Lowdown Truckdriver
(from the live show)
Transcribed by K. Brown
(Standard Tuning)
E7
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Well I'm a[A] lowdown truckdriver eighteen wheels and an easy rider
[D]Lord have mercy, [C]lord have mercy on a weary [A]soul
Well I'm [E]burnin down this highway and I'm pullin on a heavy [A]load
[A]You know them high winds, them high grades
I'm pullin freight and I'm gettin paid[A7]
[D]Lord them chicken coops ain't open and I'm
[C]high gear hammer down in the hammer [A]lane
I'm gonna [E]blow right past them smokies,
I got friends on the inside pullin [A]strings
[A]I've been to Detroit, LA, New York, Mississip-I-A,
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas, and [A7]Vietnam
[D]Lord have mercy, [C]lord have mercy on a weary [A]soul,
Well I'm a [E]burnin down this highway
and I'm pullin on a heavy [A]load
[A]I'm takin little white pills I'm seein white lines
you know that log book she's way behind[A7]
[D]This eighteen wheeler's runnin just like [C]eighteen tons of fallin [A]lead
I'm [E]puttin that hammer down baby
cause Austin's just 20 more miles [A]ahead
[A]I've been to Detroit, LA, New York, Mississip-I-A,
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas, and [A7]Vietnam
[D]Lord have mercy, [C]lord have mercy on a weary [A]soul,
(Slown down, approximately 1/4 time)
Well I'm a [E7]gearin' on down boy
[D]Cause I can finally see the lights of [A]home