Chords for Dave Dudley / Truckin' Dad
Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
Yeah, you betcha I'm a trucker.
Best job I ever had.
[A] Closed a wife and [E] feed the kids.
[F#] They call me [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] But now we live in a neighborhood where there's a banker next to us.
And [A] there's a couple of other biggies [E] who wish [F#] my old rig had rust.
[B] [E] You see, I park it right out front.
It makes my kids real glad.
[A] They always bring [E] their friends around.
[F#] They're proud of Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] Well, now, just the other day, I heard this rumor goin' round.
That [A] big ol' iron [E] monster of mine [F#] kept their housing value [B] down.
[E] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
[A] Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
Well, they asked me if I'd move it.
Said it made the street look real bad.
[A] Now, I thought [E] that over, [F#] and that kinda got to old [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] So I checked the banker's income and those two biggies' salaries.
[A] Well, they all had bigger [E] houses, [F#] but heck, they made [B] less than me.
[E] So now they all plan on sellin'.
But here's what really made them mad.
[A] They're in the hole [E] up to their axes, [F#] but not old Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] So I invited all my truckin' friends to my place for a beer.
[A] I told them that the [E] whole neighborhood [F#] could be bought, is what [B] I hear.
[E] Well, they all started checkin' around, and I'm the best friend they have.
[A] Cause we all park them [E] rigs out front, [F#] locked full of Truckin' [B] Dads.
[E] Yeah, Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, [F#m] I'm a hard-workin' [C#m] trucker, [B] known as Truckin' [A] Dad.
[C#m] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard-workin' [E] trucker, [B] known [E] as Truckin' Dad.
Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
Yeah, you betcha I'm a trucker.
Best job I ever had.
[A] Closed a wife and [E] feed the kids.
[F#] They call me [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] But now we live in a neighborhood where there's a banker next to us.
And [A] there's a couple of other biggies [E] who wish [F#] my old rig had rust.
[B] [E] You see, I park it right out front.
It makes my kids real glad.
[A] They always bring [E] their friends around.
[F#] They're proud of Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] Well, now, just the other day, I heard this rumor goin' round.
That [A] big ol' iron [E] monster of mine [F#] kept their housing value [B] down.
[E] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
[A] Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
Well, they asked me if I'd move it.
Said it made the street look real bad.
[A] Now, I thought [E] that over, [F#] and that kinda got to old [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] So I checked the banker's income and those two biggies' salaries.
[A] Well, they all had bigger [E] houses, [F#] but heck, they made [B] less than me.
[E] So now they all plan on sellin'.
But here's what really made them mad.
[A] They're in the hole [E] up to their axes, [F#] but not old Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] So I invited all my truckin' friends to my place for a beer.
[A] I told them that the [E] whole neighborhood [F#] could be bought, is what [B] I hear.
[E] Well, they all started checkin' around, and I'm the best friend they have.
[A] Cause we all park them [E] rigs out front, [F#] locked full of Truckin' [B] Dads.
[E] Yeah, Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, [F#m] I'm a hard-workin' [C#m] trucker, [B] known as Truckin' [A] Dad.
[C#m] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard-workin' [E] trucker, [B] known [E] as Truckin' Dad.
Key:
E
B
A
F#
C#m
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
_ Yeah, you betcha I'm a trucker.
Best job I ever had.
[A] Closed a wife and [E] feed the kids.
[F#] They call me [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] But now we live in a neighborhood where there's a banker next to us.
And [A] there's a couple of other biggies [E] who wish [F#] my old rig had rust.
[B] _ [E] You see, I park it right out front.
It makes my kids real glad.
[A] They always bring [E] their friends around.
[F#] They're proud of Truckin' [B] Dad.
_ [E] Well, now, just the other day, I heard this rumor goin' round.
That [A] big ol' iron [E] monster of mine [F#] kept their housing value [B] down.
_ [E] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
[A] Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
_ _ Well, they asked me if I'd move it.
Said it made the street look real bad.
_ [A] Now, I thought [E] that over, [F#] and that kinda got to old [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] So I checked the banker's income and those two biggies' salaries.
[A] Well, they all had bigger [E] houses, [F#] but heck, they made [B] less than me.
[E] So now they all plan on sellin'.
But here's what really made them mad.
[A] They're in the hole [E] up to their axes, [F#] but not old Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] So I invited all my truckin' friends to my place for a beer.
[A] I told them that the [E] whole neighborhood [F#] could be bought, is what [B] I hear.
[E] Well, they all started checkin' around, and I'm the best friend they have.
[A] Cause we all park them [E] rigs out front, [F#] locked full of Truckin' [B] Dads.
[E] Yeah, Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, [F#m] I'm a hard-workin' [C#m] trucker, [B] known as Truckin' [A] Dad.
_ [C#m] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard-workin' [E] trucker, [B] known [E] as Truckin' Dad. _ _ _
_ _ Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
_ Yeah, you betcha I'm a trucker.
Best job I ever had.
[A] Closed a wife and [E] feed the kids.
[F#] They call me [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] But now we live in a neighborhood where there's a banker next to us.
And [A] there's a couple of other biggies [E] who wish [F#] my old rig had rust.
[B] _ [E] You see, I park it right out front.
It makes my kids real glad.
[A] They always bring [E] their friends around.
[F#] They're proud of Truckin' [B] Dad.
_ [E] Well, now, just the other day, I heard this rumor goin' round.
That [A] big ol' iron [E] monster of mine [F#] kept their housing value [B] down.
_ [E] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
[A] Yeah, I'm a hard [E]-workin' trucker, [B] known as [E] Truckin' Dad.
_ _ Well, they asked me if I'd move it.
Said it made the street look real bad.
_ [A] Now, I thought [E] that over, [F#] and that kinda got to old [B] Truckin' Dad.
[E] So I checked the banker's income and those two biggies' salaries.
[A] Well, they all had bigger [E] houses, [F#] but heck, they made [B] less than me.
[E] So now they all plan on sellin'.
But here's what really made them mad.
[A] They're in the hole [E] up to their axes, [F#] but not old Truckin' [B] Dad.
[E] So I invited all my truckin' friends to my place for a beer.
[A] I told them that the [E] whole neighborhood [F#] could be bought, is what [B] I hear.
[E] Well, they all started checkin' around, and I'm the best friend they have.
[A] Cause we all park them [E] rigs out front, [F#] locked full of Truckin' [B] Dads.
[E] Yeah, Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, [F#m] I'm a hard-workin' [C#m] trucker, [B] known as Truckin' [A] Dad.
_ [C#m] Truckin's all I ever done, but it's not all that bad.
Yeah, I'm a hard-workin' [E] trucker, [B] known [E] as Truckin' Dad. _ _ _
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