The Righteous Path chords by Drive-By Truckers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
I got a
G 
brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas
C 
I got a house in a neighborhood
G 
that's fading fast
Em 
I got a dog and a cat that
G 
don't fight too much
C 
I got a few hundred channels
G 
to keep me in touch
Em 
I got a beautiful wife and
G 
three tow-headed kids
kids
C 
I got a couple of big secrets
G 
I'd kill to keep hid
Em 
G 
I don't know God but I fear his wrath
C 
I'm trying to keep focused
G 
on the righteous path

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Verse 2
Em 
G 
C 
G 
I
Em 
got a couple of
G 
opinions that I  hold dear
C 
G 
Got a whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear
Em 
I got an itch that needs
G 
scratching but it feels alright
C 
I got the need to blow it
G 
out on Saturday night
Em 
I got a grill in the backyard
G 
and a case of beers
C 
Got a boat that ain't seen
G 
the water in years
Em 
G 
More bills than money, I can do the math
C 
I'm trying to keep focused
G 
on the righteous path

Verse 3
C 
I'm trying to keep focused
D 
as I drive down the road
Em 
On the ditches and the curves
G 
and the heavy load
C 
Ain't bitching 'bout things
D 
that aren't in my grasp
Em 
Just try ing to hold steady on the
G 
righteous path
Em 
G 
Em 

Verse 4
G 
Em 
This friend of mine
G 
I've known all my life
C 
Who can't get it right no
G 
matter how hard he tries
Em 
He's got kids he don't see
G 
and several ex-wives
C 
And And a list of bad decisions
G 
'bout eight miles wide
Em 
G 
Trouble with the law and the IRS
C 
And where he'll get the money's
G 
anybody's guess
Em 
He's a long way off but if
G 
you was to ask
C 
He'd say he's trying to stay
G 
focused on the righteous path

Verse 5
C 
Trying to keep focused as
D 
we drive down the road
Em 
Like we did back in High School
G 
before the world turned cold
C 
Now the brakes are thin and
D 
the curves are fast
Em 
We're trying to hold steady on the
G 
righteous path
Em 
G 
Em 

Verse 6
G 
C 
Bm 
We're hanging out and
D 
Em 
we're hanging on
C 
Bm 
We're trying the best we can
D 
Em 
to keep keeping on
C 
Bm 
We got messed up minds for
D 
Em 
these messed up times
C 
B 
Bm 
D 
Em 
C 
And it's a thin thin line separating his from mine
Bm 

Interlude 1

Verse 7
C 
Trying to hold steady on the
D 
Em 
righteous path
G 
Eighy miles and hour with a worn out map
C 
D 
No time for self-pity or or a load of crap
Em 
Trying to stay focused on the
G 
righteous path