Chris Knight – Crooked Road chords

Chords:
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Note: Original Recording tuned down 1/2 step

Intro:  G        Gsus       G       Gsus

Verse 1
G C D Got married at 16, had a 15 year old wife
D C GGuess I've been a grown man, just about all my life
G C DLike my daddy before me, I've done the best I could
D C G Gsus G GsusSomehow things turned out a little worse than they should
Verse 2
G C D Logan West Virginia is a hundred mile behind
D C GCoal mines took my boys life and my Janie's piece of mind
G C D All I know is back in Logan and I ain't never been that smart
D C G (walk up to)But I know I had to leave there to heal my Janie's heart
Chorus:
C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G CDamn the good dreams gone cold
G D G C DWhile I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Verse 3
C D Me and Janie worked hard to get our children grown
D C GJunior was our first born it's cut us to the bone
G C D We learned long ago that you don't doubt the good lords plan
D C G (walk up to)But some things is hard to take lord, we just tryin' to understand
Chorus:
C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G CDamn the good dreams gone cold
G D G While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Solo Here same as Chorus C D G C G D G Gsus G Verse 4
G C DThere's a big blue ocean another 300 mile
D C GSun on the water just might make my Janie smile
G C D Light in her eyes is worth more to me than gold
D C G (walk up to)Hope runs a straight line right down this mountain road
Chorus:
C D Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines
G CDamn the good dreams gone cold
G D G CWhile I'm at it, damn this crooked road
G D G Gsus G GsusWhile I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Tabbed by Bob O'Neill 2014
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