E  E E  E E   B  F#
E  E E  E E   B  F#


[Verse 1]
          E
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
                           B  F#
Yeah, ain't that the truth
        E
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
                    B   F#
On a concrete roof


[Pre-Chorus]
      G#m
These downtown lights
                F#
Don't light the night
                     E
Like them high beams do
                        N.C.
Them busy streets won't do


[Chorus]
               B
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
               E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                       E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
                   B
Damn I need a dirt road


[Turnaround]
D#/E  E D#/E  E E


[Verse 2]
               E
Wish there was one round here
                                B     F#
That I knew like the back of my hand
    E
The boulevard won't take me
                        B     F#
As far as a county ride can


[Pre-Chorus]
      G#m
These people think I'm crazy
    F#                   E
But they just don't understand
                  N.C.
Being a down home man


[Chorus]
               B
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
               E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                       E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
                   B
Damn I need a dirt road


[Solo]
E D#/E  E D#/E  G#m  F#
E D#/E  E D#/E  G#m  F#


[Bridge]
   G#m
I grab the case and get away
    F#
I'm flying down the interstate
    E
I'm heading towards my sacred place


[Chorus]
               N.C.
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
               E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
     N.C
With every single window down


[Chorus]
               B
Damn, I need a dirt road somewhere way outta town. get some red clay slinging around
               E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                       E
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
              B
Damn I need a dirt road


[Outro]
              B
Damn I need a dirt road
              B
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh
          E
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
                             B  F#
Yeah, ain't that the truth



*******version 2*********
an accurate live version that is drop C# and half a step down
tune a half step down with drop C#


G  333XXX
C  X32010
A  555XXX
B  777XXX
C/E  2X55XX
E   X799XXX

[Intro]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------| X2
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|


[Verse 1]
          G
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
                           C    A
Yeah, ain't that the truth
        G
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
                    C  A
On a concrete roof


[Pre-Chorus]
      B
These downtown lights
                A
Don't light the night
                     G
Like them high beams do
                        N.C.
Them busy streets won't do


[Chorus]
               C
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
C/F#           C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F#           E                                         G 
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
                   C
Damn I need a dirt road


[Turnaround]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|


[Verse 2]
               G
Wish there was one round here
                                      C  A
That I knew like the back of my hand
    G
The boulevard won't take me
                        C    A    
As far as a county ride can


[Pre-Chorus]
      B
These people think I'm crazy
    A                 G
But they just don't understand
                  N.C.
Being a down home man


[Chorus]
               C
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
C/F#           C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F#           E                                         G 
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
                   C
Damn I need a dirt road


[Solo]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|


[Bridge]
   B
I grab the case and get away
    A
I'm flying down the interstate
    G
I'm heading towards my sacred place


[Chorus]
               N.C.
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
               E
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
     N.C
With every single window down


[Chorus]
               C
Damn, I need a dirt road somewhere way outta town. get some red clay slinging around
C/F#           C
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
C/F#           E                                         G 
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
               C
Damn I need a dirt road


[Outro]
              C
Damn I need a dirt road
              C
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh


[Solo]
E|--------------0------|
B|--------------1----3-|
G|--------------0------|
D|--------------2----4-|
A|--------------3----5-|
E|-2-3-2-3-2-----------|

[Outro]
          G
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
                             C  A
Yeah, ain't that the truth



*******version 3*********
For the very high, clean, electronic notes, it's just a lead guitar, individual notes...

[Intro]
C#m  Ebm  C#m  Ebm  
C#m  Ebm  C#m B  C#m

C#m  Ebm  C#m  Ebm  
C#m  Ebm  C#m B  C#m

[Verse 1]
          Eb
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
 N.C.                      
Yeah, ain't that the truth
 N.C.        
When it rains, yeah you don't hear a thing
 N.C.
On a concrete roof


[Pre-Chorus]
      N.C.
These downtown lights
                N.C.
Don't light the night
                    N.C.
Like them high beams do
                       N.C.
Them busy streets won't do


[Chorus]
               Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
                Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                      
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
               Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road


[Turnaround]
C#m  Ebm  C#m  Ebm  
C#m  Ebm  C#m B  C#m


[Verse 2]
               Eb              Bbm   B
Wish there was one round here
                              Eb
That I knew like the back of my hand
      B            Bbm   B
The boulevard won't take me
                        Ebm   Bbm   B
As far as a county ride can 


[Pre-Chorus]
      B            Bbm   B
These people think I'm crazy
    B            Bbm   B
But they just don't understand
                  N.C.
Being a down home man


[Chorus]
               Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
                Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                      
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
               Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road



[Solo]
Eb Eb  N.C.


[Bridge]
   N.C.
I grab the case and get away
    N.C.
I'm flying down the interstate
    N.C.
I'm heading towards my sacred place


[Chorus]
               Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
               Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked
     Ebm
With every single window down


[Chorus]
               Ebm
Damn, I need a dirt road, somewhere way outta town, get some red clay slinging around
                Ebm
Damn, I need a one lane track, with the windshield cracked, with the spare change rattling sound
               G#m                                      
Damn, I need a good song, watching the sunset, taking me out where nobody knows
               Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road

[Outro]
              Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road
              Ebm
Damn I need a dirt road, oh, oh
          G#m
You don't sleep if the city don't sleep
                             Ebm
Yeah, ain't that the truth