Chords for The Grateful Dead - Truckin' (Studio Version)
Tempo:
125.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Keep truckin', got my chips cashed [A] in, keep truckin' like the two dumb men [B] together, more
or less in [A] line, just keep truckin' oh, oh, [E] oh.
Arrows of neon are flashing, my keys are on Main Street, Chicago, New York, Detroit, and
it's all on the same street.
The typical city involved in a typical daydream, hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
Dallas, got a soft machine, [A] Houston, too close to New [B] Orleans, New York, got the wave and
[A] beams, just won't let you leave.
[E]
Most of the cats you meet [C#m] on the streets speak of true [E] love, most of the time they're sittin'
in a quiet at home, [Em] [E] one of these days they know they gotta get going, out of that door
and down to the street all alone.
Keep truckin' like the two dumb [A] men, once told me you got to take your [B] cameras, sometimes
the cards ain't worth a dime [A] if you don't lay them down.
[E]
[F#m] [E] [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#] [A]
other times [D] I can [A] barely [G] see, [F#] [A] [D]
lately it [Bm] occurs [F#] to
me [B] [F#] what [A] a long spaceship [E] it's been.
What in the world ever became the sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same.
Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine, all a friend can say is ain't it a shame.
Truckin', bopper bopper, [A] no one's been thinkin', we got the mellow slow, [D#m] [B] takes time to pick
a place to [A] go, just keep truckin' home, home, [E] home.
Sitting and staring out of the hotel window, gotta get there, gonna kick the door in again.
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, but if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.
Busted down on bourbon and squee, [A] sit up like a pony and [B] knock down, you get so weary and
[A] it just won't [F#m] let you be.
[E]
[C#m] You're sick of hanging around, [E] you like to travel, you're tired of traveling, you wanna settle down.
I guess they can't revoke your soft triumph, get out of the car, lie down and look around.
[G] [G#] [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#m] [A]
other [D] times I can [A] barely [Em]
see.
[F#] [A] [D] Lately [Bm] it occurs [F#] to [B] me, [F#] [A] what a long strange [E] trip it's been.
Truckin', I'm going home, [A] whoa, whoa, baby, that's where I belong.
[B] Back home, sit down and pat my [A] bones, you can't black truck me, I'm [E] going home.
[Em]
[E] [A] [E]
Keep truckin', got my chips cashed [A] in, keep truckin' like the two dumb men [B] together, more
or less in [A] line, just keep truckin' oh, oh, [E] oh.
Arrows of neon are flashing, my keys are on Main Street, Chicago, New York, Detroit, and
it's all on the same street.
The typical city involved in a typical daydream, hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
Dallas, got a soft machine, [A] Houston, too close to New [B] Orleans, New York, got the wave and
[A] beams, just won't let you leave.
[E]
Most of the cats you meet [C#m] on the streets speak of true [E] love, most of the time they're sittin'
in a quiet at home, [Em] [E] one of these days they know they gotta get going, out of that door
and down to the street all alone.
Keep truckin' like the two dumb [A] men, once told me you got to take your [B] cameras, sometimes
the cards ain't worth a dime [A] if you don't lay them down.
[E]
[F#m] [E] [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#] [A]
other times [D] I can [A] barely [G] see, [F#] [A] [D]
lately it [Bm] occurs [F#] to
me [B] [F#] what [A] a long spaceship [E] it's been.
What in the world ever became the sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same.
Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine, all a friend can say is ain't it a shame.
Truckin', bopper bopper, [A] no one's been thinkin', we got the mellow slow, [D#m] [B] takes time to pick
a place to [A] go, just keep truckin' home, home, [E] home.
Sitting and staring out of the hotel window, gotta get there, gonna kick the door in again.
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, but if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.
Busted down on bourbon and squee, [A] sit up like a pony and [B] knock down, you get so weary and
[A] it just won't [F#m] let you be.
[E]
[C#m] You're sick of hanging around, [E] you like to travel, you're tired of traveling, you wanna settle down.
I guess they can't revoke your soft triumph, get out of the car, lie down and look around.
[G] [G#] [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#m] [A]
other [D] times I can [A] barely [Em]
see.
[F#] [A] [D] Lately [Bm] it occurs [F#] to [B] me, [F#] [A] what a long strange [E] trip it's been.
Truckin', I'm going home, [A] whoa, whoa, baby, that's where I belong.
[B] Back home, sit down and pat my [A] bones, you can't black truck me, I'm [E] going home.
[Em]
[E] [A] [E]
Key:
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Keep truckin', got my chips cashed [A] in, keep _ truckin' like the two dumb men [B] together, _ more
or less in [A] line, just keep truckin' oh, oh, [E] oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Arrows of neon are flashing, my keys are on Main Street, _ Chicago, New York, Detroit, and
it's all on the same street.
