E|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|
B|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|
G|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|
D|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|
A|-2/7---/11---\6----\4---|--2/7---/11---\6---\4----|
E|-0-0----0-----0-----0---|--0-0----0-----0----0----|



[Verse 1]
I was raised off of Rural Route 3
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Out past where the black top ends
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11\6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

We'd walk to church on Sunday morning
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Race barefoot back to Johnson's fence
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11\6-----------------\9----------------------------------------------------|
E|0--0------------------0----------------------------------------------------|

That's where I first saw Mary
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

On that roadside pickin blackberries
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11\6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

That summer I turned a corner in my soul
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----------9---------------4---------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------0---------------0---------------------------------------------|

Down that Red Dirt Road
E|-------5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7---9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7---9----------2/7-------/11-----\6-------\4----------------------------|
E|-------5---7----------0-0--------0-------0--------0----------------------------|


[Verse 2]

Her daddy didn't like me much
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

In my shackled up GTO
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|

I'd sneak out in the middle of the night
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Throw rocks at her bedroom window
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|

We'd turn out the headlights
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Drive by the moonlight
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Talk about what the future might hold
E|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------6------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------|
A|-4----------------9-------------7------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------0-------------5------------------------------------------|

Down that Red Dirt Road
E|---------7--------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7--------9----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8--------9----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9--------9----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------9--------7----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------7--------0----------------------------------------------------------|



[Chorus]
It's where I drank my first beer
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It's where I found Jesus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Where I wrecked my first car
E|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I tore it all to pieces
E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I learned the path to heaven
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Is full of sinners and believers
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Learned that happiness on earth   Ain't just for high acheivers
E|-4----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|
B|-5----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|
G|-6----------------------------|-------6--------------------------------------|
D|-6----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|

I've learned   I've come to know   
E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
B|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------|
E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|

There's life at both ends
E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|

     Of that Red Dirt Road
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--------------------7----/11----------------------------------------------|
E|-7--------------------0-----0-----------------------------------------------|


[Bridge]
We went out into the world
E|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4--------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4--------------6-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------|

Then we came back in
E|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|

I lost Mary  Oh, I got her back again
E|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----4---------------6------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----6---------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----6---------------7------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------|

And driving home tonight
E|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|

Feels like I've found a long lost friend
E|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------6---------8------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7---------9------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7---------9------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

It's where I drank my first beer
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It's where I found Jesus
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Where I wrecked my first car
E|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I tore it all to pieces
E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I learned the path to heaven
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Is full of sinners and believers
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Learned that happiness on earth   Ain't just for high acheivers
E|-4----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|
B|-5----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|
G|-6----------------------------|-------6--------------------------------------|
D|-6----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------|
A|-4----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------|

I've learned   I've come to know   
E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
B|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------|
E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------|

There's life at both ends
E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, I've come to know that there's life at both ends 
E|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------|
B|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------4--------------6-----------------------------------|
D|----4----------------------6--------------7-----------------------------------|
A|----4----------------------6--------------7-----------------------------------|
E|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------|

Of that Red Dirt Road
E|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------9----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
E|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------|
B|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------|
G|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------|
D|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------|
A|-2/7---/11---\6----\4---|--2/7---/11---\6---\4----|--7------------------|
E|-0-0----0-----0-----0---|--0-0----0-----0----0----|--0------------------|

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