Walk Our Own Road Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
Walk Our Own Road
Recorded by Randy Travis and Kris Kristofferson
Written by Bernie Nelson and Lisa Pals
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
There's do'ers and
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
don'ters and
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I wills and won'ters
And
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
them that don't even
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
try
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
Givers and takers
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
movers and shakers
And
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
them that are just passing
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
by
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Skid-rows and
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
winos and
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
some folks that I know
That
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
don't do like I think they
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
should
I
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
thought they were
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
livin'
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
their lives all
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
wrong
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Long before
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
I
under
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
stood
We
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
all have to walk our own
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
road
We
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
can't always go where we're
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
told
In the
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
end where it'll end up the
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Lord only
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
knows
But we
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
all have to
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
walk our own
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
road
I've had some
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
good times and
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I've had a good life
And
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
I've had things goin' my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
way
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
I've walked the high ground and
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
treasures that I've found
And
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
women who brightened my
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
day
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Then there were
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
times I was
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
caught in the crosswinds
With
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
life goin' 'round and a
Dm
D#m
Em
Fm
F#m
Gm
G#m
Am
A#m
Bm
Cm
C#m
round
Like a
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
ship with no
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
sail I was
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
caught in a
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
gale
Till I
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
finally just
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
ran it a-
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
ground
Repeat #3 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Walk Our Own Road?
- The song Walk Our Own Road was sang by Randy Travis.
Who is Randy Travis?
- Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.
By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records, where he began recording more Christian material. Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit "Three Wooden Crosses", Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards, including Country Album of the Year five times. Since his stroke, which severely limited his singing and speaking ability, he has released archival recordings and made limited public appearances. In addition to his singing career, he pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon, Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek, National Treasure 2 (2007) and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.
Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2016, Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
