Big Red Truck (A Firefighters Life) - John Riggins - MCB Video Chords

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Back when [G] he was a [A] youngin', he always dreamed [G] of becoming [F] a [G] _ man people would [C] turn to.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] He [G] was always running [A] to help his [G] family and others.
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_ [G] He would come to their [C] rescue.
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_ _ [C] _ Here it [G] comes down the road, [A] the [G] sirens scream through town.
[F] _ [G] Red lights flashing [C] all aglow.
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[C] Everyone [G] knows that sound, [A] the [G] sound of help on the [F] way.
That truck [G] seemed so high [C] off the ground, _ [G] _ _ _ [F] he looked [G] up at mom and said,
[F] [Dm] I wanna [G] ride the big red truck _ _ [C] someday.
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[C] He's on the [G] shift with his brothers, [Am] away from his [G] family and [F] others.
The days [G] have turned [C] into years, _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] wouldn't trade it for [Am] nothing.
His world [G] was sometimes [F] numbing, _ [G] tending to people's pain and [C] fears.
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_ _ [C] Here it [G] comes down the [Am] road, the [G] sirens scream through town.
[F] _ [G] Red lights flashing all [C] aglow.
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Everyone [G] knows that sound, [Am] the [G] sound of help on the [F] way.
[G] He gets that rush when the [C] bells sound, _ [G] _ _ _ [F] and [G] with hard work and [F] love,
he [G] drives the big red truck _ [C] every third day.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Twenty [G]-nine years of [Am] service, he savored [G] all those [F] memories.
He went [G] through a lot of [C] heartache and cheer.
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_ _ [C] _ [G] He was in a fire last Friday.
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He saved [G] a child in the hallway.
[F] He let [G] that little girl breathe [C] his air. _ _ _ _
The [G] dark smoke cut right through [A] him, and that [G] little girl won't get to meet him.
[F] [G] She can only thank him in [C] her prayers.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ Here it [G] comes down the road, [Am] the [G] sirens scream through [F] town.
Red [G] lights flashing [C] all aglow.
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_ _ [C] _ [G] Everyone knows that [Am] sound, the sound [G] of help on the [F] way.
The [G] day his body will go [C] underground.
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His [G] brother's walking behind him.
[F] He's [G] going home to stay.
[F] He rides [G] a big red truck _ the last time today.
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