Louisiana Red Dirt Highway

CAPO I Em A D C D D G D G Pulled out the driveway past an old tar paper shack D Bm Em A Standing at her mail box -- an old woman waves as I look back G Em A D A Bm I'm gonna miss my family and I'll need all the letters that they'll send Em A D It's gonna be a long time before I travel down this red dirt road again G A D Bm Louisiana red dirt highway -- I've been down a million times Em A D With the tin barns and the pine trees I'm gonna take 'em with me in my mind G A D Bm I'm gonna take'em to the city where a man can make good money so they say Em A D I'm already pretty lonesome and my tires ain't even slung off all the clay D G D G The mudgrips would make their own designs and they'd zig-zag for miles D Bm Em A And the one lane bridge that runs across the creek that I swan in as a child G A D Bm The sawmill was thirty miles away and my daddy brought it wood Em A D And Mama done the cookin' and the cleanin' and taught us what was good G A D Bm Louisiana red dirt highway -- I've been down a million times Em A D With the tin barns and the pine trees I'm gonna take 'em with me in my mind G A D Bm I'm gonna take'em to the city where a man can make good money so they say Em A D Bm I'm already pretty lonesome and my tires ain't even slung off all the clay -- Hey Heyy Em A D G I'm already pretty lonesome and my tires ain't even slung off all the clay