CHORDS: Turnpike Troubadours – The Rut Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are The Rut chords by Turnpike Troubadours on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em  G  D  Am  Em  G  C

[Verse 1]
Em            G
Early fall descended on the
 D                Am
 dry back country Aspens
   Em           G
It could be any time now
          C
that the bulls start bugling
  Em                    G
I watched the pack mule panniers,
         D                Am
see the loads are riding even
Em          G             Am
Is it in my mind or did I finally
 hear one sing?

[Verse 2]
          Em
It's been ten years since
   G                 D
 I first came to the mountains
          Am
with my father
  Em                G
A half pint in each saddle
         C
bag and stars in both my eyes
        Em
I don't miss the taste of
 G                D
liquor or really anything
   Am
about it
        Em        G
But the temporary shelter
       Am
 was a welcome compromise

[Chorus]
C  G                 D
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride
             Am
 out of the rut I'm in
G C         G
A little elevation and
     Am
an open-ended prayer
C  G            D
Holdin' out for more
               Am
than breakin' even
C    G                D
I've come back to the mountains
              Am
and they're all still
            C
 standin' there

[Solo]
Em  G  D  Am  Em
G  C

[Verse 3]
    Em               G
The bull had come in tight
            D
and he was screamin'
          Am
 in dark timber
        Em
I could see his brown eyes
 G                C
movin', hear him breathin'
 as he wheeled
      Em             G
But tomorrow full of promise,
        D                  Am
 I just lived there in the moment
Em               G
Hunted back door camp for
        Am
enough grouse to make a meal

[Chorus]
C  G                 D
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride
            Am
out of the rut I'm in
G C         G
A little elevation and
    Am
an open-ended prayer
C  G            D
Holdin' out for more
              Am
than breakin' even
C    G                D
I've come back to the mountains
              Am
 and they're all still
           C
standin' there

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[Solo]
Em  G  D  Am  Em  G  C
Em  G  D  Am  Em  G  Am

[Chorus]
C  G                 D
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride
            Am
out of the rut I'm in
G C         G
A little elevation and
    Am
an open-ended prayer
C  G            D
Holdin' out for more
              Am
 than breakin' even
C    G                D
I've come back to the mountains
              Am
 and they're all still
           C
standin' there

[Outro]
Em  G  D  Am  Em G  C