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