Dirt Road Diary
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Intro: G D Cadd9 (2x)
G D Cadd9
Me and daddy ride around all day shooting doves off a line in a Chevrolet.
G D Cadd9
Old lab would jump out the back and fetch 'em up.
G D Cadd9
We'd drive for miles and miles and never once hit blacktop or change the dial.
G D Cadd9
One little country station was all there was.
Em7 D Cadd9
Checking gates, fixing fence and roads that's how my story goes.
Chorus:
Em7 D Cadd9
If you want to know the real me, just turn the page in my dirt road diary.
Em7 D Cadd9
It's right there for you to see, every kiss, every beer, every cotton field memory.
Em7 D Cadd9
Tan legs and some Dixie land delight, ridin' round, windows down on a summer night.
Em7 D Cadd9 (strum once)
I was there, that was me. Its right here in my dirt road diary.
G D Cadd9
G D Cadd9
I remember when I turned sixteen; I got a license and some gasoline.
G D Cadd9
Ain't a curve or a straight away we didn't fly down.
G D Cadd9
If wasn't the boys it was me and her by fire in a field or down by the river.
G D Cadd9
Every inch of that county was sacred ground.
Em7 D
Wish I knew where that old truck was.
Cadd9
If it could talk it could tell on us.
[Refrão]
Em7 D Cadd9
If you want to know the real me, just turn the page in my dirt road diary.
Em7 D Cadd9
It's right there for you to see, every kiss, every beer, every cotton field memory.
Em7 D Cadd9
Tan legs and some Dixie land delight, ridin' round, windows down on a summer night.
Em7 D Cadd9
I was there, that was me. Its right here in my dirt road diary.
Bridge:
G D Cadd9
It ain't a book underneath my bed;
Em7 D Cadd9
Just a dusty memory lane in my head.
G D Cadd9 (2x)
Em7 D Cadd9
Tan legs and some Dixie land delight, ridin' round, windows down on a summer night.
Em7 D Cadd9
I was there, that was me. Its right here in my dirt road diary.
Em7 D Cadd9 (strum once)
Just ride around this little town and you'll see how I wrote my dirt road diary.
How to play Dirt Road Diary
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.