E E E E E B F#
E E E E E B F#
[Verse 1]
E
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
B F#
Yeah, ain't that the truth
E
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
B F#
On a concrete roof
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
These downtown lights
F#
Don't light the night
E
Like them high beams do
N.C.
Them busy streets won't do
[Chorus]
B
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
B
Damn I need a dirt road
[Turnaround]
D#/E E D#/E E E
[Verse 2]
E
Wish there was one round here
B F#
That I knew like the back of my hand
E
The boulevard won't take me
B F#
As far as a county ride can
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m
These people think I'm crazy
F# E
But they just don't understand
N.C.
Being a down home man
[Chorus]
B
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
B
Damn I need a dirt road
[Solo]
E D#/E E D#/E G#m F#
E D#/E E D#/E G#m F#
[Bridge]
G#m
I grab the case and get away
F#
I'm flying down the interstate
E
I'm heading towards my sacred place
[Chorus]
N.C.
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
N.C
With every single window down
[Chorus]
B
Damn, I need a dirt road somewhere way outta town. get some red clay slinging around
E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
B
Damn I need a dirt road
[Outro]
B
Damn I need a dirt road
B
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh
E
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
B F#
Yeah, ain't that the truth
*******version 2*********
an accurate live version that is drop C# and half a step down
tune a half step down with drop C#
G 333XXX
C X32010
A 555XXX
B 777XXX
C/E 2X55XX
E X799XXX
[Intro]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------| X2
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|
[Verse 1]
G
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
C A
Yeah, ain't that the truth
G
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
C A
On a concrete roof
[Pre-Chorus]
B
These downtown lights
A
Don't light the night
G
Like them high beams do
N.C.
Them busy streets won't do
[Chorus]
C
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
C/F# C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F# E G
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
C
Damn I need a dirt road
[Turnaround]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|
[Verse 2]
G
Wish there was one round here
C A
That I knew like the back of my hand
G
The boulevard won't take me
C A
As far as a county ride can
[Pre-Chorus]
B
These people think I'm crazy
A G
But they just don't understand
N.C.
Being a down home man
[Chorus]
C
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
C/F# C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F# E G
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
C
Damn I need a dirt road
[Solo]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|
[Bridge]
B
I grab the case and get away
A
I'm flying down the interstate
G
I'm heading towards my sacred place
[Chorus]
N.C.
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
N.C
With every single window down
[Chorus]
C
Damn, I need a dirt road somewhere way outta town. get some red clay slinging around
C/F# C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F# E G
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
C
Damn I need a dirt road
[Outro]
C
Damn I need a dirt road
C
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh
[Solo]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|
[Outro]
G
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
C A
Yeah, ain't that the truth
*******version 3*********
For the very high, clean, electronic notes, it's just a lead guitar, individual notes...
[Intro]
C#m Ebm C#m Ebm
C#m Ebm C#m B C#m
C#m Ebm C#m Ebm
C#m Ebm C#m B C#m
[Verse 1]
Eb
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
N.C.
Yeah, ain't that the truth
N.C.
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
N.C.
On a concrete roof
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
These downtown lights
N.C.
Don't light the night
N.C.
Like them high beams do
N.C.
Them busy streets won't do
[Chorus]
Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road
[Turnaround]
C#m Ebm C#m Ebm
C#m Ebm C#m B C#m
[Verse 2]
Eb Bbm B
Wish there was one round here
Eb
That I knew like the back of my hand
B Bbm B
The boulevard won't take me
Ebm Bbm B
As far as a county ride can
[Pre-Chorus]
B Bbm B
These people think I'm crazy
B Bbm B
But they just don't understand
N.C.
Being a down home man
[Chorus]
Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road
[Solo]
Eb Eb N.C.
[Bridge]
N.C.
I grab the case and get away
N.C.
I'm flying down the interstate
N.C.
I'm heading towards my sacred place
[Chorus]
Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
Ebm
With every single window down
[Chorus]
Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
G#m
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road
[Outro]
Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road
Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh
G#m
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
Ebm
Yeah, ain't that the truth
