Johnny Cooper:Red Dirt
Capo 1st fret


Intro

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Verse

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Well I never been

To the Great Divide
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My journey started when I was just five
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And I don't know why, I don't know why


Verse

Somehow I've been to places I've never been
And I lived through things I don't understand
An I know things I'm not supposed to know


Chorus

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But I'm fine with it
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I just get on with it
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Cause I can't change it


Verse

They say keep in the flow and you'll never grow old
But I've got a story that's yet to've been told
So I'm telling it while I'm living it

Verse

It's the boys from the past that blaze my path
Waylon and Willie, Jerry Jeff and the rest
It's their blood and sweat that made this dirt red


Chorus

But I'm fine with it
I just get on with it
Cause I can't change it


Bridge

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The day the red dirt blew through Texas
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The voices of a thousand souls fell gently around my shoulders
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Like a long lost friend
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I said "Hello Boys, I'm glad you're here
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But there's work to be done so grab yourself a chair"


Bridge

The day the red dirt blew through Texas
The voices of a thousand exes sang out to me in harmonies
Like I never heard before
I said "Hello girls, I'm glad you're here
But there's work to be done could you bring us one more beer"

Verse

So Mike and Cody, I'm calling on you
Fifty Dollar Blue and Stoney, you too
Wade's got his getaway yeah and I've got mine

Verse

We gotta keep it true
We gotta see it through
We're gonna carry this torch it'll get us through
Oh and Jason says we gotta do what we gotta do

Chorus

But I'm fine with it
I just get on with it
Cause I can't change it

Bridge

The day the red dirt blew through Texas
The voices of a thousand souls fell gently around my shoulders
Like a long lost friend
I said "Hello Boys, I'm glad you're here
But there's work to be done so grab yourself a chair"

Bridge

The day the red dirt blew through Texas
I cried a thousand tears for those who came before
An those who'll soon follow
I said "Hello Boys, I'm glad you're here
But there's work to be done so grab yourself a chair"

Guitar Solo

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Verse

Well I never been
To the Great Divide
My journey started when I was just five
And I don't know why, I don't know why