Chorus:
A D
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
E A
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
A B7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
B7 E
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
A D
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
E
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
A D
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
E
But more to the point of our story:
A D
For the first time in the collective memory,
E
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
A D E
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
A D
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
E
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
A D
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
E
we'd all take turns and do it again,
A D
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
E
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|A D |E |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
A D
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
E A
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
A B7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
B7 E
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
A D
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
E
Chavez too has missed his work,
A D
Richie he now fears the worst,
E
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
A D
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
E
...Except wrench
|A D |E |
Chorus:
A D
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
E A
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
A B7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
B7 E
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
A D
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
E
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
A D
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
E
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
A D E
Mighty neighbourly
A D
We used a lot of our backs and a little of our brains,
E
We jacked up the jacks and snugged up the the chains,
A D
We all did our very best to refrain
E
From shovelin',
A D
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
E
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
A D E
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
E
That oughta give us some traction
|A D |E |
Chorus:
A D
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
E A
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
A B7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
B7 E
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
A D
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
E
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
A D
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
E
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
A D E A
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us