Nathan Carter - Riding with private malone

^GI was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds ^CWhen an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye ^GThe lady didn't know the year or even if it ran ^CBut I had that thousand do^Dllars in my ^Ghand

^GIt was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn ^CWith thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp ^DWhen I pulled the cover off it t^Cook away my breath ^CWhat she called a Chevy was a si^Dxty-six corv^Gette ^AmI felt a little guilty as I^D counted out the bills ^GWhat a thrill I got when I ^Csat behind the w^Dheel ^GI opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note ^CThe date was nineteen sixty-six and t^Dhis is what he wr^Gote

My ^Emname is p^Drivate ^CAndrew M^Dalone If ^Emyour reading ^Dthis then I ^Cdidn't make it ^Dhome But for e^Bmvery dream that's ^Emshattered^Am another one com^Des true This c^Car was once a dream of mine now ^Dit belongs to you And t^Emhough you may ^Dtake her and ^Cmake her your^Bm own ^AmYou'll always be rid^Ding with private^G Malone

^GIt didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good ^CI loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood ^GI had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down All the pret^Cty girls would stop and stare as I dr^Dove her through t^Gown The butt^Amons on the radio didn't ^Dseem to work quite right But i^Gt picked up that oldies show espe^Ccially late at ni^Dght I^G'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see A sol^Cdier riding shotgun in the s^Deat right next to ^Gme

It was a y^Emoung man named pr^Divate A^Cndrew M^Dalone Who f^Emought for his ^Dcountry and n^Cever made it ^Dhome But for e^Bmvery dream that's s^Emhattered there'^Ams another that come^Ds true This c^Car was once a dream of his b^Dack when it was new And he ^Emtold me to ^Dtake her and ^Cmake her my^Bm own ^AmAnd I was proud to be ri^Dding with private ^GMalone

^AmOne night it was raining hard I ^Dtook a curb to fast ^GI still don't remember much ab^Cout that fiery ^Dcrash ^GSomeone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out ^CThey didn't get his name but I ^Dknow without a d^Goubt

It was a y^Emoung man named p^Drivate A^Cndrew M^Dalone Who f^Emought for his ^Dcountry and ^Cnever made it ^Dhome But for e^Bmvery dream that ^Emshatters there'^Ams another that com^Des true This c^Car was once a dream of his b^Dack when it was new And I k^Emnow I wouldn't^D be here if he ^Chadn't tagged ^Bmalong ^AmYeah that night I was ri^Dding with private M^Galone ^AmOh thank God I was ri^Dding with private Ma^Glone