x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Malone- David Ball ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:masterstiks Email:[email protected] [INTRO] E Esus4 E x2 [Verse 1] E Esus4 E I was just out of the service thumbin' through the classifieds A When an ad that said old Chevy somehow caught my eye E Esus4 E The lady didn't know the year or even if it ran A B E Esus4 E But I had that thousand dollars in my hand E Esus4 E It was way back in the in corner of this old ramshackle barn A With thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp B A When I pulled the cover off it took away my breath A B7 E What she called a Chevy was a sixty-six corvette 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 Esus4 E I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note A B7 E The date was nineteen sixty-six and this is what he wrote [Chorus] C#m B A B My name is private Andrew Malone C#m B A B If your reading this then I didn't make it home G#m C#m F#m B But for every dream that's shattered another one comes true A B This car was once a dream of mine now it belongs to you C#m B A G#m And though you may take her and make her your own F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E You'll always be riding with private Malone [Verse 2] E Esus4 E It didn't take me long at all I had her runnin' good A I loved to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood E Esus4 E I had her shinin' like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down A B7 E All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town F#m B The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right E A B7 But it picked up that oldies show especially late at night E Esus4 E I'd get the feelin' sometimes if I turned real quick I'd see A B7 E A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me [Chorus] C#m B A B It was a young man named private Andrew Malone C#m B A B Who fought for his country and never made it home G#m C#m F#m B But for every dream that's shattered there's another that comes true A B This car was once a dream of his back when it was new C#m B A G#m And he told me to take her and make her my own F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E And I was proud to be riding with private Malone [Verse 3] F#m B One night it was raining hard I took a curb to fast E A B I still don't remember much about that fiery crash E Esus4 E Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out A B7 E They didn't get his name but I know without a doubt [Chorus] C#m B A B It was a young man named private Andrew Malone C#m B A B Who fought for his country and never made it home G#m C#m F#m B But for every dream that shatters there's another that comes true A B This car was once a dream of his back when it was new C#m B A G#m And I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along F#m B7 E Esus4 E Yeah that night I was riding with private Malone F#m B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E 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.