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Fmaj7 I was raised off of Rural Route 3 C Out past where the blacktop ends F We'd walk to church on Sunday morning Bb Dm Gm F Race barefoot back to Johnson's fence F That's where I first saw Mary C On that roadside picking blackberries Dm7 Bb That summer I turned a corner in my soul C6 F Down that red dirt roadC It's where I drank my first beer C Dm7 It's where I found Jesus Dm7 Dm Where I wrecked my first car, Bb I tore it all to pieces F I learned the path to heaven C Is full of sinners and believers DM7 Learned that happiness on earth Dm Ain't just for high achievers Gm I've learned, F Bb I've come to know Bb There's life at both ends C F Of that red dirt road Am Dm7 FVerse 2:
F Her daddy didn't like me much Fmaj7 C In my shackled up GTO F I'd sneak out in the middle of the night Bb F Throw rocks at her bedroom window Fmaj7 We'd turn out the headlights C Drive by the moonlight Dm7 Bb Talk about what the future might hold Bb C G F Down that red dirt roadF C It's where I drank my first beer C Dm7 It's where I found Jesus Dm7 Dm Where I wrecked my first car, Bb I tore it all to pieces F I learned the path to heaven C Is full of sinners and believers Dm7 Learned that happiness on earth Dm Gm Ain't just for high achievers Gm I've learned, F Bb I've come to know Bb There's life at both ends C F Of that red dirt road Am Dm7 F Bb Gm F AmVerse 3:
C F I went out into the world F Bb C7 And I came back in Gm F I lost Mary, Gm Oh I got her back again Bb F And driving home tonight, F Bb C Feels like I've found a long lost friendOutro Am Dm7 F Bb Am7 F Am7 Dm7 Bb FF C It's where I drank my first beer C Dm7 It's where I found Jesus Dm7 Dm Where I wrecked my first car, Bb I tore it all to pieces F I learned the path to heaven C Is full of sinners and believers Dm7 Learned that happiness on earth Dm Ain't just for high achievers Gm I've learned, F Bb I've come to know Bb There's life at both ends C F Of that red dirt road
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