The Righteous Path — Drive-By Truckers
Chords and lyrics for The Righteous Path by Drive-By Truckers (key of Am).
Verse 1
Tuned down one whole step (DGCFAD)
[Am]
[C]Fmaj7 xx3210
C/E xx2010
Fm 133111
Gm 355333
Am* 577555
G* 355433
Em 022000
Based on chords/lyrics previously posted by TheUpsides1337
Intro
[Am] [C] [Fmaj7] [C/E]
Verse 1
I've got a [Am]brand new car that drinks a [C]bunch of gas
Got a [Fmaj7]house in a neighborhood that's [C/E]fading fast
Got a [Am]dog and a cat that don't [C]fight too much
Got a [Fmaj7]few hundred channels to [C/E]keep me in touch
Got a [Am]beautiful wife and three [C]tow-headed kids
A [Fmaj7]couple of big secrets I'd [C/E]kill to keep hid
I [Am]don't know God but I [C]fear his wrath
I'm [Fmaj7]trying to stay focused on the [C/E]righteous path
Interlude
[Am] [C] [Fmaj7] [C/E]
Verse 2
I've got a [Am]couple of opinions that [C]I hold dear
Got a [Fmaj7]whole lot of debt and a [C/E]whole lot of fear
Got an [Am]itch that needs scratching but it [C]feels alright
Got the [Fmaj7]need to blow it out on [C/E]Saturday night
Got a [Am]grill in the backyard and a [C]case of beers
Got a [Fmaj7]boat that ain't seen the [C/E]water in years
More [Am]bills than money, I can [C]do the math
I'm [Fmaj7]trying to keep focused on the [C/E]righteous path
Chorus
I'm [Fm]trying to keep focused as I [Gm]drive down the road
Am* G*
On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
Ain't [Fm]bitching 'bout things that aren't [Gm]in my grasp
Am* G*
Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Interlude
Am C (x2)
Verse 3
There's this [Am]friend of mine I've known [C]all my life
Who can't [Fmaj7]get it right no matter how [C/E]hard he tries
Got [Am]kids he don't see and [C]several ex-wives
And a [Fmaj7]list of bad decisions 'bout [C/E]eight miles wide
[Am]Trouble with the law and the [C]IRS
And [Fmaj7]where he'll get the money's [C/E]anybody's guess
He's a [Am]long way off but if you [C]was to ask
He'd [Fmaj7]say "I'm trying to stay on the [C/E]righteous path"
Chorus
I'm [Fm]trying to keep focused as we [Gm]drive down the road
Am* G*
Like back in High School before the world turned cold
Now the [Fm]brakes are thin and the [Gm]curves are fast
Am* G*
We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Interlude
Am C (x2)
Bridge
We're [F]hanging [Em]out
G* Am*
And we're hanging on
We're [F]trying the best we [Em]can
G* Am*
to keep on keeping on
We got [F]messed up [Em]minds
G* Am*
For these messed up times
And it's a [F]thin thin [Em]line
separating his from [Am][Fm][Em][Fm]mine[Em][Fm][Em]
Interlude
Am C (x4)
Chorus
[Fm]Trying to hold steady on the [Gm]righteous path
Am* G*
Eighty miles an hour with a worn out map
Don't [Fm]worry about things that ain't [Gm]in my grasp
Am* G*
Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Outro
Am C (x4)
[Am]
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