{"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":814402,"song":"Riding With Private Malone","artist":"David Ball","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11595804-riding-with-private-malone-chords-by-david-ball/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/814402?type=chord","rating":4.7849,"votes":161,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nThe intro strumming pattern is the basic pattern for the song, the first two measures\r\n\r\n[ch]Esus4[/ch]   022200\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]| [ch]E[/ch]        | [ch]Esus4[/ch]    | [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Esus4[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch]       |\r\n| d du udu | d du udu | d du ud     | d       |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]Esus4[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Asus2[/ch]\r\nWhen an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Esus4[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe lady didn't know the year or even if it ran[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Asus2[/ch]                     [ch]Bsus[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I had that thousand dollars in my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]Esus4[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I pulled the cover off it took away my breath[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhat a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Esus4[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nMy name is private Andrew Malone[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIf your reading this then I didn't make it home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut for every dream that's shattered another one comes true[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThis car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nAnd though you may take her and make her your own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou'll always be riding with private Malone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Esus4[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Esus4[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nBut it picked up that oldies show especially late at night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]Esus4[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt was a young man named private Andrew Malone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWho fought for his country and never made it home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThis car was once a dream of his back when it was new[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nAnd he told me to take her and make her my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I was proud to be riding with private Malone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOne night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI still don't remember much about that fiery crash[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Esus4[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSomeone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey didn't get his name but I know without a doubt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#m[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt was a young man named private Andrew Malone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWho fought for his country and never made it home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut for every dream that shatters there's another that comes true[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThis car was once a dream of his back when it was new[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nAnd I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah that night I was riding with private Malone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Esus4[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh thank God I was riding with private Malone[/tab]","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe intro strumming pattern is the basic pattern for the song, the first two measures\n\nEsus4   022200\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\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\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Esus4","E","Asus2","Bsus","A","B","B7","F#m","C#m","G#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]}}}