{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1941701,"song":"Trucker Speed","artist":"Fred Eaglesmith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11434213-trucker-speed-chords-by-fred-eaglesmith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1941701?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":149,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got her letter in a little mail box [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI forgot at I had at an old truck stop[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I read it once and read it again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI could hardly keep from cryin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nI've been driving around the last week or so[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith and empty truck I don't have a load[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nI don't care cause to tell you the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI think I might be dyin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd it's trucker speed, benzedrine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nPercocets and amphetamines[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBlack beautys and west coast turn arounds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the coast is clear I drive with my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI mix it all up in a recipe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCoca-cola and coffee to wash it down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt the side of the road he said you're a mess[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I told him she didn't leave an address[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he got another call said wait right here [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll be back in a little while[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI put my head across my arms[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSlept on the wheel for an hour or more[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                \r\nAnd I started it up and took off [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\ninto the night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd it's trucker speed, benzedrine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nPercocets and amphetamines[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBlack beautys and west coast turn arounds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the coast is clear I drive with my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI mix it all up in a recipe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCoca-cola and coffee to wash it down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've been high-centered and low throttle[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I couldn't stop I peed in a bottle[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've been so lonesome I made Hank Willaims[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLook like a party of five[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've been beat up broke down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nLoad it on a truck and drive it to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI always thought you'd be there at the end [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nof the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nI always thought you'd be there at the end [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nof the line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nAnd it's trucker speed, benzedrine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nPercocets and amphetamines[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBlack beautys and west coast turn arounds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the coast is clear I drive with my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI mix it all up in a recipe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCoca-cola and coffee to wash it down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nSometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][solo]\r\ne|-/7--7-7-7-7/8-7-/10--10--7-7-7h8p7---------------------|\r\nB|------------------------------------8~----------8-8/10-8|\r\nG|----------------------------------------7-7-7h9---------|\r\nD|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------7-7h8p7----7-7-8-8/10----12-10-10--7-7h8p7--5-5--|\r\nB|-8-10----------10---------------------------------------|\r\nG|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-3-3h5p3------------------------------------3---|\r\nB|---------5~--3-3-3-3-3h5~-5p3---------------0---|\r\nG|---------------------------- 4--0-2/4-4-4-2-0---|\r\nD|--------------------------------------------0---|\r\nA|--------------------------------------------2---|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------3---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n| h   Hammer-on\r\n| p   Pull-off\r\n| /   Slide up\r\n| ~   Vibrato\r\n************************************","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG D C\nG D C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C\nG D C\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n************************************\n| h   Hammer-on\n| p   Pull-off\n| /   Slide up\n| ~   Vibrato\n************************************","chords":["G","D","C","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}