{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2458584,"song":"The Righteous Path","artist":"Drive-By Truckers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11502679-the-righteous-path-chords-by-drive-by-truckers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2458584?type=chord","rating":4.62182,"votes":5,"content":"Tuned down one whole step (DGCFAD).\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] - x02210\r\n[ch]C[/ch] - x32010\r\n[ch]F[/ch] - xx3210\r\n[ch]F/E[/ch] - xx2010\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] - x33210\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - 320033\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] - 022000\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/E[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI got a house in a neighborhood that's fading fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI got a couple of big secrets I'd kill to keep hid[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't know God but I fear his wrath[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got a couple of opinions that I hold dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nGot a whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI got the need to blow it out on Saturday night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI got a boat that ain't seen the water in years[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMore bills than money, I can do the math[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nI'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm trying to keep focused as I drive down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the ditches and the curves and the heavy load[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAin't bitching bout things that aren't in my grasp[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust trying to hold steady on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's this friend of mine I've known all my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nWho can't get it right no matter how hard he tries[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's got kids he don't see and several ex-wives[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nAnd a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrouble with the law and the IRS[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nAnd where he'll get the money's anybody's guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's a long way off but if you was to ask[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]F/E[/ch]\r\nHe'd say \"I'm trying to stay on the righteous path\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTrying to keep focused as we drive down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike back in High School before the world turned cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the brakes are thin and the curves are fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're trying to hold steady on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe're hanging out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nand we're hanging on[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe're trying the best we can[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nto keep on keeping on[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe got messed up minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nfor these messed up times[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd it's a thin thin line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nseparating his from mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (x4)\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTrying to hold steady on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEighty miles an hour with a worn out map[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't worry about things that ain't in my grasp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrying to hold steady on the righteous path[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (x4)\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]","plain_text":"Tuned down one whole step (DGCFAD).\n\nAm - x02210\nC - x32010\nF - xx3210\nF/E - xx2010\nFmaj7 - x33210\nG - 320033\nEm - 022000\n\n[Intro]\n\nAm C F F/E (x2)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAm C F F/E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAm C (x2)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAm C (x2)\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\nAm C (x4)\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nAm C (x4)\n\nAm","chords":["Am","C","F","F/E","Fmaj7","G","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}