Chorus:
C F
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
G C
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
C D7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
D7 G
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(With some difficulty)
Verse 1:
C F
Well, more rain than we'd seen for a thousand years
G
Caused financial joys and biblical fears
C F
It caused some smiles, it caused some tears
G
But more to the point of our story:
C F
For the first time in the collective memory,
G
That old brown prairie that had been so dry
C F G
For so long, was very muddy, boggy, sticky,
C F
We'd pull one truck out and get another stuck in,
G
And motors would roar and tires would spin,
C F
We'd sink right down, down to the diff,
G
we'd all take turns and do it again,
C F
'Til no one could move we call one more friend,
G
Come on out here we need ya, bring yer truck
|C F |G |
(Second half of intro)
Chorus:
C F
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
G C
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
C D7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
D7 G
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(And the Dodge, equal opportunity)
Verse 2:
C F
Well got me stuck in the mud so as I couldn't rehearse,
G
Chavez too has missed his work,
C F
Richie he now fears the worst,
G
Stood up his ex-wife she called him a jerk
C F
Of course Holdman didn't have nothin better to do,
G
...Except wrench
|C F |G |
Chorus:
C F
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
G C
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
C D7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
D7 G
which eventually pulled out the Ford
Verse 3:
C F
Well it was truck after truck we all got stuck
G
'Cept the big ol' four-by Hutterite truck,
C F
We all thought "Lord, are we in luck"
G
But he wouldn't come anywhere near us. Mighty neighbourly.
C F G
Mighty neighbourly
C F
We used a lot of our backs and a little of our brains,
G
We jacked up the jacks and snugged up the the chains,
C F
We all did our very best to refrain
G
From shovelin',
C F
We put what timber we had underneath the wheels,
G
And we was all outta sand, but managed to steal,
C F G
Two sacks of the best modern canola seed ya ever did see,
G
That oughta give us some traction
|C F |G |
Chorus:
C F
The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck,
G C
Got the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up,
C D7
but the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut
D7 G
which eventually pulled out the Ford
(Epilogue)
Verse 4:
C F
We spilled genetically modified canola seed
G
That was genetically modified for controlling the weeds,
C F
And for big old yields of margarine oil,
G
Raised hell all over that native prairie soil
C F G C
Agriculture Canada is definitely gonna be lookin' for us