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