Chords for Dwight Yoakam - Readin' Rightin' Route 23
Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] As I alluded to a minute ago, I'm from [C#] Southeast Kentucky originally, and a lot of those [D] people
[Dm] moved out of there and it took a lot of heat when they moved out of there, wherever they
moved, [D] for not being from there, being different.
And one of the jokes [G] that I had to live with was that the [D] three R's they taught in Southeast
Kentucky school were reading, writing, and Route 23 North.
So I wrote this for those folks, my mother and her sisters.
[G] [D]
They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
They learned to read, write, roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G]
would lead them to her [D] misery.
[G] [D] Have you ever been down the Kentucky Way, say South Creston Firth?
Have [G] you ever been up in [D]
Holler, [A] or have you ever, yes, [G] Mountain Man calls his life away?
Digging that black hole in those [D] dark mines, those dark mines.
[C] If you had, you might just [G] understand the reason that they had left it [D] all behind.
They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
They learned to read, write, roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 would [G] take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery.
[G] [D]
[A] Have [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] you ever seen them put the kids in the car after work on a Friday night?
Huffle up and holler about 2 a.m.,. see a light still [B] burning bright. [G] See them mountain folks set up at late, holding little [D] grandkids in their arms. Well, [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed by their sweet little [D] village charm. They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [Em] [D] factories. They learned to read, write, roads to the north, [G] to the luxury and comfort a coal miner [D] came for. They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. They [A] didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. [A] It turns out that old [G] highway will lead you to her [D] misery. Thank [Gm] [A] you. [E]
[Dm] moved out of there and it took a lot of heat when they moved out of there, wherever they
moved, [D] for not being from there, being different.
And one of the jokes [G] that I had to live with was that the [D] three R's they taught in Southeast
Kentucky school were reading, writing, and Route 23 North.
So I wrote this for those folks, my mother and her sisters.
[G] [D]
They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
They learned to read, write, roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G]
would lead them to her [D] misery.
[G] [D] Have you ever been down the Kentucky Way, say South Creston Firth?
Have [G] you ever been up in [D]
Holler, [A] or have you ever, yes, [G] Mountain Man calls his life away?
Digging that black hole in those [D] dark mines, those dark mines.
[C] If you had, you might just [G] understand the reason that they had left it [D] all behind.
They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
They learned to read, write, roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 would [G] take them to the good life they had [D] never seen.
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery.
[G] [D]
[A] Have [G] [D]
[Bm] [D] you ever seen them put the kids in the car after work on a Friday night?
Huffle up and holler about 2 a.m.,. see a light still [B] burning bright. [G] See them mountain folks set up at late, holding little [D] grandkids in their arms. Well, [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed by their sweet little [D] village charm. They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [Em] [D] factories. They learned to read, write, roads to the north, [G] to the luxury and comfort a coal miner [D] came for. They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. They [A] didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. [A] It turns out that old [G] highway will lead you to her [D] misery. Thank [Gm] [A] you. [E]
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[E] _ _ _ As I alluded to a minute ago, I'm from [C#] Southeast Kentucky originally, and a lot of those [D] people
[Dm] moved out of there and it took a lot of heat when they moved out of there, wherever they
moved, [D] for _ not being from there, being different.
_ And one of the jokes [G] that I had to live with was that the [D] three R's they taught in Southeast
Kentucky school were reading, writing, and Route 23 North.
So I wrote this for those folks, my mother and her sisters. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories. _
They learned to read, write, _ roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
_ They thought reading, _ writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _
_ _ [A] They didn't know that old highway [G]
would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [D] Have you ever been down the Kentucky Way, say South Creston Firth?
Have [G] you ever been up in [D]
Holler, [A] or have you ever, yes, [G] Mountain Man calls his life away?
Digging that black hole in those [D] dark mines, those dark mines.
_ [C] If you had, you might just [G] understand the reason that they had left it [D] all behind. _
_ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, write, _ roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
_ They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 would [G] take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Have [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] you ever seen them put the kids in the car after work on a Friday night?
Huffle up and holler about 2 a.m.,. see a light still [B] burning bright. [G] See them mountain folks set up at late, holding little [D] grandkids in their arms. _ _ Well, [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed by their sweet little [D] village charm. _ _ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and _ Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [Em] [D] factories. _ They learned to read, write, _ roads to the north, [G] to the luxury and comfort a coal miner [D] came for. _ They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _ _ They [A] didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _ [A] It turns out that old [G] highway will lead you to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] you. _ [E] _ _
[Dm] moved out of there and it took a lot of heat when they moved out of there, wherever they
moved, [D] for _ not being from there, being different.
_ And one of the jokes [G] that I had to live with was that the [D] three R's they taught in Southeast
Kentucky school were reading, writing, and Route 23 North.
So I wrote this for those folks, my mother and her sisters. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories. _
They learned to read, write, _ roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
_ They thought reading, _ writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _
_ _ [A] They didn't know that old highway [G]
would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [D] Have you ever been down the Kentucky Way, say South Creston Firth?
Have [G] you ever been up in [D]
Holler, [A] or have you ever, yes, [G] Mountain Man calls his life away?
Digging that black hole in those [D] dark mines, those dark mines.
_ [C] If you had, you might just [G] understand the reason that they had left it [D] all behind. _
_ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [D] factories.
_ They learned to read, write, _ roads to the [G] north, to the luxury and comfort a coal miner came [D] for.
_ They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 would [G] take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _ _ _
[A] They didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Have [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] you ever seen them put the kids in the car after work on a Friday night?
Huffle up and holler about 2 a.m.,. see a light still [B] burning bright. [G] See them mountain folks set up at late, holding little [D] grandkids in their arms. _ _ Well, [C] I'm proud to say that I've been [G] blessed by their sweet little [D] village charm. _ _ _ _ _ They learned to read, write, and _ Route 23 to [G] the job that lay awaiting those city [Em] [D] factories. _ They learned to read, write, _ roads to the north, [G] to the luxury and comfort a coal miner [D] came for. _ They thought reading, writing, and Route 23 [G] would take them to the good life they had [D] never seen. _ _ _ _ They [A] didn't know that old highway [G] would lead them to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ _ [A] It turns out that old [G] highway will lead you to her [D] misery. _ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] you. _ [E] _ _