Chorus:
D G
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A D
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D E7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
E7 A
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
D G
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
A
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
D G
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
A
But more to the point of our story:
D G
For the first time in the collective memory,
A
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
D G A
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
D G
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
A
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
D G
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
A
we'd all take turns and do it again,
D G
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
A
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|D G |A |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
D G
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A D
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D E7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
E7 A
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
D G
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
A
Chavez too has missed his work,
D G
Richie he now fears the worst,
A
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
D G
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
A
...Except wrench
|D G |A |
Chorus:
D G
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A D
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D E7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
E7 A
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
D G
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
A
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
D G
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
A
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
D G A
Mighty neighbourly
D G
We used a lot of our backs and a little of our brains,
A
We jacked up the jacks and snugged up the the chains,
D G
We all did our very best to refrain
A
From shovelin',
D G
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
A
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
D G A
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
A
That oughta give us some traction
|D G |A |
Chorus:
D G
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
A D
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
D E7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
E7 A
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
D G
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
A
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
D G
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
A
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
D G A D
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us