Key:
Chorus:
[Intro]
| D A | Bm |
| D A | Bm |
[Verse]
D
I was raised off of
Rural Route 3,
A
out past where the
blacktop ends,
D
We'd walk to church
on Sunday mornin'
G
and race barefoot
back to Johnson's
fence
D
That's where I
first saw Mary,
A
On that roadside
pickin'
blackberries,
Bm
G
A
D
that summer I
turned a corner in
my soul down that
red dirt road
[Chorus]
D
It's where I drank
my first beer,
A
It's where I
found Jesus,
Bm
Where I wrecked
my first car
G
I tore it all to
pieces,
D
I learned the
path to heaven,
A
It's full of
sinners and
believers,
Bm
Learned that
happiness on
earth,
G
Ain't just for high
achievers,
Em
F#m
I've learned, I've
come to know,
G
A
D
there's life at both
ends of that red
dirt road
[Verse]
D
Her daddy didn't
like me much,
A
In my shackled up
GTO,
D
I'd sneak out in the
middle of the
night,
G
Throw rocks at her
bedroom window,
D
We'd turn out
the headlights,
A
Drive by the
moonlight,
Bm
G
Talk about what
the future might
hold,
A
D
Down that red dirt
road,
[Chorus]
D
It's where I drank
my first beer,
A
It's where I
found Jesus,
Bm
Where I wrecked
my first car
G
I tore it all to
pieces,
D
I learned the
path to heaven,
A
It's full of
sinners and
believers,
Bm
Learned that
happiness on
earth,
G
Ain't just for high
achievers,
Em
F#m
I've learned, I've
come to know,
G
A
there's life at both
ends of that red
dirt road
[Solo]
| D | A | Bm |
G |
| D | A | Bm |
G |
[Bridge]
Em
F#m
I went out into the
world,
G
And I came back
in,
Em F#m
I lost Mary,
G
Oh, I got her back
again
Em
F#m
And driving home
tonight
G A
Asus4
Feels like I found a
long lost friend,
[Chorus]
D
It's where I
drank my first
beer,
A
It's where I
found Jesus,
Bm
Where I wrecked
my first car
G
I 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,
G
Ain't just for high
achievers,
Em
F#m
I've learned, I've
come to know,
G
A
there's life at both
ends of that red
dirt road
[Outro]
| D | A | Bm |
Bm |
Em
F#m
Yes, I've learned,
I've come to
know,
G
A
there's life at both
ends of that red
dirt road
[Solo]
| D | A | Bm |
G |
| D | A | Bm |
G |
D |
