bluesy G chords grinding under a slide guitar, Led

bluesy G chords grinding under a slide guitar, Led Zep-style thunder, but with Shania’s sassy country strut. Vocals start low and gritty like Robert Plant on a backroad, build to those high, soaring Shania wails. Drums kick in like Bonzo on steroids, but with a fiddle sneakin’ in for that Twain twang. Piccolo solo at the end – pure chaos, high as a kite.) [Intro] (Slow, heavy riff on acoustic guitar in G, then electric distortion swells: G - D - Em - C, repeat with a hammer-on like “Black Dog” meets “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”) Verse 1 (G - D - Em - C) Well, I woke up this mornin’ with dirt on my boots, Fields stretch forever, but the rain won’t quit. Tractor’s been breakin’ down since ‘89, And my old man’s ghost is still ridin’ that line. Mama said, “Girl, life’s a long, hard mile,” But I kept on walkin’ with a whiskey smile. Chorus (G - D - C - D, big anthemic build) Oh, hard-trodden life, you can’t keep me down! I’m kickin’ up dust on this ol’ dirt ground. From the holler to the highway, I sing it loud, Hard-trodden life, but I’m wearin’ the crown! (High note on “crown” – belt it out like Shania hittin’ the top of her range, Plant-style scream over Zep riffs) Yeah, hard-trodden, hard-trodden, whoa-oh-oh! Verse 2 (G - D - Em - C, pick up the tempo) Barn cats scatter when the wind starts to howl, Bills pile higher than the silo now. Lost my best friend to the city lights, But I got these calluses from fightin’ these fights. He left me a letter sayin’ “Darlin’, goodbye,” I tore it up slow under that big blue sky. Chorus (G - D - C - D, even bigger) Oh, hard-trodden life, you can’t keep me down! I’m dancin’ on graves where the old dreams drown. From the heartbreak to the harvest moon glow, Hard-trodden life, watch me steal the show! (Shania’s playful “ooh-ooh” ad-libs mixed with Zep’s wailing harmonica vibe) Yeah, hard-trodden, hard-trodden, whoa-oh-oh! Bridge (Shift to Em - C - G - D, slow and epic like “Stairway”) And when the night falls heavy on these bones, I hear the river whisper, “You’re not alone.” Got the fire in my veins, the steel in my soul, This hard-trodden road’s gonna make me whole. (Build with layers: acoustic to full band explosion) Final Chorus (Full throttle, G - D - C - D, crowd sing-along) Oh, hard-trodden life, you can’t keep me down! I’m ridin’ the thunder, turnin’ it around. From the backwoods beauty to the city-bound queen, Hard-trodden life, livin’ the dream! Yeah, hard-trodden, hard-trodden, whoa-oh-oh! [Outro – Piccolo Solo] (The band drops to a hush –