Billy Currington
Good Directions
This is the actual version of the song (no capo). I made this tab so it would be easy to transpose. Billy
Currington plays this song live with a capo on the 3rd fret (transpose 3 steps down). However, I believe that
on the studio recording the guitar player plays this song with a capo on the 5th fret
(transpose 5 steps down). This seems to match the chord voicing of the studio track and would adhere to
Nashville's K.I.S.S. methodology. Capo 5 works very well for the F, C/E, Dm (C, G/B, Am capo 5th fret)
chord progression during the bridge.
Intro: F Am Bb C F C7
Verse I:
F
I was sittin' there sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck
Am
Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up
Bb C Dm
She had to be thinkin' "This is where Rednecks come from"
F
She had Hollywood written on her license plate
Am
She was lost and lookin' for the interstate
Bb C F
Needin' directions and I was the man for the job
Chorus:
Bb C
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
Bb C
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
Bb C Dm
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Bb Gm
Then a left will take you to the interstate
Bb C F C7
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Verse II:
F
I was sittin' there thinkin' 'bout her pretty face
Am
Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name
Bb C Dm
I threw my hat and thought, "You fool, that could've been love"
F
I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down
Am
She probably didn't like me anyhow
Bb C F
So I watched her disappear in a cloud of dust.
Chorus:
Bb C
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
Bb C
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
Bb C Dm
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Bb Gm
Then a left will take you to the interstate
Bb C F
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Bridge:
Bb C
Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me
F C/E Dm
Or am I really seein' what I think I see
Bb C F *
The woman of my dreams comin' back to me
Instrumental: F Am Bb C F
Chorus:
Bb C
She went way up yonder past the caution light
Bb (strong pause) C
Don't know why, but somethin' felt right
Bb C Dm
When she stopped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Bb C F
Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me
Bb C7 F
Thank God for good directions: and turnip greens
*During the bridge, the F before the instrumental could be a Dm. The vocals seem to have a minor tonality
to them. However, the bass sounds like it is playing an F. A Dm could be substituted here if desired.