Riding With Private Malone - David Ball [intro] G [Verse 1] G I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds C When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye G The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran C D G But I had that thousand dollars in my hand G It was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn C With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp D C When I pulled the cover off it took away my breath C D G What she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette Am D I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills G C D What a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel G I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note C D G The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote |[Chorus 1] | Em D C D |My name is private Andrew Malone | Em D C D |If your reading this then I didn't make it home | Bm Em Am D |But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true | Am D |This car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you | Em D C Bm |And though you may take her and make her your own |Am D G | You'll always be riding with private Malone [Verse 2] G It didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good C I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood G I had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down C D G All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town Am D The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right G C D But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night G I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see C D G A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me |[Chorus] | Em D C D |It was a young man named private Andrew Malone | Em D C D |Who fought for his country and never made it home | Bm Em Am D |But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true | Am D |This car was once a dream of his back when it was new | Em D C Bm |And he told me to take her and make her my own |Am D G | And I was proud to be riding with private Malone [Verse 3] Am D One night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast G C D I still don't remember much about that fiery crash G Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out Am D G They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt |[Chorus] | Em D C D |It was a young man named private Andrew Malone | Em D C D |Who fought for his country and never made it home | Bm Em Am D |But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true | Am D |This car was once a dream of his back when it was new | Em D C Bm |And I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along |Am D G | Yeah that night I was riding with private Malone |Am D G | Oh thank God I was riding with private Malone