Chorus:
F# B
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C# F#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F# G#7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G#7 C#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
F# B
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
C#
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
F# B
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
C#
But more to the point of our story:
F# B
For the first time in the collective memory,
C#
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
F# B C#
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
F# B
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
C#
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
F# B
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
C#
we'd all take turns and do it again,
F# B
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
C#
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|F# B |C# |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
F# B
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C# F#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F# G#7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G#7 C#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
F# B
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
C#
Chavez too has missed his work,
F# B
Richie he now fears the worst,
C#
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
F# B
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
C#
...Except wrench
|F# B |C# |
Chorus:
F# B
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C# F#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F# G#7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G#7 C#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
F# B
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
C#
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
F# B
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
C#
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
F# B C#
Mighty neighbourly
F# B
We used a lot of our backs and a little of our brains,
C#
We jacked up the jacks and snugged up the the chains,
F# B
We all did our very best to refrain
C#
From shovelin',
F# B
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
C#
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
F# B C#
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
C#
That oughta give us some traction
|F# B |C# |
Chorus:
F# B
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C# F#
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F# G#7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G#7 C#
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
F# B
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
C#
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
F# B
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
C#
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
F# B C# F#
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us