Johnny Cash - The Road to Kaintuck: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Road to Kaintuck" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The Road to Kaintuck Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Road to Kaintuck" smoothly on your guitar.
Chorus: G We're goin' west to Kaintuck down the road to Moccasin Gap C Down the wilderness road G C G Down the Dug Road the old Reedy Creek Road C G The road down to Troublesome D G The road through Moccasin Gap There was a time when going way out west meant going to Kaintuck The dark and bloody ground as Indians called it Indians wars were ragin' and men like Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner Came down the wilderness road like countless families did Through a place in south West Virginia called Big Moccasin Gap It's a hot day in '73 and this is my wife and my kids with me Daniel Boone lost his boy the other day young Jim Boone is dead twenty miles away The wagons turn and went back home even Daniel couldn't make it alone I guess probably Daniel could but he stopped awhile in castle wood A Well if you love your wife and love your baby man D You better turn that wagon back as soon as you can A Ev'ry Injun in them hills has gone berserk E A And you're never gonna make it to Kaintuck Chorus: G We're goin' west to Kaintuck down the road to Moccasin Gap C Down the wilderness road G C G The Dug Road the old Reedy Creek Road C G The road down to Troublesome D G The road through Moccasin Gap C G The Dug Road the old Reedy Creek Road C G The road down to Troublesome D G The road through Moccasin Gap | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  E  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Road to Kaintuck" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Road to Kaintuck" by Johnny Cash.