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Riding With Private Malone

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The intro strumming pattern is the basic pattern for the song, the first two measures
   Esus4022200
[Intro]
|         E|     Esus4|      E   Esus4|        E|
| d du udu | d du udu | d du ud     | d       |
[Verse 1]
EI was just out of the Esus4service thumbin' tEhrough the classifieds
Asus2When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye
EThe lady didn't Esus4know the year or eEven if it ran
Asus2But I had that thousand doBsusllars in my EhaEsus4ndE  
EIt was way back in the in Esus4corner of this oEld ramshackle barn
AWith thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
BWhen I pulled the cover off it tAook away my breath
AWhat she called a Chevy was a siB7xty-six corvEette
F#mI felt a little guilty as I Bcounted out the bills
EWhat a thrill I got when I Asat behind the wBheel
EI opened up the Esus4glove box and that's wEhen I found the note
AThe date was nineteen sixty-six and tB7his is what he wrEote
[Chorus]
My C#mname is prBivate AAndrew MaBlone
If C#myour reading tBhis then I dAidn't make it hBome
But for eG#mvery dream that's sC#mhattered aF#mnother one comes Btrue
This cF#mar was once a dream of mine now it Bbelongs to you
And tC#mhough you may tBake her and mAake her your G#mown
F#mYou'll always be ridiB7ng with private EMaEsus4loneE  Esus4  E  
[Verse 2]
EIt didn't take me Esus4long at all I Ehad her runnin' good
AI loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
EI had her Esus4shinin' like a dEiamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pretAty girls would stop and stare as I drB7ove her through tEown
The buttF#mons on the radio didn't sBeem to work quite right
But iEt picked up that oldies show espeAcially late at niB7ght
IE'd get the feelin' Esus4sometimes if I tEurned real quick I'd see
A solAdier riding shotgun in the sB7eat right next to Eme
[Chorus]
It was a yC#moung man named priBvate AnAdrew MaBlone
Who fC#mought for his cBountry and neAver made it hBome
But for eG#mvery dream that's shC#mattered there's F#manother that comes tBrue
This cF#mar was once a dream of his bacBk when it was new
And he C#mtold me to tBake her and mAake her my G#mown
F#mAnd I was proud to be ridB7ing with private MEalEsus4oneE  Esus4  E  
[Verse 3]
F#mOne night it was raining hard I tBook a curb to fast
EI still don't remember much abAout that fiery Bcrash
ESomeone said they Esus4thought they saw a Esoldier pull me out
F#mThey didn't get his name but I knB7ow without a douEbt
[Chorus]
It was a yC#moung man named prBivate AnAdrew MaBlone
Who fC#mought for his cBountry and nAever made it hBome
But for eG#mvery dream that sC#mhatters there's F#manother that comes Btrue
This cF#mar was once a dream of his bacBk when it was new
And I kC#mnow I wouldn't Bbe here if he hAadn't tagged aG#mlong
F#mYeah that night I was ridB7ing with private MaEloEsus4neE  
F#mOh thank God I was ridB7ing with private MalEonEsus4eE  Esus4  E  

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Riding With Private Malone

by David Ball

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Asus2

Bsus

F#m

C#m

G#m

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The intro strumming pattern is the basic pattern for the song, the first two measures

Esus4

022200

[Intro]

E Esus4 E Esus4 E

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[Verse 1]

E Esus4 E

I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds

Asus2

When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye

E Esus4 E

The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran

Asus2 Bsus E Esus4 E

But I had that thousand dollars in my hand

E Esus4 E

It was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn

With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp

B A

When I pulled the cover off it took away my breath

A B7 E

What she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette

F#m B

I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills

E A B

What a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel

E Esus4 E

I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note

A B7 E

The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote

[Chorus]

C#m B A B

My name is private Andrew Malone

C#m B A B

If your reading this then I didn't make it home

G#m C#m F#m B

But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true

F#m B

This car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you

C#m B A G#m

And though you may take her and make her your own

F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E

You'll always be riding with private Malone

[Verse 2]

E Esus4 E

It didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good

I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood

E Esus4 E

I had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down

A B7 E

All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town

F#m B

The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right

E A B7

But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night

E Esus4 E

I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see

A B7 E

A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me

[Chorus]

C#m B A B

It was a young man named private Andrew Malone

C#m B A B

Who fought for his country and never made it home

G#m C#m F#m B

But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true

F#m B

This car was once a dream of his back when it was new

C#m B A G#m

And he told me to take her and make her my own

F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E

And I was proud to be riding with private Malone

[Verse 3]

F#m B

One night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast

E A B

I still don't remember much about that fiery crash

E Esus4 E

Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out

F#m B7 E

They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt

[Chorus]

C#m B A B

It was a young man named private Andrew Malone

C#m B A B

Who fought for his country and never made it home

G#m C#m F#m B

But for every dream that shatters there's another that comes true

F#m B

This car was once a dream of his back when it was new

C#m B A G#m

And I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along

F#m B7 E Esus4 E

Yeah that night I was riding with private Malone

F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E

Oh thank God I was riding with private Malone

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