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This song is the lead single from the country duo’s second studio album. This song was released on June 8th 2014, while the music video also was released on the same year.
I like this song. The tempo and the slow guitar is what makes this song a great listen. This song has got that inner meaning which makes us feel that we are all born frlom dust and we all return to dust. I like the metaphors used in this song along with the beautiful music.
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Scale: D Major Time Signature: 4/4 Tempo: 62 INTRO D G Bm G D You get your hands in it D Plant your roots in it G Bm G Dusty head lights dance with your boots in it (dirt) D You write your name on it D Spin your tires on it G Build your corn field, whiskey G Bm Bonfires on it (dirt) Bm G You bet your life on it D Is that an old shade D Red roads clay you grew up on G That plowed up ground G That your dad G Damned his luck on D That post game party field D You circle up on G And when it rains G A You get stuck on D Drift a cloud back D Behind county roads D That you run up G And mud on her jeans G That she peeled off G And hung up D Her blue eyed D Summer time smile G Looks so good that it hurts G Makes you wanna build Bm A 10 percent down A D White picket fence house on this dirt D G Bm G D You’ve mixed some sweat with it D Taken a shovel to it G You’ve stuck some crosses and some painted G Goal posts through it (dirt) Bm G You know you came from it (dirt) G And some day you’ll return to [CHORUS] D This elm shade red rust clay . D You grew up on G That plowed up ground G That your dad G Damned his luck on D That post game party field D You circle up on G And when it rains G A You get stuck on D Drift a cloud back D Behind county roads D That you run up G And mud on her jeans G That she peeled off G And hung up D Her blue eyed D Summer time smile G Looks so good that it hurts G Makes you wanna build Bm A 10 percent down A D White picket fence house on this dirt D G Bm G You know you came from it (dirt) G And some day you’ll return to [CHORUS] D This elm shade red rust clay D You grew up on G That plowed up ground G That your dad G Damned his luck on D That post game party field D You circle up on G And when it rains G A You get stuck on D Drift a cloud back D Behind county roads D That you run up G And mud on her jeans G That she peeled off G And hung up D Her blue eyed D Summer time smile G Looks so good that it hurts G Makes you wanna build Bm A 10 percent down A D White picket fence house on this dirt G Makes you wanna build Bm A 10 percent down A D White picket fence house on this dirt G Makes you wanna build Bm A 10 percent down A D White picket fence house on this dirt D G Bm G Bm G You know you came from it G And some day you’ll return to