Capo III Fret
Intro
I was (D) raised off of Rural Route 3
Out (A) past where the blacktop ends
(D) We'd walk to church on Sunday morn
And race (G) barefoot back to Johnson's fence
(D) That's where I first saw Mary
(A) On that roadside, pickin' blackberries
(Bm) That summer I turned a corner (G) in my soul
Down that (A) Red Dirt (D) Road
(D) It's where I drank my first beer
(A) It's where I found Jesus
(Bm) It's where I wrecked my first car
I (G) tore it all to pieces
(D) I learned the path to heaven
(A) Is full of sinners and believers
(Bm) Learned that happiness on earth
Ain't (G) just for high achievers
I've (Em) learned - I've come to (F#m7) know
There's life at (G) both ends
(A) Of that Red Dirt (D) Road
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Her (D) daddy didn't like me much
With my (A) shackled up G.T.O.
(D) I'd sneak out in the middle of the night
Throw (G) rocks at her bedroom window
(D) We'd turn out the headlights
(A) Drive by the moonlight
(Bm) Talk about what the future might (G) hold
Down that (A) Red Dirt (D) Road
(D) It's where I drank my first beer
(A) It's where I found Jesus
(Bm) It's where I wrecked my first car
I (G) tore it all to pieces
(D) I learned the path to heaven
(A) Is full of sinners and believers
(Bm) Learned that happiness on earth
Ain't (G) just for high achievers
I've (Em) learned - I've come to (F#m7) know
There's life at (G) both ends
(A) Of that Red Dirt (D) Road
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I went (Em) out into the (F#m7) world
And I (G) came back in
(Em) I lost (F#m7) Mary
Oh, but I (G) got her back again
(Em) Drivin' home to(F#m7)night
Feel like I found a (G) long lost (A) friend (Asus4) (A)
(D) It's where I drank my first beer
(A) It's where I found Jesus
(Bm) It's where I wrecked my first car
I (G) tore it all to pieces
(D) I learned the path to heaven
(A) Is full of sinners and believers
(Bm) Learned that happiness on earth
Ain't (G) just for high achievers
I've (Em) learned - I've come to (F#m7) know
There's life at (G) both ends
(A) Of that Red Dirt (D) Road
Outro