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TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES
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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini
Date: September 18, 2001
Album: Amigo
Written by:
RIDING WITH PRIVATE MALONE David Ball
E
I was just out of the service Thrumbing through the classifieds
A
When an ad that said old chevy Somehow caught my eye
E
The lady didn't know the year Or even if it ran
A B E
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand
E
It was way back in the corner of the old ramshackled barn
A
With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
B A
And when I pulled the cover off it took away my breathe
A B E
What she called a chevy was a '66 Cor-vet
F#m B 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
I opened up the glove box that's when I found the note
A B E
The date was 1966 and this is what he wrote
E B7 A B
He said, My name is Private Andrew Ma-lone
E B7 F#m B
And if you're reading this then I didn't make it home
E F#m
But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true
F#m B
This car was once a dream of mine and now it belongs to you
E B A B
Although you may take her and make her your own
A F#m B E
You'll always be riding with Private Ma-lone
E
Well it didn't take me long at all I had her running good
A
I love to hear those horses thunder Underneath her hood
E
I had her shining like a diamond And I put the rag top down
A B E
All the pretty girls would stop and stare As I drove her through the town
A B
The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
E A B
But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night
E
I get the feeling sometimes if I turn real quick I'd see
A B E
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me
E B7 A B7
It was a young man named Private Andrew Ma-lone
E B7 F#m B
Who fought for his country and never made it home
E F#m
But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true
F#m B
This car was once a dream of his Back when it was new
E B A B
He told me to take her and make her my own
A F#m B E
I was proud to be riding with Private Ma-lone
A B7
One night it was raining hard I took the curve too fast
E A B
I still don't remember too much a-bout that firey crash
E
But someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
A B
They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt
E B7 A B7
It was a young man named Private Andrew Ma-lone
E B7 F#m B
Who fought for his country and never made it home
E F#m
But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true
F#m B
This car was once a dream of his Back when it was new
E B A B
I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged a-long
A F#m B E
Oh thank God I was riding with Private Ma-lone
