road of the righteous Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Now[C] I[G][Cm][C]
[G]saw a man stand up
one day and fight [Cm]to save his [C]life
[G]Just a common worker,
supporting his [C]kids and his [C5]wife
[G]Put a plug in his jug,
things looked [C]up for sure
But the [G]whole damn thing of it was
there is [C]no blasted cure.
[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 2]
[G]Now I s[C]aw [C5]a ma[A]n st[D]an[G]d up
one [C]day [G]and fight to save his [C]life
[G]Just a common worker,
[A]supporting his kids [D]and his wife
[G]Put a plug in his[C] jug[G],
things looked up [C]for sure
[G]But the whole damn [C]thing of it was
[A]there is no blas[D]ted cure.

[Verse 3]
[C5]I've seen [C]a few men go "[C5]The
[D]Road of the Right[G]eous"
And just [Cm]a few have traveled
[D]"This Old Lonely Pat[G]h"
I've seen [Cm]a few men go[C] "Th[D]e
Road of the Right[G]eous"
By God [C]I'm sure I'll see some [D]more
"Go Their [G]Blessed [C]Way."[G][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]Hey[C] it'[C5]s gon[A]na,[D]
[G]take some foot wor[C]k to get[G] you on your way[C]
[G]They'll be pit- falls and some cat-
calls [A]but hard you must [D]persist
[G]Cause life is so pre[C]cious [G]and we
have only got one [C]shot,
[G]You move along [C]and you stay G[G]od strong all
[A]the treasures will be [D]got.

[Verse 5]
[C5]I've seen [Cm]a few men go [D]"The
Road of the Right[G]eous"
And just [Cm]a few have traveled
[D]"This Old Lonely Pat[G]h"
[Cm]I've seen a few men go [D]"The
Road of the Right[G]eous"
By God [C]I'm sure I'll see some [D]more
"Go Their Blessed [G]Way."

[Interlude 1]
[G]

[Verse 6]
[G]I've seen a few men go "The
[C]Road of [D]the Righteous"
And just [G]a few have traveled "This
[C]Old [C5]Lonely [D]Path"
I've seen [G]a few men go "The
[C]Road of [D]the Righteous"
By [G]God I'm sure I'll see some more
[D]"Go [G]Their Blessed [C5]Way."[G][C5]

[Verse 7]
[G]Now I s[C]aw [C5]a ma[A]n st[D]an[G]d up
[Cm]one [C5]day a[G]nd fight to save his l[C]ife
[G]Just a common[C] worker,
[A]supporting his kid[D]s and his wife
[G]Put a plug in his[C] jug[G] things
looked up for sure
[C]But [G]the whole damn thing of it was
[A]there is no blas[D]ted cure.
I've seen [Cm]a few men go

[Verse 8]
[D]
"The Road of the Right[G]eous"
And just [Cm]a few have traveled
[D]"This Old Lonely Pat[G]h"
I've seen [Cm]a few men go "Th[D]e
Road of the Right[G]eous"
By God [C5]I'm sure I'll s[Cm]ee some more "[D]Go Their
[G]Blessed[Cm][G][Cm][G][Cm]
[D]Way."
[G]