Chords with lyrics
Intro - D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Verse 1
D MajorD
Down where I born it was heaven on earth.
G+G
The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt.
D MajorD A augmentedA
The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright.
D MajorD
We raised cotton, corn, a little cane, and kids.
G+G
You either lived on a farm or wish you did.
D MajorD A augmentedA
Jesus always walked close by our side.
E MajorE A augmentedA G+G D MajorD G+G
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks.
Verse 2
D MajorD
There's a lot about life you can learn on a bus,
G+G
How to lie, how to fight, how to kiss, how to cuss.
D MajorD A augmentedA
The closer we sat to the back, the smarter we got.
D MajorD
We were poor, we were ugly, we were all best friends.
G+G
White-eyed, baptized, and still wantin' to sin.
D MajorD A augmentedA
Thank God we get more than just one shot.
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks.
Chorus
A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD
That's us, haulin' hay in the field with the radio on.
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
That's us, headin' straight into town when the work is done.
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD G+G
In my mind, I can still see us now, ridin' down Buck Island Road.
A augmentedA E MajorE
It wasn't that long ago.
Verse 3
D MajorD
We thought tobacco and beer in a can
G+G
Was all it would take to be like our old man.
D MajorD A augmentedA
But I saw how it made my momma cry.
D MajorD
It was huntin' and fishin' and football games.
G+G E MajorE
Then it was girls, and everything changed,
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
In our lives… Fallin' in and out of love, we rode in trucks.
Chorus 2
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
That's us with our tailgates down in the parking lot.
A augmentedA G+G E MajorE
That's us with mud on our tires when it rained a lot.
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD G+G
In my mind, I can still see us now, ridin' down Buck Island Road.
G+G E MajorE G+G E MajorE G+G D MajorD G+G
It wasn't that long ago, it's apart of my soul. Yeah.
D MajorD
Down where I was born, it was heaven on earth.
G+G
The Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt.
D MajorD A augmentedA
The sun sets slow and the stars shine bright.
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA Dsus4Dsus4 G+G Dsus4Dsus4 G+G D MajorD
Where I grew up, we rode in trucks