California - Bad directions

I always take the ^Gback roads Leave the ^Gtraffic to everyone else ^EmI can't ^Dtake the ^Cclamor of the crowd I'll ^Ctake the ^C/Bscenic ^Droute Talkin' on to^Gmorrow To^Gnight's only halfway done I ^Emnever was ^Dto be ^Churried about ^CPlease, ^C/Bjust slow ^Ddown

And I ^Cknow we all start ^C/Bout with bad di^Amrections ^CDon't give up, 'til ^C/Bnow we've made it ^Amthrough 'Cause it ^Bmmakes you more like ^Emthem When you^Bm give them what they ^Emwant The ^Bmneed to ^A#mplease ^Amthem Is to ^Dbelong

Boom box on the ^Gdashboard St. ^GChristopher on a chain ^EmHead up ^Dnorth, back ^Ceast, down south Out ^CWest we'll ^C/Bdrive it^D down Roads turn to ^Ggravel ^GSome are paved quite well Some are ^Emeven at ^Dodds with their ^Caddress now ^CCaught in a ^C/Brounda^Dbout

And I ^Cknow we all start ^C/Bout with bad di^Amrections ^CDon't give up, 'til ^C/Bnow we've made it ^Amthrough 'Cause it ^Bmmakes you more like ^Emthem When you^Bm give them what they ^Emwant The ^Bmneed to ^A#mplease ^Amthem Is just what they ^Dwant

Take the road less ^Gtraveled And ^Gfold all the maps away Put it ^Emall in that ^Dunfinished ^Cnovel someday A ^Cpostcard,^C/B any^Dway ^DAnyway...

And I ^Cknow we all start ^C/Bout with bad di^Amrections ^CWe get lost, some^C/Bhow we make it ^Amthrough 'Cause I ^Cmay not know my ^C/Bstreets But I know my ^Amdirections Come ^Con, we'll go out a^C/Bcross these ave^Dnues