Big Wheel Cannonball Chords by Dick Curless

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_ _ _ This great and mighty nation will sing _ [F] forevermore,
Of the [G] pioneers, brave engineers, and heroes by [C] the score.
But the world of transportation has its own breed just [F] as great,
[G] It's the men of steel behind the wheels of the big rigs, haul, [C] and freight.
_ _ _ Listen to the rumble, listen to [F] the roar,
[G] Of the big wheels on the highways from the mountains to [C] the shore.
Oh, Bumble, Bill, and Casey Jones would never have [F] the gall,
[G] To risk their fate on the interstate on the big wheel [C] cannonball. _ _ _
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There's a lot of speculation when the big wheels roll [G] at night,
[A] Some think their destination is the truck stop on [D] the right.
With a little old cat I'd wait just for a hot shot on [G] the make,
[A] But some I know would rather go for a hot shot wag [D] and stay. _
_ Listen to the rumble, listen to [G] the roar,
[A] Hear the jingle of the jukebox, see the action on [D] the floor.
Those giddy-up go-go babies do the monkey and [G] the crawl,
[A] When the swinging combination plays the big wheel [D] cannonball. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ try to keep my schedule the way most drivers [F] do,
[G] It's food and drink, forty weeks, then go [C] ballin' through.
But tonight I gotta hang up, she's the cutest little [F] doll,
[G] I'll see ya on the straightaway on the big wheel [C] cannonball.
_ On the big wheel cannonball, on the big wheel [F] cannonball,
[G] Tonight she rides a shotgun and I'll warn you, want [C] it all,
When the devil from St.
Louis takes an angel on [F] his haul.
[G] Don't look for any hail around the big wheel [C] cannonball.
_ [G] Don't look for any hail around the big wheel [C] cannonball. _ _
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