Chords for Red Simpson-Born To Be A Trucker
Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A] She's always waiting with two [E] loving arms when I get home
She tells me that she's lonely [D] every minute
[A] While I'm gone
She keeps begging me to quit this road, [D] but I can't quit that's true
Cause I was born to [F#m] be a trucker and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
Well, I would like to work in town, but [E] I can't I'm afraid
Cause you can't get a job in town [D] unless you [A] got a trade
And the only trade I know is [D] driving these old trucks.
It's true
Cause I was born to be [A] a [E] trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
Born [E]
to be a trucker
driving [D]
this old truck
[A] Across the nation [E]
born to be a trucker.
[D] That's my only [E] Occupation I
[A] Guess I'll keep on driving
[F#m] These [E] trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D] This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D] if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be [A] a trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I want [A] to do
[D]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A] [E] Born to be a trucker
[D] driving this old truck
[A]
Across the nation [E] born to be a trucker
[D] That's my only
[E] occupation I
[A]
Guess I'll keep on driving
[E] These old trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D]
This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D]
if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be a [A] trucker [E] and that's [Bm] all I [A] want to do
[D] I was born [A] to be a trucker [E] and that's all I [A] want to [Bm] do
[A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [A] She's always waiting with two [E] loving arms when I get home
She tells me that she's lonely [D] every minute
[A] While I'm gone
She keeps begging me to quit this road, [D] but I can't quit that's true
Cause I was born to [F#m] be a trucker and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
Well, I would like to work in town, but [E] I can't I'm afraid
Cause you can't get a job in town [D] unless you [A] got a trade
And the only trade I know is [D] driving these old trucks.
It's true
Cause I was born to be [A] a [E] trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
Born [E]
to be a trucker
driving [D]
this old truck
[A] Across the nation [E]
born to be a trucker.
[D] That's my only [E] Occupation I
[A] Guess I'll keep on driving
[F#m] These [E] trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D] This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D] if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be [A] a trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I want [A] to do
[D]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A] [E] Born to be a trucker
[D] driving this old truck
[A]
Across the nation [E] born to be a trucker
[D] That's my only
[E] occupation I
[A]
Guess I'll keep on driving
[E] These old trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D]
This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D]
if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be a [A] trucker [E] and that's [Bm] all I [A] want to do
[D] I was born [A] to be a trucker [E] and that's all I [A] want to [Bm] do
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
Bm
A
E
D
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] [A] She's always waiting with two [E] loving arms when I get home
_ She tells me that she's lonely [D] every minute
_ [A] While I'm gone
She keeps begging _ me to quit this road, [D] but I can't quit that's true
Cause I was born to [F#m] be a trucker and [E] that's all I [A] want to do _ _ _
_ _ Well, I would like to work in town, but [E] I can't I'm afraid
_ _ Cause you can't get a job in town [D] unless you [A] got a trade
_ And the only trade I know is [D] driving these old trucks.
It's true
Cause I was born to be [A] a [E] trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
_ _ Born _ _ [E] _
to be a trucker
driving [D]
this old truck
[A] Across the nation [E]
born to be a trucker.
[D] That's my only _ [E] _ Occupation _ I
_ _ [A] Guess I'll keep on driving
_ [F#m] These [E] trucks till I get home
_ Cause it's the only way of living
[D] _ This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D] if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be [A] a trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I want [A] to do
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [E] Born to be a trucker
[D] driving this old truck
[A]
Across the nation [E] born to be a trucker
[D] That's my only
_ [E] occupation _ _ _ I
_ [A]
Guess I'll keep on driving
[E] _ These old trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D] _
This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman _ [D]
if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be a [A] trucker [E] and that's [Bm] all I [A] want to do
[D] I was born [A] to be a trucker [E] and that's all I [A] want to [Bm] do
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] [A] She's always waiting with two [E] loving arms when I get home
_ She tells me that she's lonely [D] every minute
_ [A] While I'm gone
She keeps begging _ me to quit this road, [D] but I can't quit that's true
Cause I was born to [F#m] be a trucker and [E] that's all I [A] want to do _ _ _
_ _ Well, I would like to work in town, but [E] I can't I'm afraid
_ _ Cause you can't get a job in town [D] unless you [A] got a trade
_ And the only trade I know is [D] driving these old trucks.
It's true
Cause I was born to be [A] a [E] trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I [A] want to do
_ _ Born _ _ [E] _
to be a trucker
driving [D]
this old truck
[A] Across the nation [E]
born to be a trucker.
[D] That's my only _ [E] _ Occupation _ I
_ _ [A] Guess I'll keep on driving
_ [F#m] These [E] trucks till I get home
_ Cause it's the only way of living
[D] _ This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman [D] if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be [A] a trucker [F#m] and [E] that's all I want [A] to do
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [E] Born to be a trucker
[D] driving this old truck
[A]
Across the nation [E] born to be a trucker
[D] That's my only
_ [E] occupation _ _ _ I
_ [A]
Guess I'll keep on driving
[E] _ These old trucks till I get home
Cause it's the only way of living
[D] _
This poor [A] boy knows
Well, I could have been a businessman _ [D]
if I'd just gone to school
But I was born to be a [A] trucker [E] and that's [Bm] all I [A] want to do
[D] I was born [A] to be a trucker [E] and that's all I [A] want to [Bm] do
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _