Chris Knight - Rural route

I built a ^Gfire up on the hill ^Cadd9Sat in the woods and drank my fill Talked to ^GGod all night ^Cadd9Took another shot to set me right Then I ^Dwalked down to the ^Groad Filled a ^Cadd9beer can full of .^G22 holes Then I sai^Dd goodbye Yeah, I ^Cadd9said goodbye

I go ^Dback but I can't go ^Ghome The river is ^Cadd9up and the road is ^Gclosed And there ^Dain't no tele^Gphone At my ^Cadd9mothers' house And all the ^Dlights are out Down on the ^Grural route

There ^Gain't much of nothin' left Of this ^Cadd9place where I became myself ^GGhosts and memories I'd ^Cadd9walk on by but they'd follow me I see ^DPenny on down the ^Groad Asked him ^Cadd9if he'd seen my ^Gbrother He ^Djust said no Well, guess I^Cadd9 better go

I go ^Dback but I can't go ^Ghome The river is ^Cadd9up and the road is ^Gclosed And there ^Dain't no tele^Gphone At my ^Cadd9mothers' house And all the ^Dlights are out Down on the ^Grural route

I built a ^Gfire up on a hill I ^Cadd9sat in the woods and drank my fill Talked to ^GGod all night ^Cadd9Took another shot to set me right Then ^DI just walked a^Gway Ain't ^Cadd9nothin' here I ^Gwant to remember ^DAnyway Least ^Cadd9not today

And I go ^Dback but I can't go ^Ghome The river is ^Cadd9up and the road is ^Gclosed And there ^Dain't no tele^Gphone At my ^Cadd9mothers' house And all the ^Dlights are out I go ^Dback but I can't go ^Ghome The river is ^Cadd9up and the road is ^Gclosed And there ^Dain't no tele^Gphone At my ^Cadd9mothers' house And all the ^Dlights are out Down on the ^Grural route