Intro D A Verse D A I was raised off route 3, out past where the blacktop ends, D We'd walk to church on Sunday morn G and race barefoot back to Johnsons Fence D That's where I first saw Mary, A On that roadside picking blackberries, Bm G that summer I turned a corner in my soul A D down that red dirt road, Chorus D It's where I drank my first beer, A It's where I found Jesus, Bm Where I wrecked my first car G I tore it all to pieces, D I learned the path to heaven, A It's full of sinners and believers, Bm Learned that happiness on earth, G Ain't just for high achievers, Em F#m I've learned, I've come to know, G There's life at both ends A D Of that red dirt road, Verse D Her daddy didn't like me much, A In my shackled up GTO, D I'd sneak out in the middle of the night, G Throw rocks at her bedroom window, D We'd turn out the headlights, A Drive by the moonlight, Bm G Talk about what the future might hold, A D Down that red dirt road, Chorus D It's where I drank my first beer, A It's where I found Jesus, Bm Where I wrecked my first car G I tore it all to pieces, D I learned the path to heaven, A It's full of sinners and believers, Bm Learned that happiness on earth, G Ain't just for high achievers, Em F#m I've learned, I've come to know, G There's life at both ends A D Of that red dirt road, Bridge Em F#m I went out into the world, G And I came back in, Em F#m I lost Mary, G Oh I got her back again Em F#m And driving home tonight G A Asus4 Feels like I found a long lost friend, Verse D It's where I drank my first beer, A It's where I found Jesus, Bm Where I wrecked my first car G I tore it all to pieces, D I learned the path to heaven, A It's full of sinners and believers, Bm Learned that happiness on earth, G Ain't just for high achievers, Em F#m I've learned, I've come to know, G There's life at both ends A D Of that red dirt road,
