Old Dirt Road Chords by Smo

_ _ _ [Cm] Yo, _ _ _ [Bb] it's just something that I had on my mind, you know [F] what I'm saying?
_ _ _ I felt like we should [Cm] probably talk about it, you know, [Bb] before it gets too late. _
[F] It goes like this.
It's just another day, [Eb] another couple [Bb] dollars, looking for a better [F] way to dissipate my problems.
Put my pain in a [Eb] swisher just to stop the throbbing [Bb] in my head, but I [F] can still hear these people hollering.
They want to see what's on [Eb] my mind, the stories that I tell, [Bb] the heavens that I seek while [F] I'm living in this hell.
_ Addicted to a state of [Eb] mind fueled by the sales [Bb] to merchandise my life and [F] let me die up on a shelf.
I know there's more to this [Eb] than the fortune and fame, and [Bb] there's more to being who I am than [F] what's in my name.
And I can feel a greater presence [Eb] when I'm up on the stage, [Bb] pushing me to be the man [F] that I pushed away.
So I opened up my arms, [Eb] my heart, my soul, [Bb] and I set aside the time to [F] let you take control.
Because lately it seems like [Eb] you're the only one that knows [Bb] the truth about my destiny [F] and where this road will go. _
_ Living [Eb] my _ life [Ab] like an old dirt [Bb] road. _
I [F] _ _ remember where [Eb] I started, but [Ab] I ain't sure [G] where I'm [F]
going. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Traveling forward, I [Ab] may stumble as [Bb] I stroll.
_ _ [F] _ _
Down [Eb] this life of my _ [Ab] _
[G] old [C] dirt road, _ [Fm] like an [Gm] old [F] dirt _ road.
The path I had before [Eb] me and the trail I left behind [Bb] are two different reflections of [F] living life on the line.
One will grant salvation [Eb] in the blink of an eye, [Bb] and the other sure demise [F] at the drop of a dime.
My mind was rock bottom [Eb] in the pit of the streets, [Bb] like an animal just looking for [F] a feast of fresh meat.
I only found hashiness [Eb] at the cost of my defeat, [Bb] which left me where I started, [F] in the belly of a beast.
Mistakes are necessary if [Eb] you notice when you make them, [Bb] and there's lessons to be learned, so [F] I just stand in line and take them.
Keep my mind focused [Eb] while I'm trying not to break them, and [Bb] when worries weigh me down, I [F] pray for God to help me shake them.
It's a battle every day, and I'm [Eb] fighting for freedom to [Bb] have an everlasting life in a [F] beautiful kingdom.
So change me like the seasons, [Eb] give me better reason [Bb] to be a better leader for [F]
myself and all my people.
_ _ _ Living [Eb] my life _ _ [Ab] like an old dirt [Bb] road.
_ _ _ _ [F] I remember [Eb] where I started, but [Ab] I ain't [G] sure where [F] I'm going. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Traveling forward, I may [Ab] stumble as [Bb] I stroll.
_ [F] _ _ Down [Eb] this life of mine, [Ab] an [G] old [F] dirt road.
_ [Fm] Like an [Gm] old [F] dirt road.
Well, things are on the up and [Eb] up, just look at me now.
[Bb] I'm a soldier from a center, [F] got you wondering how.
I just made a few adjustments [Eb] and set me some goals.
[Bb] Took a good look at myself [F] and had a talk with my soul.
We decided it was time [Eb] for us to brighten up our path.
[Bb] Fill in a few potholes [F] and plant some new grass.
Pick up the broken bottles [Eb] and clean up all the trash.
[Bb] Get some traffic flowing through my [F] way and treat them first class.
Be that guiding light and [Eb] show them there's a better way so they [Bb] can live a better life.
And [F] stop knowing there's a way.
Trying to be a puzzle piece to [Eb] a never-ending grave [Bb] will only get you six [F] feet deeper in the game.
So listen when I tell you, [Eb] cause I've been in your shoes.
[Bb] Been singled out and pointed at [F] like Channel 2 News.
I've been bruised.
I [Eb] came a long, long way [Bb] through briars and barbed wire [F] just to see another day.
I've been out here living [Eb] my life _ [Ab] like an old dirt [Bb] road. _
_ _ [F] _ I remember where [Eb] I started, but [Ab] I ain't sure [G] where I'm [F] going. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Traveling forward, I [Ab] may stumble as [Bb] I stroll _ _ [F] _
_ down [Eb] this life of mine.
Living [Ab] like an [G] old [F] dirt road. _
[Fm] Like an _ [Gm] old [F] dirt _ road.
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