Chords for Dirt Road
Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [F] [C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[D]
[G] Me and my brother, [D] we were young and wild.
[C] Lord, we sure wanted to be like him.
We sure liked his [G] style.
He was our first [D] hero, and he was [C] kind, you see.
[G] And daddy taught us well, [D] how to tow the gun,
[C] how to ride like a cowboy, how to hunt like an Indian,
[G] how to be [D] a rebel and how to be [C] free,
[G] how to be a southern [D] boy and a southern man,
[C] and how to make a living using your [G] two hands,
how to do most [D] anything just to get [C] by.
And there was life down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
You've [G] got a dirt car home, [D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't much [D] more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're pouring down [G] on a dirt road,
[D]
[C]
[G] you'll talk to mama [D] sometimes on the phone.
[C] She always wants to know when I'm coming in,
son, when you're coming [G] home.
Lord, boy, [D] I miss you, and I miss your [C] smile.
[G] Say your prayers, son, [D] when you lie down in bed.
[C] You thank the good Lord above for the woman that [G] you're with.
Son, she's [D] an angel, and that's plain [C] to see.
Talk
[G] to God [D] and treat her good [C] and take your life easy, boy,
just like your [G] daddy would.
And oh, [D] yes, son, don't forget [C] your [D] drink.
[C] As you drink down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're falling down [F] on a dirt road,
[C] [D]
[G]
[F] [C]
[D]
[G] from Cypress Bottom [D] on down to Summerfield, [C] Lisbon, Athens,
Homer, Junction, and [G] Hainesville,
that old [D] Bayou country is where I long [C] to be.
[G] Cruising down Lake [D] Road, blasting my country sound,
[C] Louisiana, and I got my windows [G] down.
Lord, [D] it feels so good just to [C] be free.
And to be me [G] down on a dirt road where things [D] don't change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're falling [G] down on a dirt road,
[D]
[C] I was falling [G] down on a dirt road, [D]
[C] Lord knows.
[A] [G]
[D]
[G]
[F] [C]
[D]
[G] Me and my brother, [D] we were young and wild.
[C] Lord, we sure wanted to be like him.
We sure liked his [G] style.
He was our first [D] hero, and he was [C] kind, you see.
[G] And daddy taught us well, [D] how to tow the gun,
[C] how to ride like a cowboy, how to hunt like an Indian,
[G] how to be [D] a rebel and how to be [C] free,
[G] how to be a southern [D] boy and a southern man,
[C] and how to make a living using your [G] two hands,
how to do most [D] anything just to get [C] by.
And there was life down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
You've [G] got a dirt car home, [D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't much [D] more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're pouring down [G] on a dirt road,
[D]
[C]
[G] you'll talk to mama [D] sometimes on the phone.
[C] She always wants to know when I'm coming in,
son, when you're coming [G] home.
Lord, boy, [D] I miss you, and I miss your [C] smile.
[G] Say your prayers, son, [D] when you lie down in bed.
[C] You thank the good Lord above for the woman that [G] you're with.
Son, she's [D] an angel, and that's plain [C] to see.
Talk
[G] to God [D] and treat her good [C] and take your life easy, boy,
just like your [G] daddy would.
And oh, [D] yes, son, don't forget [C] your [D] drink.
[C] As you drink down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're falling down [F] on a dirt road,
[C] [D]
[G]
[F] [C]
[D]
[G] from Cypress Bottom [D] on down to Summerfield, [C] Lisbon, Athens,
Homer, Junction, and [G] Hainesville,
that old [D] Bayou country is where I long [C] to be.
[G] Cruising down Lake [D] Road, blasting my country sound,
[C] Louisiana, and I got my windows [G] down.
Lord, [D] it feels so good just to [C] be free.
And to be me [G] down on a dirt road where things [D] don't change,
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] and you've got a [C] place to hide.
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When you're falling [G] down on a dirt road,
[D]
[C] I was falling [G] down on a dirt road, [D]
[C] Lord knows.
[A] [G]
[D]
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_ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Me and my brother, [D] we were young and wild.
[C] Lord, we sure wanted to be like him.
We sure liked his [G] style.
