Key: D
Introduction: D A Bm D A Bm
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
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
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,
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
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 A4
Feels like I found a long lost friend,
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
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