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