The Dying Truck Driver
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
5th traste
[Intro]
C F C
[Verse 1]
C F C
Well, we made our way up 99 in the springtime of the year
D G
The San Joaquin was all in bloom, and songbirds everywhere
C F C
We chanced upon a workingman, lying by the road
G C
I judged him for a truck driver by the clothes he wore
[Verse 2]
C F C
We drew some nearer to him then, inquirin' of his name
D G
Well, here's three little angels come down for to carry me home
C F C
Then, bear me up to Jesus now, my Savior I shall see
G C
You ain't no regular angels, boys, but that's alright by me
[Verse 3]
C F C
Then Lefty, stepping forward, addressed the dyin' man
D G
Saying, We're no angels, brother, but we'll do all we can
C F C
What cowards set upon you, sir, and dealt the fatal blow?
G C
We'll pull out every workingman from here to Ohio
[Break]
C F C
D G
C F C
D G
[Verse 4]
C F C
It was no vigilante gang, nor ranch-boss thugs this time
D G
But the meatloaf special dinner I had on Highway 99
C F C
A comely waitress served me there, and she cooled me with her fan
G C
But fatal meatloaf has struck down this old truck drivin' man
[Verse 5]
C F C
Then Lefty reached down in his bag, saying, You ain't dyin', friend
D G
Just take a drink of whiskey now, you'll feel alright again
C F C
All through the night we lingered there and passed that bottle round
G C
We hauled aboard at sunrise, lit out for Frisco town
[Verse 6]
C F C
Now, the workingman must be we'll warned whenever headlines scream
D G
"Your rights must yield, the bombs must fall to save democracy"
C F C
The flag they fly, their stew of lies served up at votin' time
G C
Like poison under the gravy on Highway 99
How to play The Dying Truck Driver
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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