It was the (G)sum mer be fore the (D)real rolls world start ed, and the deal was we would (A)get to go if we Most cleaned it up and got it run nin’, but (Bm)Dad dy’s old Win (A)ne ba go.
all And wing and a prayer down Six ty five, dy, (Bm)five best friends Ro on four bald tires.
I can (G)still in see moon Bil ly smil (D)Al in’ when we fi n’lly made it.
o To Tal la de ga, boys raised up, (Bm)whis key in your glass.
And here’s to (G)turn it up or (D)slow in’ down and (Bm)cars that go real fast.
We were (G)laugh in’ and liv in’, drink in’ and wish in’, and (Bm)think in’ as that (A)check ered flag was wav in’,
sure would like to stay in
Tal la de ga.
(G)sum Like a stone, time (D)real rolls world on.
ed, You can’t hit pause as we (A)just to did.
if we Most days in life don’t stand it out, nin’, but (Bm)life’s a bout those (A)days that we all liked.
wing Rock in’ Ran do, get tin’ row dy, (Bm)five shoot in’ Ro man can dles at the man (G)still in the moon Bil till the (D)Al a bam a sun was break in’
o ver Tal la de ga, boys raised up, (Bm)whis key in your glass.
And here’s to (G)turn it up or (D)slow in’ down and (Bm)cars that go real fast.
We were (G)laugh in’ and liv in’, drink in’ and wish in’, and (Bm)think in’ as that (A)check ered flag was wav in’,
sure would like to stay in
Tal la de ga.
Tal la de ga,
Tal la de ga.
When the winds go cold and it blows Oc to ber, I think a bout us shoul der to shoul der.
(G)Like those cars, my thoughts roll o ver and o ver and o ver.
In my mind
to night, I’m in Tal la de Tal la de ga.
Tal la de ga,
Tal la de ga.
This page shows “Talladega” by Eric Church in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 160 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.