(verse 1)
       D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)i've been on the grand ole opry, i played a show with ZZ top
  Em (022000@1)                       Gwent (320003@1)on tour with Skynyrd, and man they still rock
          D (xx0232@1)                             A (x02220@1)shot the bull with Bocephus, before he climbed up on his jet
             Em (022000@1)                                     Gplayed (320003@1)south Florida with Alan Jackson, thats some things at ya never forget
     Bm (x24432@1)                A (x02220@1)             Em (022000@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)all that stuff it makes you feel real good, but not near as good

(Chorus) 
                     D (xx0232@1)                           AAs (x02220@1)flyin' down a backroad, with some buddies from back home
                Em (022000@1)                            GA (320003@1)splash a Jack in my coke, Catchin' brim on a Zebco
                   D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)spottin deer in a hay feild, after church a sunday meal
               Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1)                  Dhuggin' (xx0232@1)mama before i go,        flyin' down a backroad

(verse 2)
 D (xx0232@1)                               Aup (x02220@1)there in Des Moines, they knew my songs line by line
           Em (022000@1)                                  Gi (320003@1)just stood there in the fake smoke, another dream came true that night
      D (xx0232@1)                    Aive (x02220@1)seen so many places, i never thought id see
         Em (022000@1)                         G (320003@1)      
all the way from California, to as far as you can go east
     Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)              Em (022000@1)                Gand (320003@1)all that stuff it makes you feel real good, but not near as good

(chorus) 
                    D (xx0232@1)                             AAs (x02220@1)flyin' down a backroad, with some buddies from back home
                 Em (022000@1)                            GA (320003@1)splash a Jack in my coke, Catchin' brim on a Zebco
                   D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)
spottin deer in a hay feild, after church a sunday meal
                Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)                   Dhuggin' (xx0232@1)mama before i go,       flyin' down a backroad

(bridge) 
        Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)            Gim (320003@1)a lucky man ive got a real good life, 
          A (x02220@1)                         G (320003@1)               Dbut (xx0232@1)with all the things ive done, nothing gets me as high

(chorus)
                     D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)As flyin' down a backroad, with some buddies from back home
                 Em (022000@1)                              GA (320003@1)splash a Jack in my coke,and Catchin' brim on a Zebco
                   D (xx0232@1)                        Aspottin (x02220@1)deer in a hay feild, after church a sunday meal
                  Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)           Emhuggin'my (022000@1)mama before i go,      Yeah flyin' down a backroooooad     oh yeah
    G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)oh flyin down a backroad