Turnpike Troubadours – The Rut (Guitar)

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As recorded by Turnpike Troubadours (From the 2023 Album A CAT IN THE RAIN) [Intro] Em G D Am Em G C [Verse 1]
Em            G             D                Am
Early fall descended on the dry back country Aspens

   Em           G                 C
It could be any time now that the bulls start bugling

  Em                    G                 D                Am
I watched the pack mule panniers, see the loads are riding even

Em          G             Am
Is it in my mind or did I finally hear one sing?
[Verse 2]
          Em                G                 D                 Am
It's been ten years since I first came to the mountains with my father

  Em                G              C
A half pint in each saddle bag and stars in both my eyes

        Em                G                D         Am
I don't miss the taste of liquor or really anything about it

        Em        G             Am
But the temporary shelter was a welcome compromise
[Chorus]
C  G                 D               Am
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride out of the rut I'm in

G C         G             Am
A little elevation and an open-ended prayer

C  G            D                  Am
Holdin' out for more than breakin' even

C    G                D                     Am                 C
I've come back to the mountains and they're all still standin' there
[Guitar Solo] Em G D Am Em G C [Verse 3]
    Em               G                D                 Am
The bull had come in tight and he was screamin' in dark timber

        Em                 G                C
I could see his brown eyes movin', hear him breathin' as he wheeled

      Em             G               D                  Am
But tomorrow full of promise, I just lived there in the moment

Em                 G               Am
Hunted back toward camp for enough grouse to make a meal
[Chorus]
C  G                 D               Am
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride out of the rut I'm in

G C         G             Am
A little elevation and an open-ended prayer

C  G            D                  Am
Holdin' out for more than breakin' even

C    G                D                     Am                 C
I've come back to the mountains and they're all still standin' there
[Guitar Solo] Em G D Am Em G C Em G D Am Em G Am [Chorus]
C  G                 D               Am
Oh friend, I'm gonna ride out of the rut I'm in

G C         G             Am
A little elevation and an open-ended prayer

C  G            D                  Am
Holdin' out for more than breakin' even

C    G                D                     Am                 C
I've come back to the mountains and they're all still standin' there
[Outro] Em G D Am Em G C