Riding With Private Malone
David BallVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2
I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds
When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye
The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand
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
When I pulled the cover off it took away my breath
What she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette
I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
What a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote
My name is private Andrew Malone
If your reading this then I didn't make it home
But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true
This car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you
And though you may take her and make her your own
You'll always be riding with private Malone
It didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good
I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
I had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town
The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night
I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me
It was a young man named private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true
This car was once a dream of his back when it was new
And he told me to take her and make her my own
And I was proud to be riding with private Malone
One night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast
I still don't remember much about that fiery crash
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt
It was a young man named private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that shatters there's another that comes true
This car was once a dream of his back when it was new
And I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along
Yeah that night I was riding with private Malone
Oh thank God I was riding with private Malone
I couldn't find a tab that was quite right so I decided to throw this one together, it
perfect to me. Just listen to the song for the strum pattern and the intro riff and enjoy.
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Readable chord sheet for Riding With Private Malone by David Ball
[E] [Esus4] [E] x2
[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
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 [E] [Esus4] [E]
[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
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 [E] [Esus4] [E]
[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
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 [E] [Esus4] [E]
I couldn't find a tab that was quite right so I decided to throw this one together, it
perfect to me. Just listen to the song for the strum pattern and the intro riff and enjoy.