| C | C | G | G |
| C | C | D | G |
[Verse 1]
G G
Headed down life's crooked road, lots of things I never knowed,
G D
but because of me not knowin', I now pine.
G C
Trouble got in the trail, spent the next five years in jail,
D G
should've read that detour sign.
[Chorus]
C C
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead,
G G
detour, paid no mind to what it said.
C C
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find,
D G
should have read that detour sign.
[Verse 2]
G G
When I got right to the place where it said "About Face",
G D
I thought of all my worries were behind.
G C
But the farther I go the more sorrow I know,
D G
should have read that detour sign.
[Chorus]
C C
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead,
G G
detour, paid no mind to what it said.
C C
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find,
D G
should have read that detour sign, let's go.
[Intro]
| C | C | G | G |
| C | C | D | G |
[Verse 3]
G G
When I got stuck in the mud, all my hopes dropped with a thud,
G D
I guess that my heart strings were made of twine.
G C
Have no willpower to get from the hole that I'm in yet,
D G
should have read that detour sign.
[End-Chorus]
C C
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead,
G G
detour, paid no mind to what it said.
C C
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find,
D G
should have read that detour sign.
D G
Should have read that detour sign
D G
Should have read that detour sign.
