Chords for Fred Eaglesmith - Truckers Speed - Live in HQ
Tempo:
70.025 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Got her a letter [D] in an [G] old mail [C] box I forgot I had
[G] Had a [Em] little truck stop
I [D] read it once and then I read it [C] again
I can hardly keep work
[N] [Gm]
I've been driving around [D] last week [C] or so
With an empty truck I don't have [G] a loan
But I don't care cause to tell [C] you the truth
I think I might be dying
[G] Trucker's [D] tree, there's a [C] drain
[G] Purple sacks, a can of me
Black [D] beauties and [G] west coast [C] turn around
[G] When the coast gets clear [D] I drive with [C] my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, [D] a cover, a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] At the side of the road, said you're a mess
[C] Well I told her, she didn't even leave a dress
[G] Then he called another [D] call, he said wait right [C] here
I'll be back in a little [G] while
[C]
[G] From my [D] head down across my [C] arms
Tucked over the wheel for an hour [G] or more
Then I started [D] it up and I drove [C] off into the night
[G] And it's, trucker's [D] tree, [C] there's a drain
Purple sacks, a [G] can of me
Black [D] beauties and west [G] coast [C] turn around
[G] When the coast gets [D] clear I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't touching [C] the ground
[G] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] I [C] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] swear to the [C] floor, when I [A] couldn't stop
I [C#m] peed in [G] a bottle, I looked so [Dm] lonesome
Made Hank [C] Williams look like a party of five
[G] Driving, police car, [D] [C] road pass
Throw that old truck and drive [G] into the track
Thought I always thought she'd be there at the end [C] of the line
[G]
Always thought she'd be there at the [C] end of the line
[G] And it's, trucker's tree, [C] there's a drain
[G]
Purple sacks, a can of me
Black beauties and west coast [C] turn around
When [G] the coast gets clear [D] I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, coffee, the [C] world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[D] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
[D] [C] [Em] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [A] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[B] [N]
[G] Had a [Em] little truck stop
I [D] read it once and then I read it [C] again
I can hardly keep work
[N] [Gm]
I've been driving around [D] last week [C] or so
With an empty truck I don't have [G] a loan
But I don't care cause to tell [C] you the truth
I think I might be dying
[G] Trucker's [D] tree, there's a [C] drain
[G] Purple sacks, a can of me
Black [D] beauties and [G] west coast [C] turn around
[G] When the coast gets clear [D] I drive with [C] my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, [D] a cover, a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] At the side of the road, said you're a mess
[C] Well I told her, she didn't even leave a dress
[G] Then he called another [D] call, he said wait right [C] here
I'll be back in a little [G] while
[C]
[G] From my [D] head down across my [C] arms
Tucked over the wheel for an hour [G] or more
Then I started [D] it up and I drove [C] off into the night
[G] And it's, trucker's [D] tree, [C] there's a drain
Purple sacks, a [G] can of me
Black [D] beauties and west [G] coast [C] turn around
[G] When the coast gets [D] clear I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't touching [C] the ground
[G] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] I [C] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] swear to the [C] floor, when I [A] couldn't stop
I [C#m] peed in [G] a bottle, I looked so [Dm] lonesome
Made Hank [C] Williams look like a party of five
[G] Driving, police car, [D] [C] road pass
Throw that old truck and drive [G] into the track
Thought I always thought she'd be there at the end [C] of the line
[G]
Always thought she'd be there at the [C] end of the line
[G] And it's, trucker's tree, [C] there's a drain
[G]
Purple sacks, a can of me
Black beauties and west coast [C] turn around
When [G] the coast gets clear [D] I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, coffee, the [C] world should pound
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
[G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[D] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
[D] [C] [Em] [G]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [A] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[B] [N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[G] _ Got her a letter [D] in an [G] old mail [C] box I forgot I had
[G] Had a [Em] little truck stop
I [D] read it once and then I read it [C] again
I can hardly keep work
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Gm]
I've been driving around [D] last week [C] or so
With an empty truck I don't have [G] a loan
But I don't care cause to tell [C] you the truth
I think I might be dying _
_ [G] _ Trucker's [D] tree, there's a [C] drain
[G] Purple sacks, a can of me
Black [D] beauties and [G] west coast [C] turn around
[G] _ _ When the coast gets clear [D] I drive with [C] my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, [D] a cover, a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
_ _ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ _ _ [G] At the side of the road, said you're a mess
[C] Well I told her, she didn't even leave a dress
[G] Then he called another [D] call, he said wait right [C] here
I'll be back in a little [G] while
[C] _
[G] _ From my [D] head down across my [C] arms
Tucked over the wheel for an hour [G] or more
Then I started [D] it up and I drove [C] off into the night
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's, trucker's [D] tree, [C] there's a drain
Purple sacks, a [G] can of me
Black [D] beauties and west [G] coast [C] turn around
[G] _ _ When the coast gets [D] clear I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't touching [C] the ground _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ swear to the [C] floor, when I [A] couldn't stop
I [C#m] peed in [G] a bottle, I looked so [Dm] lonesome
Made Hank [C] Williams look like a party of five
_ [G] Driving, police car, [D] [C] road pass
Throw that old truck and drive [G] into the track
Thought I always thought she'd be there at the end [C] of the line
_ _ [G] _
Always thought she'd be there at the [C] end of the line _ _
_ [G] And it's, trucker's tree, [C] there's a drain
[G]
Purple sacks, a can of me
Black beauties and west coast [C] turn around
When _ [G] the coast gets clear [D] I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, coffee, the [C] world should pound
_ _ [G] _ Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Had a [Em] little truck stop
I [D] read it once and then I read it [C] again
I can hardly keep work
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Gm]
I've been driving around [D] last week [C] or so
With an empty truck I don't have [G] a loan
But I don't care cause to tell [C] you the truth
I think I might be dying _
_ [G] _ Trucker's [D] tree, there's a [C] drain
[G] Purple sacks, a can of me
Black [D] beauties and [G] west coast [C] turn around
[G] _ _ When the coast gets clear [D] I drive with [C] my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, [D] a cover, a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
_ _ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ _ _ [G] At the side of the road, said you're a mess
[C] Well I told her, she didn't even leave a dress
[G] Then he called another [D] call, he said wait right [C] here
I'll be back in a little [G] while
[C] _
[G] _ From my [D] head down across my [C] arms
Tucked over the wheel for an hour [G] or more
Then I started [D] it up and I drove [C] off into the night
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's, trucker's [D] tree, [C] there's a drain
Purple sacks, a [G] can of me
Black [D] beauties and west [G] coast [C] turn around
[G] _ _ When the coast gets [D] clear I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, [C] coffee, the world should pound
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't touching [C] the ground _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ swear to the [C] floor, when I [A] couldn't stop
I [C#m] peed in [G] a bottle, I looked so [Dm] lonesome
Made Hank [C] Williams look like a party of five
_ [G] Driving, police car, [D] [C] road pass
Throw that old truck and drive [G] into the track
Thought I always thought she'd be there at the end [C] of the line
_ _ [G] _
Always thought she'd be there at the [C] end of the line _ _
_ [G] And it's, trucker's tree, [C] there's a drain
[G]
Purple sacks, a can of me
Black beauties and west coast [C] turn around
When _ [G] the coast gets clear [D] I drive [C] with my knees
Mix it all up like a [G] recipe
Coke, a cover, [D] a letter, coffee, the [C] world should pound
_ _ [G] _ Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels ain't [C] touching the ground
_ [G] Sometimes I feel [D] like my wheels [C] ain't touching the ground
[D] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _