{"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":2121615,"song":"50 Tons On Your Back","artist":"Travis Sinclair","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11460528-50-tons-on-your-back-chords-by-travis-sinclair/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2121615?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            \r\nWell I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I was barreling down ol' Highway 31,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAdmiring the scenery in the hot sun.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPulled over 'cross the Murray to fuel up,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHave a shower and throw some coffee in my cup.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen wait for the midnight rush,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know a boy loves to smell that charcoal dust.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomething appeared from nowhere out behind,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a flash of a red and blue light.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            \r\nWell I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell the coppers eyes opened wider than Ayres Rock,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe grabbed me by the arm and did his block.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I asked him where he was taking me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said 'Son you've got a date with destiny'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            \r\nWell I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI did my time in cell block 21,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe copper said 'I hope you've learned your lesson son'.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell I thought about it for a while, and this is what I told him:\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n'Next time I'm overweight I won't push my luck,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll remember to pump those bloody tyres up'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus/Outro]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]            \r\nWell I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG  D  A  D  G  D  E7  A\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nWell I thought about it for a while, and this is what I told him:\n\n\n\n[Chorus/Outro]","chords":["D","A","G","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}