Rural Route

Chris Knight

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F (133211@1)                    BI (x2444x@1)built a fire up on the hill, I sat in the woods and drank my fill
          F (133211@1)            BTalked (x2444x@1)to God all night, took another shot at setting me right
       C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)             B (x2444x@1)              FThen (133211@1)I walked down to the road , filled a beer can full of .22 holes
       C (x32010@1)                  BThen (x2444x@1)I said goodbye, yeah I said goodbye

Chorus 
       C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                FI'd (133211@1)go back but I can't go home, cause the river is up and the road is closed
          C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)                  Band (x2444x@1)there ain't no telephone.........at my mother's house
            C (x32010@1)                              F (133211@1)         Band (x2444x@1)all the lights are out......down on the rural route

F (133211@1)                              BThere (x2444x@1)ain't much of nothin' left, this place where I became myself
F (133211@1)                      BGhosts (x2444x@1)and memories, I'd walk on by , but they'd follow me
       C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)          B (x2444x@1)            FI (133211@1)seen Penny on down the road, asking if I'd seen my brother
  C (x32010@1)                               BI (x2444x@1)just said no.....well I guess I'd better go

Chorus
       C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                FI'd (133211@1)go back but I can't go home, cause the river is up and the road is closed
          C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)                 Band (x2444x@1)there ain't no telephone.........at my mother's house
            C (x32010@1)                             F (133211@1)            Band (x2444x@1)all the lights are out......down on the rural route

F (133211@1)                    BI (x2444x@1)built a fire up on the hill, I sat in the woods and drank my fill
          F (133211@1)            BTalked (x2444x@1)to God all night, took another shot at setting me right
      C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           B (x2444x@1)           F (133211@1)              CThen (x32010@1)I'd just walk away, ain't nothin here I want to remember anyway...
       BLeast (x2444x@1)not today

Chorus
       C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                FI'd (133211@1)go back but I can't go home, cause the river is up and the road is closed
          C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)                 Band (x2444x@1)there ain't no telephone.........at my mother's house
            C (x32010@1)                              Fand (133211@1)all the lights are out......down on the rural route

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