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Readin Writin Rt 23

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[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
               D
They learned readin', writin', Route 23
       G                                           D
To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories
            A
They didn't know that that old highway
      G                          D
Could lead them to a world of misery
[Verse 1]
         D
Have you ever been down Kentucky way
D
Say south of Prestonburg
D
Have you ever been up in a holler
 D7
Have you ever heard
  G
A mountain man cough his life away
G
From diggin' that black coal
              D
In those dark mines, those old dark mines
       C
If you had you might just understand
    G                              D
The reason that they left it all behind
[Chorus]
                     D
'Cause they learned readin', writin', Route 23
       G                                           D
To the jobs that lay waitin' in those cities' factories
                              D7
They learned readin', writin', roads to the north
       G                                      D
To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford
D
They thought readin', writin', Route 23
          G                                              D
Ah, would take them to the good life that they had never seen
             A
They didn't know that old highway
      G                          D
Could lead them to a world of misery
[Instrumental]
D G D A G D
[Verse 2]
D
Have you ever seen 'em put the kids in the car
D
After work on Friday night
D
Pull up in a holler about 2 A. M.
                 D7
And see a light still shinin' bright
      G
Those mountain folks sat up that late
G
to hold those little grandkids
         D
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
[Chorus]
             D
They learned readin', writin', Route 23
       G                                          D
To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories
D                              D7
They learned readin', writin', roads to the north
       G                                       D
To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford
D
They thought readin', writin', Route 23
          G                                              D
Oh, would take them to the good life that they had never seen
            A
They didn't know that old highway
      G                         D
Could lead them to a world of misery
[Outro]
               A
Yeah, it turns out that that old highway
G                         D
Leads you to a world of misery

Readin Writin Rt 23 chords and lyrics

Free chords for Readin Writin Rt 23 by Dwight Yoakam. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
D G D A G D
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Readin Writin Rt 23 Chords by Dwight Yoakam

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