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Readin Writin Rt 23 Chords

by Dwight Yoakam
KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays386

Readin Writin Rt 23 by Dwight Yoakam is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: D 

             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 
         D 
Have you ever been down Kentucky way 

Say south of Prestonburg 

Have you ever been up in a holler 

Have you ever heard 
  G 
A mountain man cough his life away 

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 is all behind 

Chorus:

Chord diagrams

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