Intro F - C - Dm
(Verse)
F C
I was raised off’ a road route 3, out past where the blacktop ends,
F
We’d walk to church on Sunday morn
Bb
And race barefoot back to Johnson’s Fence
F
That's where I first saw Mary,
C
On that roadside pickin’ blackberries,
Dm Bb
That summer I turned a corner in my soul
C F
Down that red dirt road,
(Chorus)
F
It's where I drank my first beer,
C
It's where I found Jesus,
Dm
Where I wrecked my first car
Bb
I tore it all to pieces,
F
I learned the path to heaven,
C
It's full of sinners and believers,
Dm
Learned that happiness on earth,
Bb
Ain't just for high achievers,
Gm Am
I've learned, I've come to know,
Bb C
There's life at both ends,
F
That red dirt road,
(Verse)
F
Her daddy didn't like me much,
C
In my shackled up GTO,
F
I'd sneak out in the middle of the night,
Bb
Throw rocks at her bedroom window,
F
We'd turn out the headlights,
C
Drive by the moonlight,
Dm
Talk about what the future might hold,
C F
Down that red dirt road,
(Go to chorus then to lead,
Lead chords are (F - C - Dm - Bb - F - C - Dm)
Then bridge below)
(Bridge)
Gm Am
I went out into the world,
Bb
And I came back in,
Gm Am
I lost Mary,
Bb
Oh I got her back again,
Gm Am
And drivin’ home tonight
Bb C
Feels like I found a long lost friend,
(Go to chorus then lead out)
Lead out chords are (F - C - Dm - Bb)