Dwight Yoakam - Readin', Rightin', Rt.23 (tab)
D xx0232 G 320003
A x02220 C x32010
[D]INTRO
They learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23,
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL1)
Have you [D]ever been down Kentucky way,
Say south of Prestonsburg?
Have you ever been up in a holler,
Or have you ever heard
A [G]mountain man cough his life away,
[D]
If you [C]had you might just understand
The [G]reason that they left it all be[D]hind. (FILL2)
'Cause they learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north, (with FILL3)
To the [G]luxury and comfort a coal miner can't af[D]ford.
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
Would [G]take them to the good life that they had never [D]seen. (FILL1)
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry.
[D]LEAD[A] GU[G]ITA[D]R SOLO
Have you [D]ever seen 'em put the kids in the car after work on Friday night?
Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m. and see a light still burnin' bright.
Those [G]mountain folks sat up that late,
To hold those little grandkids in their [D]arms, in their arms.
And I'm [C]proud to say that I've been blessed,
And [G]touched by their sweet hillbilly [D]charm. (FILL4)
But they learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north, (with FILL3)
To the [G]luxury and comfort a coal miner can't af[D]ford.
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
Would [G]take them to the good life that they had never [D]seen. (FILL1)
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL5)
Yeah, it turns [A]out that that old highway
Could [G]lead you to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL6)
h hammer-on pbr pre-bend & release
/ slide up \ slide down
bh bend & hold r release
p pulloff b bend
INTRO (acoustic guitar)
[D]
E---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------2---
B---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------3---
G---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------2---
D--0---------0---------0---0-----0---
A------0h2-------0h2-------0h2-0-----
E-------------------------------2----
FILL1
[D]
E--10--------------------
B----10pbr---------------
G---------7--------------
D---------------7--------
A------------7/9-9\7-5---
E------------------------
FILL2
[D]
E--10-----------------------------
B----10pbr-7---7------------------
G-----------9bh-9r-p7---7-7-------
D--------------------9-7---9-7\---
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
FILL3
[D] [G]
E-----------------7-5\-3---
B-----3-----7-------7\-3---
G--------------3/5---------
D--2/4---5/7---------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
LEAD GUITAR SOLO
[D] [A][G]
E---------------------------------------------------5------------------------------
B-----------------7--8p7--7----------------7-------2-----------------0--3-3--------
G--------7--7-9h10-10---10-10-10p9p7-9-7-9b-9b\-4bh--4r-2-0-2p0-0------0---4pbr--0-
D--7h9h10-10------------------------9-9------------------4-----4--3/5-5--5-----5\--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E--3-----10-10--10-12-14-14--14\12-10---
B-----3--10-10--------------------------
G--2b-2-----9b--11-12-14-14b-14\12-11---
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
FILL4
[D]
E--10----------8--------------------------
B----10pbr-10bh-10r-7-10------------------
G--------------------9--9pbr-7---7-9b-7---
D-----------------------------9-7---------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
FILL5
[D]
E------10--------------------------10---------
B--10bh--10r-7-10-------------7-8bh--8r-7-----
G-------------9--9pbr-7---7-9b-----------7\---
D----------------------9-7-7------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
FILL6
[D]
E-----------------5------10---
B-----3-----7--5/7---7/10-----
G-----------------------------
D--2/4---5/7------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
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[D]INTRO
They learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23,
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL1)
Have you [D]ever been down Kentucky way,
Say south of Prestonsburg?
Have you ever been up in a holler,
Or have you ever heard
A [G]mountain man cough his life away,
[D]
If you [C]had you might just understand
The [G]reason that they left it all be[D]hind. (FILL2)
'Cause they learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north, (with FILL3)
To the [G]luxury and comfort a coal miner can't af[D]ford.
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
Would [G]take them to the good life that they had never [D]seen. (FILL1)
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry.
[D]LEAD[A] GU[G]ITA[D]R SOLO
Have you [D]ever seen 'em put the kids in the car after work on Friday night?
Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m. and see a light still burnin' bright.
Those [G]mountain folks sat up that late,
To hold those little grandkids in their [D]arms, in their arms.
And I'm [C]proud to say that I've been blessed,
And [G]touched by their sweet hillbilly [D]charm. (FILL4)
But they learned [D]readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
To the [G]jobs that laid waiting in those cities' facto[D]ries.
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north, (with FILL3)
To the [G]luxury and comfort a coal miner can't af[D]ford.
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23, (with FILL3)
Would [G]take them to the good life that they had never [D]seen. (FILL1)
They didn't [A]know that that old highway
Could [G]lead them to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL5)
Yeah, it turns [A]out that that old highway
Could [G]lead you to a world of mise[D]ry. (FILL6)
h hammer-on pbr pre-bend & release
/ slide up \ slide down
bh bend & hold r release
p pulloff b bend
INTRO (acoustic guitar)
[D]
E---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------2---
B---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------3---
G---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2------2---
D--0---------0---------0---0-----0---
A------0h2-------0h2-------0h2-0-----
E-------------------------------2----
FILL1
[D]
E--10--------------------
B----10pbr---------------
G---------7--------------
D---------------7--------
A------------7/9-9\7-5---
E------------------------
FILL2
[D]
E--10-----------------------------
B----10pbr-7---7------------------
G-----------9bh-9r-p7---7-7-------
D--------------------9-7---9-7\---
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
FILL3
[D] [G]
E-----------------7-5\-3---
B-----3-----7-------7\-3---
G--------------3/5---------
D--2/4---5/7---------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------
LEAD GUITAR SOLO
[D] [A][G]
E---------------------------------------------------5------------------------------
B-----------------7--8p7--7----------------7-------2-----------------0--3-3--------
G--------7--7-9h10-10---10-10-10p9p7-9-7-9b-9b\-4bh--4r-2-0-2p0-0------0---4pbr--0-
D--7h9h10-10------------------------9-9------------------4-----4--3/5-5--5-----5\--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E--3-----10-10--10-12-14-14--14\12-10---
B-----3--10-10--------------------------
G--2b-2-----9b--11-12-14-14b-14\12-11---
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
FILL4
[D]
E--10----------8--------------------------
B----10pbr-10bh-10r-7-10------------------
G--------------------9--9pbr-7---7-9b-7---
D-----------------------------9-7---------
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
FILL5
[D]
E------10--------------------------10---------
B--10bh--10r-7-10-------------7-8bh--8r-7-----
G-------------9--9pbr-7---7-9b-----------7\---
D----------------------9-7-7------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
FILL6
[D]
E-----------------5------10---
B-----3-----7--5/7---7/10-----
G-----------------------------
D--2/4---5/7------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
