Riding With Private Malone David Ball
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Private Malone- David Ball
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INTRO: E Esus4 E x2
VERSE 1:
[E]I was just out of the [Esus4]service thumbin' t[E]hrough the classifieds
[A]When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye
[E]The lady didn't [Esus4]know the year or e[E]ven if it ran
[A]But I had that thousand do[B7]llars in my h[E]an[Esus4]d[E]
[E]It was way back in the in [Esus4]corner of this o[E]ld ramshackle barn
[A]With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
[B7]When I pulled the cover off it t[A]ook away my breath
[A]What she called a Chevy was a si[B7]xty-six corv[E]ette
[C#m]I felt a little guilty as I [B]counted out the bills
[A]What a thrill I got when I [B7]sat behind the wheel
[E]I opened up the [Esus4]glove box and that's w[E]hen I found the note
[A] [B7] [E]
[E]The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote
CHORUS:
My [C#m]name is pr[B]ivate A[A]ndrew Ma[B7]lone
If [C#m]your reading t[B]his then I d[A]idn't make it h[B7]ome
But for e[Abm]very dream that's s[C#m]hattered a[F#m]nother one comes [B]true
This c[A]ar was once a dream of mine now [B7]it belongs to you
And t[C#m]hough you may t[B]ake her and m[A]ake her your [Abm]own
[F#m]You'll always be ridi[B7]ng with private [E]Ma[Esus4]lone[EEsus4] [E]
VERSE 2:
[E]It didn't take me [Esus4]long at all I [E]had her runnin' good
[A]I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
[E]I had her [Esus4]shinin' like a d[E]iamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pret[A]ty girls would stop and stare as I dr[B7]ove her through t[E]own
The butt[C#m]ons on the radio didn't s[B]eem to work quite right
But [A]it picked up that oldies show esp[B7]ecially late at night
I[E]'d get the feelin' [Esus4]sometimes if I t[E]urned real quick I'd see
[A] [B7] [E]
[E]A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me
CHORUS:
It was a y[C#m]oung man named pri[B]vate An[A]drew Ma[B7]lone
Who f[C#m]ought for his c[B]ountry and ne[A]ver made it h[B7]ome
[Abm] [C#m] [F#m]
B[B]ut for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true
This c[A]ar was once a dream of his b[B7]ack when it was new
And he [C#m]told me to t[B]ake her and m[A]ake her my [Abm]own
[F#m]And I was proud to be rid[B7]ing with private M[E]al[Esus4]one[EEsus4] [E]
VERSE 3:
[F#m]One night it was raining hard I t[B7]ook a curb to fast
[E]I still don't remember much ab[A]out that fiery [B7]crash
[E]Someone said they [Esus4]thought they saw a [E]soldier pull me out
[A] [B7] [E]
[E]They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt
CHORUS:
It was a y[C#m]oung man named pr[B]ivate An[A]drew Ma[B7]lone
Who f[C#m]ought for his c[B]ountry and n[A]ever made it h[B7]ome
But for e[Abm]very dream that s[C#m]hatters there's [F#m]another that comes [B]true
This c[A]ar was once a dream of his b[B7]ack when it was new
And I k[C#m]now I wouldn't [B]be here if he h[A]adn't tagged a[Abm]long
[F#m]Yeah that night I was rid[B7]ing with private Ma[E]lo[Esus4]ne[E]
[F#m]Oh thank God I was rid[B7]ing with private Mal[E]on[Esus4]e[EEsus4] [E]
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