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[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 |
