Dwight Yoakam Reading Writing Route 23

Dwight Yoakam  -  Readin', Rightin', Rt.23 (tab)    D     =   xx0232                                  G     =   320003  A     =   x02220                                  C     =   x32010   ****************************************************************************************    D INTRO                 D They learned readin', rightin', Route 23,        G                                            D To the jobs that laid waiting in those cities' factories.             A They didn't know that that old highway                 G                           D                                Could lead them to a world of misery.  (FILL*1)             D Have you ever been down Kentucky way,  Say south of Prestonsburg?  Have you ever been up in a holler,  Or have you ever heard   G A mountain man cough his life away,                                            D        C     If you had you might just understand     G                              D                                      The reason that they left it all behind.  (FILL*2)                                                                                           D 'Cause they learned readin', rightin', Route 23,  (with FILL*3)        G                                            D To the jobs that laid waiting in those cities' factories.                                                      They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north,  (with FILL*3)        G                                       D To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford.  They thought readin', rightin', Route 23,  (with FILL*3)       G                                              D Would take them to the good life that they had never seen.  (FILL*1)             A They didn't know that that old highway       G                           D Could lead them to a world of misery.    D   A  G  D    LEAD GUITAR SOLO             D Have you ever seen 'em put the kids in the car after work on Friday night?  Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m. and see a light still burnin' bright.       G Those mountain folks sat up that late,                                         D To hold those little grandkids in their arms, in their arms.         C      And I'm proud to say that I've been blessed,     G                                D And touched by their sweet hillbilly charm.  (FILL*4)                     D But they learned readin', rightin', Route 23,  (with FILL*3)        G                                            D To the jobs that laid waiting in those cities' factories.  They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north,  (with FILL*3)        G                                       D To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford.   They thought readin', rightin', Route 23,  (with FILL*3)       G                                              D Would take them to the good life that they had never seen.  (FILL*1)             A  They didn't know that that old highway       G                           D Could lead them to a world of misery.  (FILL*5)                A Yeah, it turns out that that old highway       G                          D Could lead you to a world of misery.  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