{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1717498,"song":"Ride Through The Country","artist":"Colt Ford","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11363272-ride-through-the-country-chords-by-colt-ford/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1717498?type=chord","rating":4.92952,"votes":16,"content":"Capo on 1st\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                  \r\nDown the road where the black top ends, you can find Colt Ford with all his friends,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwe’re used to gravel roads, and fishin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith cane poles, wasn’t no swimmin’ pools, jus swimmin’ holes. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWe was dirt road poor, and cane switched raised, I’ve been came a long way since back in them days,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbeen ‘round the world twice seen all fifty states, ate on thousand dollar china, but love sum paper plates[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthere aint nuthin wrong with them big city lights, but me, I prefer them slow country nights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere I can see the darkness come in and go, Most folks is honest, and they all speak slow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nyou can leave your door open, aint nuttin’ gunna happen, most country folks sing, but I couldn’t, so im rappin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wanna show yall where I come from, and invite yall all down to any country town [/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow before I pack and things and leave, there’s sumthin I need yall to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI seen alotta things in my life time, that’s why I walk the line, I’m just a simple man[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so don’t you ever cry for me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI aint ashamed where I’m from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Verse 2) \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUp, dressed, and gone by 5 am, he’s country, and he’s rappin’ we gotta play him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfolks been waitin for some one like me, to give ‘em some heart beats and spit that country [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy jeans don’t sag, they fit, they kinda tight, got on a white t-shirt, no nothin’ but work.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDaylight til dark, that’s how I was bread, and I’ll keep bein’ country til the day I’m dead [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSee, country folks eat biscuits called cat heads, bar-b-q, baked beans, sweet tea, and white bread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwe like to fish and hunt, aint scared of a fight, love the Good Lord and believe in doin’ right, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot 4-wheel drives, some got mud on ‘em, you can keep your rolls roice, cuz baby, we don’t want ’em![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo now yall know exactly who I am, and if you aint into that, i don’t give a damn! [/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow before I pack and things and leave, there’s sumthin I need yall to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI seen alotta things in my life time, that’s why I walk the line, I’m just a simple man[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so don’t you ever cry for me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI aint ashamed where I’m from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse 3)\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou might see my on your t.v, but honey yeah, that don’t mean a thing, [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nyou see, I’m still that same ‘ol country boy, and that’s all I’ll ever be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand sometime, those bright lights blind me, and make it hard for me to see,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut when I need to be reminded, I take a ride through the country[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse 4)\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt about 5 o’clock on Friday afternoon, them country boys head down to the local saloon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                          \r\nyou welcome to stop in and have a cold bottle, big city boys and stuck up super models,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwe don’t care where ya from, as long as you polite, cuz push come to shove and every one of us will fight [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe mostly easy like Sunday morning, ol’ Colt came here to give yall fair warnin’,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncountry folks wont be pushed around, and theres some of us livin’ in every town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nwe believe in the Bible, and the U.S.A, work hard for what you want, it’s the American way, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nno body owe you nothin’ supposed to earn your keep, but in a hard days work, get a good nights sleep, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know some of yall think Colt’s kinda odd, but I’m loud, proud and country by the grace of God![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow before I pack and things and leave, there’s sumthin I need yall to understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI seen alotta things in my life time, that’s why I walk the line, I’m just a simple man[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I aint'n the things for cheep thrills, but all my scars heel, so don’t you ever cry for me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI aint ashamed where I’m from, you always will come, take a ride through the country.[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo on 1st\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n(Verse 2) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Verse 3)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Verse 4)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)","chords":["D","Em","C","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}