Chords with lyrics
Intro: A minorAm C majorC FF F/E (x2)
Verse
A minorAm C majorC
I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas
FF F/E
I got a house in a neighborhood that's fading fast
A minorAm C majorC
I got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much
FF F/E
I got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch
A minorAm C majorC
I got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids
FF F/E
I got a couple of big secrets I'd kill to keep hid
A minorAm C majorC
I don't know God but I fear his wrath
FF F/E
I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path
Interlude: A minorAm C majorC FF F/E
Verse
A minorAm C majorC
I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
FF F/E
Got a whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear
A minorAm C majorC
I got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alright
FF F/E
I got the need to blow it out on Saturday night
A minorAm C majorC
I got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers
FF F/E
I got a boat that ain't seen the water in years
A minorAm C majorC
More bills than money, I can do the math
FF F/E
I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
I'm trying to keep focused as I drive down the road
A minorAm C majorC
On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Ain't bitching bout things that aren't in my grasp
A minorAm C majorC
Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Interlude
A minorAm C majorC (x2)
Verse
A minorAm C majorC
There's this friend of mine I've known all my life
FF F/E
Who can't get it right no matter how hard he tries
A minorAm C majorC
He's got kids he don't see and several ex-wives
FF F/E
And a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide
A minorAm C majorC
Trouble with the law and the IRS
FF F/E
And where he'll get the money's anybody's guess
A minorAm C majorC
He's a long way off but if you was to ask
FF F/E
He'd say "I'm trying to stay on the righteous path"
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Trying to keep focused as we drive down the road
A minorAm C majorC
Like back in High School before the world turned cold
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast
A minorAm C majorC
We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Interlude
A minorAm C majorC (x2)
Bridge
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
We're hanging out
G+G A minorAm
and we're hanging on
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
We're trying the best we can
G+G A minorAm
to keep on keeping on
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
We got messed up minds
G+G A minorAm
for these messed up times
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
And it's a thin thin line
G+G A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
separating his from mine
Interlude
A minorAm C majorC (x4)
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
A minorAm C majorC
Eighty miles an hour with a worn out map
Fmaj7Fmaj7 G+G
Don't worry about things that ain't in my grasp
A minorAm C majorC
Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Outro
A minorAm C majorC (x4)
A minorAm