We Rode In Trucks

Intro: (C  F) 2x

Verso 1:
           C
Down where I born it was heaven on earth.
    F
The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt.
C                                     G
The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright.
          C
We raised cotton, corn, a little cane, and kids.
           F
You either lived on a farm or wish you did.
C                               G
Jesus always walked close by our side.
            Dm  G           C          F
    F
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks.

Verso 2:
        C
There's a lot about life you can learn on a bus,
       F
How to lie, how to fight, how to kiss, how to cuss.
    C                                         G
The closer we sat to the back, the smarter we got.
        C
We were poor, we were ugly, we were all best friends.
F
White-eyed, baptized, and still wantin' to sin.
C                                   G
Thank God we get more than just one shot.
            Dm  G           C
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks.

Refrão:
       G          F                               C
That's us, haulin' hay in the field with the radio on.
       G           F                          Dm
That's us, headin' straight into town when the work is done.
      G            F                  C         C/E
         F
In my mind, I can still see us now, ridin' down Buck Island Road.
F                   Dm           G
It wasn't that long ago.

Verso 3:
C
We thought tobacco and beer in a can
F
Was all it would take to be like our old man.
    C                         G
But I saw how it made my momma cry.
       C
It was huntin' and fishin' and football games.
F                                Dm
Then it was girls, and everything changed,
        G
In our lives.
                      Dm   G           C
Fallin' in and out of love, we rode in trucks.

Refrão 2:
       G           F                      C
That's us with our tailgates down in the parking lot.
       G       F                    Dm
That's us with mud on our tires when it rained a lot.
     G            F                 C           C/E
         F
In my mind, I can still see us now, ridin' down Buck Island Road.
                    Dm                 G                 F
 G
It wasn't that long ago, it's apart of my soul. Yeah.

Outro:
           C
Down where I was born, it was heaven on earth.
    F
The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt.
C                                     G
The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright.
            Dm  G               C
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks.