Chords for Dave Dudley - Freightliner Fever
Tempo:
83.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
G
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
I drive a big [D] freighter liner and I make my [G] last payments today.
[A] And I drive to all points out of New York [D] City to L.A.
[G] Well, that little woman smiles when I believe [C] her.
In fact, I just got the [G] fever, she said.
Believe her?
[D] I got [G] the freighter liner fever.
Now there's a [D] railroader running by a highway out [G] in Santa Fe.
[A] And I passed an old freight train making his [D] runs the other day.
[G] Earl Haggard stared to his fire so [C] pale.
Before the freight train came up with a
[G] I got the fever.
[D] He got [G] the freighter liner fever.
[C] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [G] cigarette pack?
[A] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive [D] her all the [G] way back.
[D]
[G] There's a big black pillbox going long and [C] round.
West Coast turnaround.
[G] This for the fever.
[D] That old [G] freighter liner fever.
[D] [E]
[A] Well, I passed Red [E] Devine in Wheeling, [A] West Virginia.
[B] And I passed Del Rey, Centuryport, [E] Louisiana.
[A] Dick Curtis got a hunt on a hill in the [D] name.
I pulled him over with my 40-foot [A] chain.
He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever.
I mean, I passed a nerve of [E] things from a Jimmy to a [A] Greyhound bus.
[B] I'm gonna spend a few days on the coast at the [E] end of my run.
[A] Oh, Giddyup, go and a little bit of luck.
[D] Gonna pass Red Simpson in a runaway truck.
[A] He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever.
[D] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [A] cigarette pack?
[B] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive her [E] all the way [F#m] back.
[E]
[A] It's a big black pill so long and round.
[D] For a driver, it's a West Coast turnaround.
[A] It's for the fever.
[E] That old [A] freighter liner fever.
Oh, man, on this road, [E] I passed them all, little old [A] country boys.
I mean, Jenny Rogers, Charlie Climbs, Bertie Stubb, [E] Eddie Rabbit, Big Johnny [A] Cash, Conway,
[E] Willie Nelson, [A] Old Nord, Dolly Single, Red on the truck, [E] Bill Anderson, Paul Marks, [A] hey, he's popping down there too.
I drive a big [D] freighter liner and I make my [G] last payments today.
[A] And I drive to all points out of New York [D] City to L.A.
[G] Well, that little woman smiles when I believe [C] her.
In fact, I just got the [G] fever, she said.
Believe her?
[D] I got [G] the freighter liner fever.
Now there's a [D] railroader running by a highway out [G] in Santa Fe.
[A] And I passed an old freight train making his [D] runs the other day.
[G] Earl Haggard stared to his fire so [C] pale.
Before the freight train came up with a
[G] I got the fever.
[D] He got [G] the freighter liner fever.
[C] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [G] cigarette pack?
[A] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive [D] her all the [G] way back.
[D]
[G] There's a big black pillbox going long and [C] round.
West Coast turnaround.
[G] This for the fever.
[D] That old [G] freighter liner fever.
[D] [E]
[A] Well, I passed Red [E] Devine in Wheeling, [A] West Virginia.
[B] And I passed Del Rey, Centuryport, [E] Louisiana.
[A] Dick Curtis got a hunt on a hill in the [D] name.
I pulled him over with my 40-foot [A] chain.
He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever.
I mean, I passed a nerve of [E] things from a Jimmy to a [A] Greyhound bus.
[B] I'm gonna spend a few days on the coast at the [E] end of my run.
[A] Oh, Giddyup, go and a little bit of luck.
[D] Gonna pass Red Simpson in a runaway truck.
[A] He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever.
[D] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [A] cigarette pack?
[B] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive her [E] all the way [F#m] back.
[E]
[A] It's a big black pill so long and round.
[D] For a driver, it's a West Coast turnaround.
[A] It's for the fever.
[E] That old [A] freighter liner fever.
Oh, man, on this road, [E] I passed them all, little old [A] country boys.
I mean, Jenny Rogers, Charlie Climbs, Bertie Stubb, [E] Eddie Rabbit, Big Johnny [A] Cash, Conway,
[E] Willie Nelson, [A] Old Nord, Dolly Single, Red on the truck, [E] Bill Anderson, Paul Marks, [A] hey, he's popping down there too.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I drive a big [D] freighter liner and I make my [G] last payments today. _
[A] And I drive to all points out of New York [D] City to L.A. _
[G] Well, that little woman smiles when I believe [C] her.
In fact, I just got the [G] fever, she said.
Believe her?
[D] I got [G] the freighter liner fever. _
Now there's a [D] railroader running by a highway out [G] in Santa Fe. _
[A] And I passed an old freight train making his [D] runs the other day. _ _
[G] Earl Haggard stared to his fire so [C] pale.
Before the freight train came up with a_
[G] I got the fever.
[D] He got [G] the freighter liner fever. _
[C] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [G] cigarette pack? _
[A] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive [D] her all the [G] way back.
[D] _
[G] There's a big black pillbox going long and [C] round.
West Coast turnaround.
[G] This for the fever.
[D] That old [G] freighter liner fever. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well, I passed Red [E] Devine in Wheeling, [A] West Virginia. _
[B] And I passed Del Rey, Centuryport, [E] Louisiana. _
[A] Dick Curtis got a hunt on a hill in the [D] name.
I pulled him over with my 40-foot [A] chain.
He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever. _
I mean, I passed a nerve of [E] things from a Jimmy to a [A] Greyhound bus. _
[B] I'm gonna spend a few days on the coast at the [E] end of my run. _
[A] Oh, Giddyup, go and a little bit of luck.
[D] Gonna pass Red Simpson in a runaway truck.
[A] He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever. _
[D] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [A] cigarette pack? _
[B] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive her [E] all the way [F#m] back.
[E] _
[A] It's a big black pill so long and round.
[D] For a driver, it's a West Coast turnaround.
[A] It's for the fever.
[E] That old [A] freighter liner fever. _
Oh, man, on this road, [E] I passed them all, little old [A] country boys.
I mean, Jenny Rogers, Charlie Climbs, Bertie Stubb, [E] Eddie Rabbit, Big Johnny [A] Cash, Conway, _ _
_ [E] Willie Nelson, [A] Old Nord, Dolly Single, Red on the truck, [E] Bill Anderson, Paul Marks, [A] hey, he's popping down there too. _ _
I drive a big [D] freighter liner and I make my [G] last payments today. _
[A] And I drive to all points out of New York [D] City to L.A. _
[G] Well, that little woman smiles when I believe [C] her.
In fact, I just got the [G] fever, she said.
Believe her?
[D] I got [G] the freighter liner fever. _
Now there's a [D] railroader running by a highway out [G] in Santa Fe. _
[A] And I passed an old freight train making his [D] runs the other day. _ _
[G] Earl Haggard stared to his fire so [C] pale.
Before the freight train came up with a_
[G] I got the fever.
[D] He got [G] the freighter liner fever. _
[C] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [G] cigarette pack? _
[A] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive [D] her all the [G] way back.
[D] _
[G] There's a big black pillbox going long and [C] round.
West Coast turnaround.
[G] This for the fever.
[D] That old [G] freighter liner fever. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Well, I passed Red [E] Devine in Wheeling, [A] West Virginia. _
[B] And I passed Del Rey, Centuryport, [E] Louisiana. _
[A] Dick Curtis got a hunt on a hill in the [D] name.
I pulled him over with my 40-foot [A] chain.
He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever. _
I mean, I passed a nerve of [E] things from a Jimmy to a [A] Greyhound bus. _
[B] I'm gonna spend a few days on the coast at the [E] end of my run. _
[A] Oh, Giddyup, go and a little bit of luck.
[D] Gonna pass Red Simpson in a runaway truck.
[A] He got the fever.
[E] He got the [A] freighter liner fever. _
[D] Well, if you said, Dave, what you carrying in that [A] cigarette pack? _
[B] I said, I got my second driver and he's gonna drive her [E] all the way [F#m] back.
[E] _
[A] It's a big black pill so long and round.
[D] For a driver, it's a West Coast turnaround.
[A] It's for the fever.
[E] That old [A] freighter liner fever. _
Oh, man, on this road, [E] I passed them all, little old [A] country boys.
I mean, Jenny Rogers, Charlie Climbs, Bertie Stubb, [E] Eddie Rabbit, Big Johnny [A] Cash, Conway, _ _
_ [E] Willie Nelson, [A] Old Nord, Dolly Single, Red on the truck, [E] Bill Anderson, Paul Marks, [A] hey, he's popping down there too. _ _