The Grocery Truck Chords by Tom T. Hall
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Em] [E]
When I was a little barefooted [Em] boy back in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I was lazy and about half [E] crazy.
Catfish didn't bite in the daytime and [Em] little boys were not allowed out after dark, but we had a few thrills.
One of them was the grocery truck.
Well, the grocery truck was [A] a little old truck with [E] the name painted on the door.
In the [A] wintertime it always got [E] stuck bringing beans and greens to the poor.
We'd go get the [A] mules and we'd pull it [E] out and the neighbors would [B] come to the show.
[E] We'd cuss them [A] mules and holler and [E] shout cause the treasure on board was gold.
And the grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a [B] mile away.
[E] Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
[Em] [E]
Now the grocery [A] truck was a store-bought [E] stuff, bologna and [B] crackers and cheese.
[E] Sometimes a [A] new pair of pants with [E] cuffs or candy to fill our needs.
If I counted the [A] thrills of my life, today [E] is I catered a [B] fancy and whim.
[E] None would [A] compare to the grocery truck.
[E] It was Christmas every Friday back then.
The grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile away.
Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
[Em]
The [E]
grocery truck [A] was a sign of success.
[E] We were economical [B] giants.
[E] My mother would laugh [A] sometimes.
She cried [E] cause daddy was high on a pint.
Well, the grocery truck [A] never comes anymore [E] as it did in the way [B] back when.
[E] It's supermarkets [A] and one-stop stores [E] and hamburger shops again.
The grocery truck [A] is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile [B] away.
Just when we [A] were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
Daddy just say, charge it to me.
Oh, [Em] [E] charge it to me.
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
When I was a little barefooted [Em] boy back in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I was lazy and about half [E] crazy.
Catfish didn't bite in the daytime and [Em] little boys were not allowed out after dark, but we had a few thrills.
One of them was the grocery truck.
Well, the grocery truck was [A] a little old truck with [E] the name painted on the door.
In the [A] wintertime it always got [E] stuck bringing beans and greens to the poor.
We'd go get the [A] mules and we'd pull it [E] out and the neighbors would [B] come to the show.
[E] We'd cuss them [A] mules and holler and [E] shout cause the treasure on board was gold.
And the grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a [B] mile away.
[E] Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
[Em] [E]
Now the grocery [A] truck was a store-bought [E] stuff, bologna and [B] crackers and cheese.
[E] Sometimes a [A] new pair of pants with [E] cuffs or candy to fill our needs.
If I counted the [A] thrills of my life, today [E] is I catered a [B] fancy and whim.
[E] None would [A] compare to the grocery truck.
[E] It was Christmas every Friday back then.
The grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile away.
Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
[Em]
The [E]
grocery truck [A] was a sign of success.
[E] We were economical [B] giants.
[E] My mother would laugh [A] sometimes.
She cried [E] cause daddy was high on a pint.
Well, the grocery truck [A] never comes anymore [E] as it did in the way [B] back when.
[E] It's supermarkets [A] and one-stop stores [E] and hamburger shops again.
The grocery truck [A] is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile [B] away.
Just when we [A] were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
Daddy just say, charge it to me.
Oh, [Em] [E] charge it to me.
[Em]
[E]
Key:
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B
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was a little barefooted [Em] boy back in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I was lazy and about half [E] crazy. _
_ Catfish didn't bite in the daytime and [Em] little boys were not allowed out after dark, but we had a few thrills.
One of them was the grocery truck.
_ Well, the grocery truck was [A] a little old truck with [E] the name painted on the door.
In the [A] wintertime it always got [E] stuck bringing beans and greens to the poor.
We'd go get the [A] mules and we'd pull it [E] out and the neighbors would [B] come to the show.
[E] We'd cuss them [A] mules and holler and [E] shout cause the treasure on board was gold.
And the grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a [B] mile away.
[E] Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Now the grocery [A] truck was a store-bought [E] stuff, bologna and [B] crackers and cheese.
[E] Sometimes a [A] new pair of pants with [E] cuffs or candy to fill our needs.
If I counted the [A] thrills of my life, today [E] is I catered a [B] fancy and whim.
[E] None would [A] compare to the grocery truck.
[E] It was Christmas every Friday back then.
The grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile away.
Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
The [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ grocery truck [A] was a sign of success.
[E] We were economical [B] giants.
[E] My mother would laugh [A] sometimes.
She cried [E] cause daddy was high on a pint.
Well, the grocery truck [A] never comes anymore [E] as it did in the way [B] back when.
[E] It's supermarkets [A] and one-stop stores [E] and hamburger shops again.
The grocery truck [A] is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile [B] away.
Just when we [A] were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
_ _ Daddy just say, charge it to me.
Oh, [Em] _ _ _ [E] charge it to me.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was a little barefooted [Em] boy back in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I was lazy and about half [E] crazy. _
_ Catfish didn't bite in the daytime and [Em] little boys were not allowed out after dark, but we had a few thrills.
One of them was the grocery truck.
_ Well, the grocery truck was [A] a little old truck with [E] the name painted on the door.
In the [A] wintertime it always got [E] stuck bringing beans and greens to the poor.
We'd go get the [A] mules and we'd pull it [E] out and the neighbors would [B] come to the show.
[E] We'd cuss them [A] mules and holler and [E] shout cause the treasure on board was gold.
And the grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a [B] mile away.
[E] Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Now the grocery [A] truck was a store-bought [E] stuff, bologna and [B] crackers and cheese.
[E] Sometimes a [A] new pair of pants with [E] cuffs or candy to fill our needs.
If I counted the [A] thrills of my life, today [E] is I catered a [B] fancy and whim.
[E] None would [A] compare to the grocery truck.
[E] It was Christmas every Friday back then.
The grocery [A] truck is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile away.
Just when [A] we were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
The [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ grocery truck [A] was a sign of success.
[E] We were economical [B] giants.
[E] My mother would laugh [A] sometimes.
She cried [E] cause daddy was high on a pint.
Well, the grocery truck [A] never comes anymore [E] as it did in the way [B] back when.
[E] It's supermarkets [A] and one-stop stores [E] and hamburger shops again.
The grocery truck [A] is a-coming.
[E] It's about a half a mile [B] away.
Just when we [A] were down on our [E] luck, here comes the grocery truck.
_ _ Daddy just say, charge it to me.
Oh, [Em] _ _ _ [E] charge it to me.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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