Chords for Big Joe, The Phantom, & Red Sovine

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ I pulled into a truck stop in the middle of the [Bm] night, _ to get a cup of coffee and have
me a bite, _ [C] _ take me a shower and watch a little [D] TV. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ And as I was walking past this dark telephone booth, [Bm] _ _ this old man whispered, hey son, can
I talk to [C] you?
_ [G] And when I looked [D] over, I noticed he was [G] talking to me. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ He said, young man, you know I used to drive a long time ago, [Bm] _ _ but it's been so long I just
don't know, _ [C] cause it seems like things in trucking has changed, _ [D] a lot these days. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ He said, I've been trying to reach my friend Red on the line, [Bm] _ but I can't get this telephone
to take this dime.
[C] _ And I was wondering if you [D] could help an old trucker.
Hmm, [G] what do you say? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I looked at him and I said, mister, it ain't that hard, [Bm] _ but for that telephone, sir, you
need your prepaid phone [C] card.
_ He thanked me. _
_ [D] And then he asked me for a light. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I told him I was hungry and I hadn't had any supper.
[Bm] _ _ And if he wanted, he could come on over, _ [C] have a cup of coffee and we [D] could talk _ for the
rest [G] of the night.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ Well drivers, as we sat down at the booth in the corner, [Cm] _ this waitress hollered out,
hey truckers, what's your order?
_ [Db] And when he looked at the menu, his face got white as a ghost.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] He said, driver, look at this, but it's hard to believe.
[Cm] I mean, a buck 50 for coffee or just for a glass of tea.
_ [Db] And would you look at the price for an [Eb] egg or just a plain old [Ab] piece of toast?
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_ _ And he said, driver, I can remember when coffee just cost a dime.
[Cm] He said a friend was a friend who would lay it on the line.
_ _ [Db] And he said, truckers all stuck together, _ right [Eb] through thick and thin. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ He said, I just wish that all truckers would come back together.
_ [Cm] Man, it would make trucking in the future so much better.
_ _ [Db] For your sons and your daughters and [Eb] _
maybe somebody [Ab] else's kids. _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, drivers, as he stood up, he said, I got to go.
[Cm] And by the way, young man, the name's Big Joe.
_ _ [Db] I'm looking for Red. _ _
You see, it's time [Eb] for us to ride. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] And as I stared out that cafe window, he was with this guy.
[Cm] And they hopped up into this truck number 309.
_ [Db] And I stood there and watched them [Eb] till they pulled, clean [Ab] out of sight.
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_ _ [A] _ But then, drivers, you know, I started thinking about what he said.
[Dbm] And just who it was he meant by his friend Red.
_ _ [D] And man, that truck really looked familiar, drivers.
_ [A] Well, at least it did that night.
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_ _ [A] _ And then later that year, in my rocking chair,
_ [Dbm] came on my satellite radio the songs Teddy Bear, _ [D] Giddy Up Go, and _ whole Phantom [E] 309. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Ah, and then like a bolt of lightning with a clash of thunder.
_ [Dbm] Drivers, I finally realized what I sometimes wondered.
_ [D] I met Big Joe, the [E] Phantom, _ and Red's [A] so fine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So listen up, drivers, if you ever see my friends out there,
_ [Dbm] would you treat them with [N] kindness and show them some respect? _ _
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