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