain man
cough his life away Digging that black hole in [D] those dark mines _ _ _ _ _
[C] If you had you might just understand [G] the reason they left it [D] all behind
_ _ _ _ They learned to read and write _ Route 23 [G] to the jobs laid awaiting
No city's [D] factory They learned to read and write
_ Roads to the [G] north to the luxury and comfort A coal miner [D] can't afford
_ They thought to read and write _ Route 23
Oh take [G] 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 of [D] misery
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Have you ever seen put the [Dm] kids in the car to work on Friday [D] night
Pull up in a hollow back to a hamster like a building crash
[G] Them mountain folks set up that lake to hold them little [D] grandkids in their arms
Oh yeah _ _ [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed
But by their [D] sweet hillbilly charm _ _ _ _ _ They learned to read and write
_ Route [D] 23 to [G] the jobs laid awaiting No [D] city's factory _
They thought to read and write _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Route 23
Oh take them to the good life they had [D] never seen _ _ _ _ _
They didn't [A] know that that old highway [G] could lead them to a world [D] of misery
_ It _ _ [A] turns out that old highway [G] made you to a world of [D] misery _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _