Drivin' Around Song chords by Colt Ford, Jason Aldean (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Dadd4
Am7
Cadd9
C/G
D/G

Intro 1

Dadd4

Am7

Cadd9

Dadd4

Am7

Cadd9

Dadd4

Am7

Cadd9

Dadd4

Am7

Cadd9

Verse 1
G 
This is for everybody out there,
Dadd4 
circling the town square
Am7 
Proud to be stuck
Cadd9 
out in the middle   of nowhere
G 
Dadd4 
USA, Chevrolet, Dodge    and Ford
Am7 
Cadd9 
Raising a little hell and praising the Lord
G 
Just simple truth speaking,
Dadd4 
working for the weekend
Am7 
Every time it hits the fan
Cadd9 
you just     keep on keeping
G 
Dadd4 
You try the truth, red white and blue
Am7 
Cadd9 
Turn it up,   turn it up, man, this     one's for you

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Chorus 1
G 
Dadd4 
Hey, this is for the drivin' around
Am7 
Jack  and Diane town,
Cadd9 
G 
anywhere Saturday night
Dadd4 
Yeah, yeah, this     is for the back road
Am7 
Cadd9 
Turning up the radio, heading  right
G 
Dadd4 
Where the two lane turns into Main Street
Am7 
Cruisin' the same streets
Cadd9 
Over in the passenger seat
G 
Baby ain't never looked
Dadd4 
Am7 
better   just singin' along
Cadd9 
To this drivin'  around song
G 
Dadd4 
Am7 
Cadd9 

Verse 2
G 
Yeah, I  know what I'm talking about,
Dadd4 
I grew     up in them rural routes
Am7 
Count down them days,
Cadd9 
'til I got brave    enough to bust out
G 
Dadd4 
City lights in my size, I'm      gonna do it upright
Am7 
Cadd9 
I'm sitting here with this guitar      tonight
G 
Kickin' it in the big town,
Dadd4 
wishing  I'd have slowed it down
Am7 
Cadd9 
And I     give anything if I was driving  around
G 
Dadd4 
with them big dreams in my pocket
Am7 
Yeah, this is for the ones
Cadd9 
who don't know how good they got it

Chorus 2
G 
Dadd4 
Hey, this is for the drivin' around
Am7 
Jack  and Diane town,
Cadd9 
G 
anywhere Saturday night
Dadd4 
Yeah, yeah, this     is for the back road
Am7 
Cadd9 
Turning up the radio, heading  right
G 
Dadd4 
Where the two lane turns into Main Street
Am7 
Cruisin' the same streets
Cadd9 
Over in the passenger seat
G 
Baby ain't never looked
Dadd4 
Am7 
better   just singin' along
Cadd9 
To this drivin'  around song

Interlude 1
G 
C/G 
D/G 
Alright, everybody
G 
Get in your truck, get in your car,
C/G 
D/G 
whatever it is
G 
C/G 
D/G 
Small town America, baby
G 
C/G 
D/G 
We're going drivin' around, c'mon

Chorus 3
G 
Dadd4 
Hey, this is for the drivin' around
Am7 
Jack  and Diane town,
Cadd9 
G 
anywhere Saturday night
Dadd4 
Yeah, yeah, this     is for the back road
Am7 
Cadd9 
Turning up the radio, heading  right
G 
Dadd4 
Where the two lane turns into Main Street
Am7 
Cruisin' the same streets
Cadd9 
Over in the passenger seat
G 
Baby ain't never looked
Dadd4 
Am7 
better   just singin' along
Cadd9 
To this drivin'  around song

Outro 1

Dadd4

(Hey, this is for the drivin' around)

Am7

Cadd9

(Jack and Diane...) To this driving around song

Dadd4

(Hey, this is for the drivin' around)

Am7

Cadd9

(Jack and Diane...) To this driving around song

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
Dadd4
Am7
Cadd9
C/G
D/G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 68

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Drivin' Around Song by Colt Ford, Jason Aldean, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Drivin' Around Song the way Colt Ford, Jason Aldean intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.