Willie Nelson – Detour (Guitar)

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Detour was released on June 11 1979 on album "One for the Road", featuring Leon Russell. [Instrumental Intro] | D | D | D | A7 | | D | G7 | A7 | D | [Verse 1]
        D
Headed down life's crooked road

         D
Lots of things I never known

       D                             A7
And because of me not knowin' I now payin'

  D                    D7
Double bad rock on my trail

          G                   G7
Spent the next five years in jail

             A7               D
Should have read that detour sign
[Chorus]
   G
Detour there's a muddy road ahead

   D
Detour paid no mind to what it said

   G
Detour all the bitter things I find

             A                D
Should have read that detour sign
[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]
   D
I got stuck in the mud

        D
All my hopes dropped with a thud

       D                                         A7
And I thought with my hard brake could free the tires

         D        D7
But the further I go

          G        G7
The more sorrow I know

             A7               D
Should have read that detour sign
[Chorus]
   G
Detour there's a muddy road ahead

   D
Detour paid no mind to what it said

   G
Detour all the bitter things I find

             A                D
Should have read that detour sign
[Outro]
             A                D
Should have read that detour sign

             A                D
Should have read that detour sign