He was our first [D] hero, and he was [C] kind, you see. _ _ _ _
[G] And daddy taught us well, [D] how to tow the gun,
[C] how to ride like a cowboy, how to hunt like an Indian,
[G] _ how to be [D] a rebel and how to be [C] free, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] how to be a southern [D] boy and a southern man,
[C] _ and how to make a living _ using your [G] two hands,
how to do most [D] anything just to get [C] by.
_ _ _ And there was life down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
You've [G] got a dirt car home, [D] and you've got a _ [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't much [D] more you could ever [C] ask for.
_ _ _ When you're pouring down [G] on a dirt road,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ you'll talk to mama [D] sometimes on the phone.
[C] She always wants to know when I'm coming in,
son, when you're coming [G] home.
Lord, boy, [D] I miss you, and I miss your [C] _ smile. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Say your prayers, son, [D] when you lie down in bed.
[C] You thank the good Lord above for the woman that [G] you're with.
Son, she's [D] an angel, and that's plain [C] to see.
Talk _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ to God [D] and treat her good [C] and take your life easy, boy,
just like your [G] daddy would.
_ And oh, [D] yes, son, don't forget [C] your _ [D] drink.
[C] _ As you drink down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] _ and you've got a [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When _ you're falling down [F] on a dirt road,
[C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] from Cypress Bottom [D] on down to Summerfield, [C] _ _ Lisbon, Athens,
Homer, Junction, and _ [G] Hainesville,
that old [D] Bayou country is where I long [C] to be. _ _ _
_ [G] Cruising down Lake [D] Road, blasting my country sound,
[C] _ _ _ Louisiana, and I got my windows [G] down.
Lord, [D] it feels so good just to [C] be free.
_ _ _ And to be me [G] down on a dirt road where things [D] don't change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] _ and you've got a [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
_ _ When you're falling [G] down on a dirt road,
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ I _ was falling [G] down on a dirt road, [D] _ _ _
[C] Lord knows. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Me and my brother, [D] we were young and wild.
[C] Lord, we sure wanted to be like him.
We sure liked his [G] style.
He was our first [D] hero, and he was [C] kind, you see. _ _ _ _
[G] And daddy taught us well, [D] how to tow the gun,
[C] how to ride like a cowboy, how to hunt like an Indian,
[G] _ how to be [D] a rebel and how to be [C] free, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] how to be a southern [D] boy and a southern man,
[C] _ and how to make a living _ using your [G] two hands,
how to do most [D] anything just to get [C] by.
_ _ _ And there was life down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
You've [G] got a dirt car home, [D] and you've got a _ [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't much [D] more you could ever [C] ask for.
_ _ _ When you're pouring down [G] on a dirt road,
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ you'll talk to mama [D] sometimes on the phone.
[C] She always wants to know when I'm coming in,
son, when you're coming [G] home.
Lord, boy, [D] I miss you, and I miss your [C] _ smile. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Say your prayers, son, [D] when you lie down in bed.
[C] You thank the good Lord above for the woman that [G] you're with.
Son, she's [D] an angel, and that's plain [C] to see.
Talk _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ to God [D] and treat her good [C] and take your life easy, boy,
just like your [G] daddy would.
_ And oh, [D] yes, son, don't forget [C] your _ [D] drink.
[C] _ As you drink down [G] on a dirt road where things don't [D] change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] _ and you've got a [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
When _ you're falling down [F] on a dirt road,
[C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] from Cypress Bottom [D] on down to Summerfield, [C] _ _ Lisbon, Athens,
Homer, Junction, and _ [G] Hainesville,
that old [D] Bayou country is where I long [C] to be. _ _ _
_ [G] Cruising down Lake [D] Road, blasting my country sound,
[C] _ _ _ Louisiana, and I got my windows [G] down.
Lord, [D] it feels so good just to [C] be free.
_ _ _ And to be me [G] down on a dirt road where things [D] don't change, _
[C] and everyone still knows your name.
And you've [G] got to let the cow horn,
[D] _ and you've got a [C] place to hide. _ _ _
[G] You've got land you love and a [D] name to be proud of,
[C] and you've got the address to the good Lord of [G] the barn.
There ain't [D] much more you could ever [C] ask for.
_ _ When you're falling [G] down on a dirt road,
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ I _ was falling [G] down on a dirt road, [D] _ _ _
[C] Lord knows. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _