Chords for truckers last letter
Tempo:
67.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[F]
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
I was hiking one morning on a Montana mountainside.
Went [C] off in the distance through the pines.
[F] A reflection caught my eye.
It was the wreck of a W9 Kenworth.
[Bb] Lost there in the brush.
[C] And a broken guardrail told his [F] story.
Dangling 90 feet above.
[Gm] He was pinned behind the wheel.
[C] The clipboard froze in his hand.
[Gm] With a picture of his family.
[Bb] And a letter [C] he'd written them.
[Bb] Well, I couldn't help but to read it.
[C] And this is what it said.
[Bb] Christy, I want you to know you've been [F] the love of my life.
[C] Jess, Seth, and the girls, I wish [F] that he'd had more time.
[Bb] I'm pretending I'm holding each of you [Dm] in my arms.
[Gm] I've been freezing for days, but now I'm starting [C] to feel so warm.
[F] I was thinking of the trip we took down [Bb] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C] The beaches so wide and how the blue waves [F] of the ocean roll.
I'd take that sunburn again right now, [Bb] over 30 below.
[C] God, I wish that this was white sand [F] instead of blowing snow.
[Dm] I've been in and out.
It's [Gm] time to leave this world.
[Dm] I want you to know my last thoughts [G] were of you, my boy and girls.
[Gm] I'm getting mighty sleepy.
I [C] know the Lord, my soul, will keep.
[Gm] There's a bright light in the darkness.
[C] So don't you worry about me.
I [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[G] [F]
tried to keep my tears from fading out the words he wrote.
[C] And I thought about his family somewhere.
[F] And how they needed this note.
So [C]
[F] I took it upon myself to take this letter to them.
[C]
So they could see how much he loved them all.
[F] To [C] the very end.
[F]
[Gm] [G]
[D]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
I was hiking one morning on a Montana mountainside.
Went [C] off in the distance through the pines.
[F] A reflection caught my eye.
It was the wreck of a W9 Kenworth.
[Bb] Lost there in the brush.
[C] And a broken guardrail told his [F] story.
Dangling 90 feet above.
[Gm] He was pinned behind the wheel.
[C] The clipboard froze in his hand.
[Gm] With a picture of his family.
[Bb] And a letter [C] he'd written them.
[Bb] Well, I couldn't help but to read it.
[C] And this is what it said.
[Bb] Christy, I want you to know you've been [F] the love of my life.
[C] Jess, Seth, and the girls, I wish [F] that he'd had more time.
[Bb] I'm pretending I'm holding each of you [Dm] in my arms.
[Gm] I've been freezing for days, but now I'm starting [C] to feel so warm.
[F] I was thinking of the trip we took down [Bb] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C] The beaches so wide and how the blue waves [F] of the ocean roll.
I'd take that sunburn again right now, [Bb] over 30 below.
[C] God, I wish that this was white sand [F] instead of blowing snow.
[Dm] I've been in and out.
It's [Gm] time to leave this world.
[Dm] I want you to know my last thoughts [G] were of you, my boy and girls.
[Gm] I'm getting mighty sleepy.
I [C] know the Lord, my soul, will keep.
[Gm] There's a bright light in the darkness.
[C] So don't you worry about me.
I [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[G] [F]
tried to keep my tears from fading out the words he wrote.
[C] And I thought about his family somewhere.
[F] And how they needed this note.
So [C]
[F] I took it upon myself to take this letter to them.
[C]
So they could see how much he loved them all.
[F] To [C] the very end.
[F]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Dm
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I was hiking one morning on a Montana mountainside.
Went [C] off in the distance through the pines.
[F] A reflection caught my eye.
It was the wreck of a W9 Kenworth.
_ [Bb] Lost there in the brush.
[C] And a broken guardrail told his [F] story.
Dangling 90 feet above. _
[Gm] He was pinned behind the wheel.
[C] The clipboard froze in his hand.
[Gm] With a picture of his family.
[Bb] And a letter [C] he'd written them. _
[Bb] Well, I couldn't help but to read it.
_ [C] And this is what it said. _
[Bb] Christy, I want you to know you've been [F] the love of my life.
[C] Jess, Seth, and the girls, I wish [F] that he'd had more time. _
[Bb] I'm pretending I'm holding each of you [Dm] in my arms.
[Gm] I've been freezing for days, but now I'm starting [C] to feel so warm.
[F] I was thinking of the trip we took down [Bb] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C] The beaches so wide and how the blue waves [F] of the ocean roll.
I'd take that sunburn again right now, [Bb] over 30 below. _
[C] God, I wish that this was white sand [F] instead of blowing snow. _
[Dm] I've been in and out.
It's [Gm] time to leave this world.
[Dm] I want you to know my last thoughts [G] were of you, my boy and girls.
[Gm] I'm getting mighty sleepy.
I [C] know the Lord, my soul, will keep.
[Gm] There's a bright light in the darkness.
[C] So don't you worry about me.
I [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
tried to keep my tears from fading out the words he wrote.
[C] And I thought about his family somewhere.
[F] And how they needed this note.
So _ [C] _
[F] I took it upon myself to take this letter to them.
[C] _
So they could see how much he loved them all.
[F] _ To [C] the very _ _ end.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I was hiking one morning on a Montana mountainside.
Went [C] off in the distance through the pines.
[F] A reflection caught my eye.
It was the wreck of a W9 Kenworth.
_ [Bb] Lost there in the brush.
[C] And a broken guardrail told his [F] story.
Dangling 90 feet above. _
[Gm] He was pinned behind the wheel.
[C] The clipboard froze in his hand.
[Gm] With a picture of his family.
[Bb] And a letter [C] he'd written them. _
[Bb] Well, I couldn't help but to read it.
_ [C] And this is what it said. _
[Bb] Christy, I want you to know you've been [F] the love of my life.
[C] Jess, Seth, and the girls, I wish [F] that he'd had more time. _
[Bb] I'm pretending I'm holding each of you [Dm] in my arms.
[Gm] I've been freezing for days, but now I'm starting [C] to feel so warm.
[F] I was thinking of the trip we took down [Bb] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[C] The beaches so wide and how the blue waves [F] of the ocean roll.
I'd take that sunburn again right now, [Bb] over 30 below. _
[C] God, I wish that this was white sand [F] instead of blowing snow. _
[Dm] I've been in and out.
It's [Gm] time to leave this world.
[Dm] I want you to know my last thoughts [G] were of you, my boy and girls.
[Gm] I'm getting mighty sleepy.
I [C] know the Lord, my soul, will keep.
[Gm] There's a bright light in the darkness.
[C] So don't you worry about me.
I [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
tried to keep my tears from fading out the words he wrote.
[C] And I thought about his family somewhere.
[F] And how they needed this note.
So _ [C] _
[F] I took it upon myself to take this letter to them.
[C] _
So they could see how much he loved them all.
[F] _ To [C] the very _ _ end.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _