Red dirt road

	  		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  

Small Lead Break- D Dmaj9th Bm 

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  

Lead Break- D Dmaj9th Bm G D Dmaj9th Bm G  
  
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