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Detour was released on June 11 1979 on album "One for the Road", featuring Leon Russell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thNGDHli2Ao [Instrumental Intro] | D | D | D | A7 | | D | G7 | A7 | D | [Verse 1]
Headed dDown life's crooked road Lots of tDhings I never known And becDause of me not knowin' I now pA7ayin' DoDuble bad rock on my tD7rail Spent the Gnext five years in jG7ail Should have rA7ead that detour sDign
[Chorus]
DetGour there's a muddy road ahead DetDour paid no mind to what it said DetGour all the bitter things I find Should have rAead that detour sDign
[Interlude] | D | D | D | D | | D | D | A7 | A7 | | D | D7 | G | G7 | | A7 | A7 | D | D7 | (Chords verse) | G | G | G | G | | D | D | D | D | | G | G | G | G | | A | A | D | D | (Chords chorus) [Verse 2]
I gDot stuck in the mud All my hDopes dropped with a thud And I tDhought with my hard brake could free the tA7ires But the fDurther I D7go The more sGorrow I kG7now Should have rA7ead that detour sDign
[Chorus]
DetGour there's a muddy road ahead DetDour paid no mind to what it said DetGour all the bitter things I find Should have rAead that detour sDign
[Outro]
Should have rAead that detour sDign Should have rAead that detour sDign