The Dirt Road Chords
by Sawyer Brown
The Dirt Road by Sawyer Brown is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords G, C, Em, D and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The Dirt Road
By: Sawyer Brown
Key of G
Intro: G C Em D G C Em D
Em C G
Daddy worked hard for his dollars
Em C D
He said some folks don't, but that's okay
Em C G
Well they won't know which road to follow
Em D G
Because an easy street might lead you astray
C G
I'll take the dirt road, it's all I know
D G
I been walkin' it for years, it's going where I need to go
D C G
It ain't easy, it ain't supposed to be
F Em C F Em C
So I'll take my time, and life won't pass me by
F Em C D G
'Cause it's right there to find on the dirt road
C Em D G C Em D
Em C G
I have lived life in the fast lane
Em C D
You gotta watch your back and look both ways
Em C G
When it's said and done, the time we have is borrowed
Em D G
You better make real sure you're headed the right way.
chorus (without the last phrase "on the dirt road")
chorus
G C Em D G C Em D G
on the dirt road Jason A. Wendtland