Talladega
Eric Church
Album: The Outsiders (2014)


Capo 6

Do the opening riff with the C form but hammer on to the D String
then move to the G form and strum the whole chord then lift off of 
the A string and hammer back on as you strum. You'll hear the entry.

C   G   Em   D

C                             G
It was the summer before the real world started and,
Em                D
the deal was we would get to go,
C                        G
if we cleaned it up, and got it running,
Em            D
Daddy's old Winnebago.
C                      G
Wing and a prayer down 65,
Em                    D
five best friends on four bald tires,
C                                         D
I can still see Billy smiling when we finally made it.
(Let the D chord ring out)

C                   G
To Talladega, boys raised up,
Em               D                C
whiskey in your glass, here's to turning up,
G                  Em                D
slowing down, and cars that go real fast,
C                              D
We were laughing and living, drinking and wishing,
      Em               D                C
and thinking as that checked flag was waving,
                    D
sure would like to stay in,
C
Talladega.

G Em D

C              G
Like a storm, time rolls on,
Em   	      	      	          D
you can't hit pause as we just did.
C                  G
Most days in life don't stand out,
     Em            D
but life's about those days that we all like,
C
Rocking Randell, getting rowdy,
G                D                        C
shooting roman candles at the man in the moon,
                            D
'til the Alabama sun was breaking. 


C
To Talladega,
G
boys raised up,
Em               D
whiskey in your glass,
C
here's to turning up,
G
slowing down,
Em                     D
and cars that go real fast,
C
We were laughing and living,
G
drinking and wishing,
     Em                D               C
and thinking as that checked flag was waving,
                    D
sure would like to stay in,
C
Talladega.

G Em D

C
When the winds go cold and it blows October,
D
I think about us shoulder to shoulder,
C
like those cars my thoughts roll over
              G           D
and over and over, in my mind.

D
Tonight
C
I'm in Talladega,
G
boys raised up,
Em                D
whiskey in your glass,
C
here's to turning up,
G
slowing down,
Em                     D
and cars that go real fast,
C
We were laughing and living,
G
drinking and wishing,
      Em               D               C
and thinking as that checked flag was waving,
                    D
sure would like to stay in,
C
Talladega.

G Em D

C             G    Em    D
Talladega
C             G    Em    D
Talladega