Even though this song is played with multiple guitars, this tab will allow you to get a fuller sound. It
sounds great when there's only one guitar, especially with an acoustic.


* Capo on 5 *
All tabs are relative to capo.

When you see an asterisk (*) after the chord, play the corresponding riff below. Otherwise, just strum the
chord.
     C*
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---0---1---3---1---0-------0---1-----|
G|-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---2-----------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

     G7*
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---0---1---3---1---0-------0---1-----|
G|-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------|

     F* (use your thumb on the low E string)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---0---1---3---1---0-------0---1-----|
G|-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
D|---3-----------------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------|
E|---1-----------------------------------------|


Intro:
C*  G7*  C*  G7*


Verse 1:
      C*                      G7*
I was raised off route 3, out past where the blacktop ends
     C*
We’d walk to church on Sunday morning
         F*
and race barefoot back to Johnsons fence
C*
That's where I first saw Mary
F*
On that roadside pickin blackberries
Am                             F                       
that summer I turned a corner in my soul
          G            C
down that red dirt road


Chorus:
C
It's where I drank my first beer
G
It's where I found Jesus
Am
Where I wrecked my first car
F
I tore it all to pieces
C
I learned the path to heaven
G
It's full of sinners and believers
Am
Learned that happiness on earth
F
Ain't just for high achievers
Dm                           Em
I've learned, I've come to know
             F                G (hold)
That here's life at both ends
                C*   G7*
That red dirt road


Verse 2:
   C*
Her daddy didn't like me much
      G7*
In my shakled up GTO
C*
I'd sneak out in the middle of the night
      F*
Throw rocks at her bedroom window
C*
We'd turn out the headlights
G7*
Drive by the moonlight
Am                               F
Talk about what the future might hold
          G            C
Down that red dirt road


Chorus


Bridge lead-in:
C   G   Am   F


Bridge:
  Dm                 Em
I went out into the world
      F
And I came back in
Dm       Em
I lost Mary
        F
Oh I got her back again
Dm                 Em
And drivin home tonight
                     F         G
Feels like I found a long lost friend


Chorus


Play the intro after the last chorus and end on C