Johnny Cash - The Road to Kaintuck: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Road to Kaintuck" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Road to Kaintuck ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele 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 ukulele.

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

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Road to Kaintuck" by Johnny Cash.

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