_ The typical city involved in a typical daydream, _ _ hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
_ _ Dallas, _ got a soft machine, [A] _ Houston, too close to New _ [B] Orleans, New York, got the wave and
[A] beams, just won't let you _ leave.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Most of the cats you meet [C#m] on the streets speak of true [E] love, _ most of the time they're sittin'
in a quiet at home, [Em] _ _ [E] one of these days they know they gotta get going, _ out of that door
and down to the street all alone.
Keep truckin' like the two dumb [A] men, once told me you got to take your [B] cameras, sometimes
the cards ain't worth a dime [A] if you don't lay them down.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on _ [G] me, [F#] _ [A] _ _
_ other times [D] I can [A] barely _ [G] see, _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
lately it [Bm] occurs [F#] to
me _ [B] _ [F#] what [A] a _ long _ spaceship [E] it's been. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What in the world ever became the sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same.
_ _ Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine, _ all a friend can say is ain't it a shame.
_ _ _ _ Truckin', bopper bopper, [A] no one's been _ thinkin', we got the mellow slow, [D#m] _ [B] takes time to pick
a place to [A] go, just keep truckin' home, home, [E] home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sitting and staring out of the hotel window, _ gotta get there, gonna kick the door in again.
_ I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, _ but if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.
_ _ _ _ Busted down on bourbon and squee, [A] sit up like a pony and _ [B] knock down, you get so weary and
[A] it just won't [F#m] let you be.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] You're sick of hanging around, [E] you like to travel, _ you're tired of traveling, you wanna settle down.
_ I guess they can't revoke your soft triumph, _ get out of the car, lie down and look around.
[G] _ [G#] _ [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
other _ [D] times I can [A] barely _ [Em]
see.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Lately [Bm] it occurs [F#] to _ _ [B] me, _ [F#] _ [A] what a _ _ _ long strange [E] trip it's _ _ been.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Truckin', I'm going _ home, [A] whoa, whoa, baby, that's where I belong.
[B] Back home, sit down and pat my _ [A] bones, you can't black truck me, I'm [E] going home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Keep truckin', got my chips cashed [A] in, keep _ truckin' like the two dumb men [B] together, _ more
or less in [A] line, just keep truckin' oh, oh, [E] oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Arrows of neon are flashing, my keys are on Main Street, _ Chicago, New York, Detroit, and
it's all on the same street.
_ The typical city involved in a typical daydream, _ _ hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
_ _ Dallas, _ got a soft machine, [A] _ Houston, too close to New _ [B] Orleans, New York, got the wave and
[A] beams, just won't let you _ leave.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Most of the cats you meet [C#m] on the streets speak of true [E] love, _ most of the time they're sittin'
in a quiet at home, [Em] _ _ [E] one of these days they know they gotta get going, _ out of that door
and down to the street all alone.
Keep truckin' like the two dumb [A] men, once told me you got to take your [B] cameras, sometimes
the cards ain't worth a dime [A] if you don't lay them down.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on _ [G] me, [F#] _ [A] _ _
_ other times [D] I can [A] barely _ [G] see, _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
lately it [Bm] occurs [F#] to
me _ [B] _ [F#] what [A] a _ long _ spaceship [E] it's been. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ What in the world ever became the sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same.
_ _ Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine, _ all a friend can say is ain't it a shame.
_ _ _ _ Truckin', bopper bopper, [A] no one's been _ thinkin', we got the mellow slow, [D#m] _ [B] takes time to pick
a place to [A] go, just keep truckin' home, home, [E] home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sitting and staring out of the hotel window, _ gotta get there, gonna kick the door in again.
_ I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, _ but if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.
_ _ _ _ Busted down on bourbon and squee, [A] sit up like a pony and _ [B] knock down, you get so weary and
[A] it just won't [F#m] let you be.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] You're sick of hanging around, [E] you like to travel, _ you're tired of traveling, you wanna settle down.
_ I guess they can't revoke your soft triumph, _ get out of the car, lie down and look around.
[G] _ [G#] _ [A] Sometimes the light's all shining on [G] me, [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
other _ [D] times I can [A] barely _ [Em]
see.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Lately [Bm] it occurs [F#] to _ _ [B] me, _ [F#] _ [A] what a _ _ _ long strange [E] trip it's _ _ been.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Truckin', I'm going _ home, [A] whoa, whoa, baby, that's where I belong.
[B] Back home, sit down and pat my _ [A] bones, you can't black truck me, I'm [E] going home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _