Chords for 18 Gears to Life
Tempo:
93.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] I'm firing things up, boy.
Been out here on this highway rolling on now twenty years.
Just like my dad before me, coughing blood, sweating tears.
[G] I'm addicted to the white line, a prisoner of the road.
[D] Ain't no cure for this disease that breeds us, outlaws and rogues.
[F] They locked me up, they handed me [A] the keys.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a [D] rope.
My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
Some say I'm semi-crazy, my God, it's hard to tell.
This diamond-plucking leather, this might be my [Dm] padded sail.
[G] Those pictures on my dashboard where I watch my kids grow up.
[D] Thank God they understand the cost of diesel in my blood.
[F] They know this rambling man and what [A] sets me free.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
[D] My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
[F] [G]
[D]
I'm [A]
[G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
My [D] heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
There [G] ain't no escaping this addiction, so until the day I die.
[Em] [G] I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen gears of [D] life.
[G] [F] Eighteen gears [D] of life.
[Dm] Eighteen gears of life.
[D] [G] [F] [E]
Been out here on this highway rolling on now twenty years.
Just like my dad before me, coughing blood, sweating tears.
[G] I'm addicted to the white line, a prisoner of the road.
[D] Ain't no cure for this disease that breeds us, outlaws and rogues.
[F] They locked me up, they handed me [A] the keys.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a [D] rope.
My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
Some say I'm semi-crazy, my God, it's hard to tell.
This diamond-plucking leather, this might be my [Dm] padded sail.
[G] Those pictures on my dashboard where I watch my kids grow up.
[D] Thank God they understand the cost of diesel in my blood.
[F] They know this rambling man and what [A] sets me free.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
[D] My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
[F] [G]
[D]
I'm [A]
[G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
My [D] heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
There [G] ain't no escaping this addiction, so until the day I die.
[Em] [G] I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen gears of [D] life.
[G] [F] Eighteen gears [D] of life.
[Dm] Eighteen gears of life.
[D] [G] [F] [E]
Key:
D
G
F
C
A
D
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm firing things up, boy. _ _ _
Been out here on this highway rolling on now twenty years.
Just like my dad before me, coughing blood, sweating tears.
[G] I'm addicted to the white line, a prisoner of the road.
[D] Ain't no cure for this disease that breeds us, outlaws and rogues.
[F] They locked me up, they handed me [A] the keys.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a [D] rope.
My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
Some _ _ _ say I'm semi-crazy, my God, it's hard to tell.
This diamond-plucking leather, this might be my [Dm] padded sail.
[G] Those pictures on my dashboard where I watch my kids grow up.
[D] Thank God they understand the cost of diesel in my blood.
[F] They know this rambling man and what [A] sets me free.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
[D] My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
_ I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
My [D] heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
_ I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
There [G] ain't no escaping this addiction, so until the day I die.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen gears of [D] life. _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Eighteen gears [D] of life. _
_ _ _ [Dm] Eighteen gears of life. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm firing things up, boy. _ _ _
Been out here on this highway rolling on now twenty years.
Just like my dad before me, coughing blood, sweating tears.
[G] I'm addicted to the white line, a prisoner of the road.
[D] Ain't no cure for this disease that breeds us, outlaws and rogues.
[F] They locked me up, they handed me [A] the keys.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a [D] rope.
My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
Some _ _ _ say I'm semi-crazy, my God, it's hard to tell.
This diamond-plucking leather, this might be my [Dm] padded sail.
[G] Those pictures on my dashboard where I watch my kids grow up.
[D] Thank God they understand the cost of diesel in my blood.
[F] They know this rambling man and what [A] sets me free.
I'm [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
[D] My heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
_ I'm pulling eighteen [F] gears, eighteen [C] gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] pulling eighteen gears of life, no chance of a rope.
My [D] heart belongs to Jesus, but this highway haunts my soul.
[G] It's a crime I'm doing time, just to send it on down the line.
_ I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen [D] gears of life.
There [G] ain't no escaping this addiction, so until the day I die.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ I'm pulling eighteen [C] gears, eighteen gears, eighteen gears of [D] life. _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Eighteen gears [D] of life. _
_ _ _ [Dm] Eighteen gears of life. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _