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The Route That I Took

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Capo 2
[Intro]  (x2)
D A
[Verse]
I've traveled Dmillions of miles hung with Ggood and bad Dcrowds
Been on top and went down low Atoo
Paid off some Dlong overdues held the Gking and bad Dnews
And I've been lonesome a Atime or D2D7  
[Chorus]
I've been Glost in the whiskey, did Dsome running on empty
I've lived hard, it's all in the Amove
But the Dlines on my face ain't the Gmiles that you Dsee
It's just the Aroute that I Dtook
[Verse]
Change some Dthings if I could, I just don't Gknow if I Dwould
My roots, have been rough and Asmooth
Remember Dwhere I came from, just not Ghome, that I've Dgone
It's not much, I Ahaven't lived DthroughD7  
[Chorus]
I've been Glost in the whiskey, did Dsome running on empty
I've lived hard, it's all in the Amove
But the Dlines on my face ain't the Gmiles that you Dsee
Oh, it's just the Aroute that I Dtook
[Tag]
Oh, it's just the Aroute that I Gtook, oh yeah D  

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The Route That I Took

by Sammy Kershaw

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Intro] (x2)

D A

[Verse]

D G D

I've traveled millions of miles hung with good and bad crowds

Been on top and went down low too

D G D

Paid off some long overdues held the king and bad news

A D D7

And I've been lonesome a time or 2

[Chorus]

G D

I've been lost in the whiskey, did some running on empty

I've lived hard, it's all in the move

D G D

But the lines on my face ain't the miles that you see

A D

It's just the route that I took

[Verse]

D G D

Change some things if I could, I just don't know if I would

My roots, have been rough and smooth

D G D

Remember where I came from, just not home, that I've gone

A D D7

It's not much, I haven't lived through

[Chorus]

G D

I've been lost in the whiskey, did some running on empty

I've lived hard, it's all in the move

D G D

But the lines on my face ain't the miles that you see

A D

Oh, it's just the route that I took

[Tag]

A G D

Oh, it's just the route that I took, oh yeah

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