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Private Malone- David Ball
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Tabbed by:masterstiks
Email:ichibon2013@yahoo.com
INTRO: E Esus4 E x2
VERSE 1:
E Esus4 E
I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds
A
When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye
E Esus4 E
The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran
A B7 E Esus4 E
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand
E Esus4 E
It was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn
A
With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
B7 A
When I pulled the cover off it took away my breath
A B7 E
What she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette
C#m B
I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
A B7
What a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
E Esus4 E
I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
A B7 E
E
The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote
CHORUS:
C#m B A B7
My name is private Andrew Malone
C#m B A B7
If your reading this then I didn't make it home
Abm C#m F#m B
But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true
A B7
This car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you
C#m B A Abm
And though you may take her and make her your own
F#m B7 E Esus4 EEsus4 E
You'll always be riding with private Malone
VERSE 2:
E Esus4 E
It didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good
A
I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
E Esus4 E
I had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down
A B7 E
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town
C#m B
The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
A B7
But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night
E Esus4 E
I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see
A B7 E
E
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me
CHORUS:
C#m B A B7
It was a young man named private Andrew Malone
C#m B A B7
Who fought for his country and never made it home
Abm C#m F#m
B
But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true
A B7
This car was once a dream of his back when it was new
C#m B A Abm
And he told me to take her and make her my own
F#m B7 E Esus4 EEsus4 E
And I was proud to be riding with private Malone
VERSE 3:
F#m B7
One night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast
E A B7
I still don't remember much about that fiery crash
E Esus4 E
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
A B7 E
E
They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt
CHORUS:
C#m B A B7
It was a young man named private Andrew Malone
C#m B A B7
Who fought for his country and never made it home
Abm C#m F#m B
But for every dream that shatters there's another that comes true
A B7
This car was once a dream of his back when it was new
C#m B A Abm
And I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along
F#m B7 E Esus4 E
Yeah that night I was riding with private Malone
F#m B7 E Esus4 EEsus4 E
Oh thank God I was riding with private Malone
I couldn't find a tab that was quite right so I decided to throw this one together, it
perfect to me. Just listen to the song for the strum pattern and the intro riff and enjoy.
