Chorus:
F A#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C F
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F G7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G7 C
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
F A#
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
C
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
F A#
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
C
But more to the point of our story:
F A#
For the first time in the collective memory,
C
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
F A# C
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
F A#
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
C
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
F A#
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
C
we'd all take turns and do it again,
F A#
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
C
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|F A# |C |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
F A#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C F
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F G7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G7 C
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
F A#
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
C
Chavez too has missed his work,
F A#
Richie he now fears the worst,
C
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
F A#
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
C
...Except wrench
|F A# |C |
Chorus:
F A#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C F
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F G7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G7 C
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
F A#
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
C
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
F A#
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
C
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
F A# C
Mighty neighbourly
F A#
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 A#
We all did our very best to refrain
C
From shovelin',
F A#
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
C
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
F A# C
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
C
That oughta give us some traction
|F A# |C |
Chorus:
F A#
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
C F
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
F G7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
G7 C
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
F A#
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
C
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
F A#
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
C
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
F A# C F
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us