WALK A STRAIGHT LINE
As recorded by Mack Geiger
(2026 release)
[Intro]
G C G D Em
C G D
[Verse 1]
C GLivin’ on the road
D GAnother town another show
CBetween the whiskey and the women
GAnd the gypsy and the livin’
D CUnder neon light
GYou walked in
D EmA cotton dress talking words in red
CGot me looking in the mirror
GThinking I can Do it better
DNow I wanna get right
[Chorus]
C GI wanna walk a straight line to your front door runnin’
D GHome every night with some Good Lord company
C G DLittle house and some cows and some kids and a little space
C GI wanna walk a straight line through the hills with the Good Lord
D EmAnd when I’m ready knockin’ heavy on your daddy’s door
C G DAsk for your hand, buy a band and never walk away
C GD
I wanna walk a straight line
Em C G DI wanna walk a straight line, yeah
[Verse 2]
C GI’ve heard plenty say
D GDon’t let it all Go to waste
CYou only get one chance of livin’
GSo you might as well be sinnin’
DIn your young man days
C GBut it’s an empty road
D EmAnd I’ve found myself a desert rose
CAnd I’ll lose it if I let it
GAnd I know I would regret it
DSo I’m gonna make it known
[Chorus]
C GI wanna walk a straight line to your front door runnin’
D GHome every night with some Good Lord company
C G DLittle house and some cows and some kids and a little space
C GI wanna walk a straight line through the hills with the Good Lord
D EmAnd when I’m ready knockin’ heavy on your daddy’s door
C G DAsk for your hand, buy a band and never walk away
C GD
I wanna walk a straight line
Em C G DI wanna walk a straight line, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
C G D Em C G D
[Bridge]
Am G CYeah I know she’s the one cause she loves Him more than me
Am G CAnd if only I could hold her in my arms maybe she would see
[Out-Chorus]
C GI wanna walk a straight line to your front door runnin’
D GHome every night with some Good Lord company
C G DLittle house and some cows and some kids and a little space
C GI wanna walk a straight line through the hills with the Good Lord
D EmAnd when I’m ready knockin’ heavy on your daddy’s door
C G DAsk for your hand, buy a band and never walk away
C GD
I wanna walk a straight line
Em C G DI wanna walk a straight line, yeah
C G DI’m gonna walk a straight line
Em C G DI’m gonna walk a straight line, yeah
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