Detour – Hank Thompson
Verse 1 C Headed down life's crooked road Lot of things I never knowed G7 And because of me not knowing I now pine C Trouble got in the trail C7 F Spent the next five years in jail G7 C (C7) Should have read that detour sign CHORUS C7-F De-tour there's a muddy road ahead (G7) C De-tour paid no mind to what it said (C7) F De-tour oh these bitter things I find C G7 C Should have read that detour sign Verse 2 C When I got right to the place Where it said “About Face” G7 I thought that all of my worries were behind C C7 F But the father I go the more sorrow I know G7 C Should have read that detour sign CHORUS Verse 3 C When I got stuck in the mud All my hopes dropped with a thud G7 And I reckon my heart stings are made of twine C C7 F Had no will power to get from the hole that I'm in yet G7 C Should have read that detour sign CHORUS