Tom: E E|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----| B|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----| G|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----| D|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----| A|-2/7---/11---\6----\4---|--2/7---/11---\6---\4----| E|-0-0----0-----0-----0---|--0-0----0-----0----0----| [Verse 1] I was raised off of Rural Route 3 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------7--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Out past where the black top ends E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|11\6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| We'd walk to church on Sunday morning E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Race barefoot back to Johnson's fence E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|11\6-----------------\9----------------------------------------------------| E|0--0------------------0----------------------------------------------------| That's where I first saw Mary E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| On that roadside pickin blackberries E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|11\6-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| That summer I turned a corner in my soul E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7----------9---------------4---------------------------------------------| E|--0----------0---------------0---------------------------------------------| Down that Red Dirt Road E|-------5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6---8-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7---9-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------7---9----------2/7-------/11-----\6-------\4----------------------------| E|-------5---7----------0-0--------0-------0--------0----------------------------| [Verse 2] Her daddy didn't like me much E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| In my shackled up GTO E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| I'd sneak out in the middle of the night E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Throw rocks at her bedroom window E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------| We'd turn out the headlights E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Drive by the moonlight E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Talk about what the future might hold E|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------6------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------7------------------------------------------| A|-4----------------9-------------7------------------------------------------| E|-0----------------0-------------5------------------------------------------| Down that Red Dirt Road E|---------7--------0----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------7--------9----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------8--------9----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------9--------9----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------9--------7----------------------------------------------------------| E|---------7--------0----------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] It's where I drank my first beer E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's where I found Jesus E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Where I wrecked my first car E|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----5----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I tore it all to pieces E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I learned the path to heaven E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Is full of sinners and believers E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Learned that happiness on earth Ain't just for high acheivers E|-4----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| B|-5----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| G|-6----------------------------|-------6--------------------------------------| D|-6----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------| A|-4----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| I've learned I've come to know E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| B|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| G|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| D|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------| A|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------| E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| There's life at both ends E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------6------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| Of that Red Dirt Road E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-8--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-9--------------------7----/11----------------------------------------------| E|-7--------------------0-----0-----------------------------------------------| [Bridge] We went out into the world E|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------| B|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------| G|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------| D|------4--------------6-------------------------------------------------------| A|------4--------------6-------------------------------------------------------| E|------2--------------4-------------------------------------------------------| Then we came back in E|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------7--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------| I lost Mary Oh, I got her back again E|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----4---------------6------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-----6---------------7------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-----6---------------7------------------------------------------------------| E|-2-----4---------------5------------------------------------------------------| And driving home tonight E|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------| B|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-----------------6---------------------------------------------------------| E|-2-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------| Feels like I've found a long lost friend E|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------| B|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------| G|------------------------6---------8------------------------------------------| D|------------------------7---------9------------------------------------------| A|------------------------7---------9------------------------------------------| E|------------------------5---------7------------------------------------------| [Chorus] It's where I drank my first beer E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's where I found Jesus E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Where I wrecked my first car E|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----5----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I tore it all to pieces E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I learned the path to heaven E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Is full of sinners and believers E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Learned that happiness on earth Ain't just for high acheivers E|-4----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| B|-5----------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| G|-6----------------------------|-------6--------------------------------------| D|-6----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------| A|-4----------------------------|-------7--------------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------5--------------------------------------| I've learned I've come to know E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| B|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| G|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| D|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------| A|----4----------------------6-------------------------------------------------| E|----2----------------------4-------------------------------------------------| There's life at both ends E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------6------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------7------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------5------------------------------------------------------------| Oh, I've come to know that there's life at both ends E|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------| B|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------| G|----2----------------------4--------------6-----------------------------------| D|----4----------------------6--------------7-----------------------------------| A|----4----------------------6--------------7-----------------------------------| E|----2----------------------4--------------5-----------------------------------| Of that Red Dirt Road E|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------8----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------9----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------9----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------7----------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] E|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------| B|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------| G|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------| D|--x-----x-----x-----x---|---x-----x-----x----x----|--x------------------| A|-2/7---/11---\6----\4---|--2/7---/11---\6---\4----|--7------------------| E|-0-0----0-----0-----0---|--0-0----0-----0----0----|--0------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up | \ Slide down