Red Dirt Road — Brooks & Dunn
Chords and lyrics for Red Dirt Road by Brooks & Dunn (key of D).
Intro
[D] [A] [Bm] [Bm]
[D] [A] [Bm] [Bm]
Verse 1
[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]that summer I turned a corner [G]in my soul [A]down that [D]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]Is full of sinners and believers,
[Bm]Learned that happiness on earth,
[G]Ain't just for high achievers,
[Em]I've learned, [D/F#]I've come to know,
[G]there's life at both ends [A]of that red [D]dirt road
Verse 2
[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]Talk about what the future might hold,
[G]Down that [A]red dirt [D]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]Is full of sinners and believers,
[Bm]Learned that happiness on earth,
[G]Ain't just for high achievers,
[Em]I've learned, [D/F#]I've come to know,
[G]there's life at both ends [A]of that red dirt road
Solo
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm] [Bm]
Bridge
[Em]I went out into the world,
[D/F#]And I came back in,
[G]I lost Mary,
[Em]Oh, I got her back again
[D/F#]And driving home tonight
[G]Feels like I found a long lost [A]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]I've learned, [D/F#]I've come to know,
[G]there's life at both ends [A]of that red dirt road
Outro
[D] [A] [Bm] [Bm]
[Em]Yes, I've learned, [D/F#]I've come to know,
[G]there's life at both ends [A]of that red dirt road
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
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