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This is a great song.  It should be noted a version is up already on UG, but this one is just 
a little bit more accurate and has break part of the song as well as some fill chords you hear.  
I cant take credit for this but it is correct.  have fun! 
Artist: Dan Seals 
Song Title: Big Wheels In The Moonlight 
Standard tuning - Key of G 
Intro - G  picking top 3 strings
GI came from a town that was so small
You look both ways, you could Dsee it aGll
All I wanted was some way out - Every evening I'd slip into town 
And staCnd around by the caution Glight 
And watch the Dbig trucks rolling Gby 
For Cme it was a beautiful Gsight - DBig wheels in the mooGnlight
I Ghad a case of wanderlust  I'd lie awake with the wDindows Gup Out on Highway Fifty Nine 
I could hear some big old diesel whine
She was Cgoing through all the gGears
And headed Dout to who knows wGhere
I fell asCleep 'most every Gnight
Dreaming about Dbig wheels in the moGonlight
And I Cwant to put my lGife on the centeDrline
And I wCant to see the wGorld before I dDie
                         Em                  G    C    Cadd9    C    Cadd9    C(quick) 
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
Cause those Gbig old wheels keep rDolling through my mGindF  C  G  
HGow I got here, its hard to say, so many things got Din my Gway 
Can't complain about all I've got - Kids and a wife and a regular job 
But at nCight when I'm sitting Ghere - All aDlone in a living room cGhair 
SometCimes I close my eGyes - And see Dbig wheels in the moGonlight
And I wCant to put my lGife on the centDerline
And I wCant to see the wGorld before I Ddie
                         Em                  G    C    Cadd9    C    Cadd9    C(quick) 
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
Cause those bGig old wheels keep roDlling through my mGindF  C  G  
Break  G   Em   D   Em  D  
And I wCant to put my Glife on the centeDrline
And I wCant to see the wGorld before I Ddie
                         Em                  G    C    Cadd9    C    Cadd9    C(quick) 
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
Cause those Gbig old wheels keep rDolling through my mGindF  C  
Cause those Gbig old wheels keep rDolling through my mCinCadd9dC  Cadd9  C  G  F  G  

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Big Wheels In The Moonlight

by Dan Seals

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Cadd9

This is a great song. It should be noted a version is up already on UG, but this one is just

a little bit more accurate and has break part of the song as well as some fill chords you hear.

I cant take credit for this but it is correct. have fun!

Artist: Dan Seals

Song Title: Big Wheels In The Moonlight

Standard tuning - Key of G

Intro - G picking top 3 strings

I came from a town that was so small

D G

You look both ways, you could see it all

All I wanted was some way out - Every evening I'd slip into town

C G

And stand around by the caution light

D G

And watch the big trucks rolling by

C G D G

For me it was a beautiful sight - Big wheels in the moonlight

G D G

I had a case of wanderlust I'd lie awake with the windows up Out on Highway Fifty Nine

I could hear some big old diesel whine

C G

She was going through all the gears

D G

And headed out to who knows where

C G

I fell asleep 'most every night

D G

Dreaming about big wheels in the moonlight

C G D

And I want to put my life on the centerline

C G D

And I want to see the world before I die

Em G C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C

(quick)

And I know that there's a peace I'll never find

G D G F C G

Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

G D G

How I got here, its hard to say, so many things got in my way

Can't complain about all I've got - Kids and a wife and a regular job

C G D G

But at night when I'm sitting here - All alone in a living room chair

C G D G

Sometimes I close my eyes - And see big wheels in the moonlight

C G D

And I want to put my life on the centerline

C G D

And I want to see the world before I die

Em G C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C

(quick)

And I know that there's a peace I'll never find

G D G F C G

Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

G Em D Em D

Break

C G D

And I want to put my life on the centerline

C G D

And I want to see the world before I die

Em G C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C

(quick)

And I know that there's a peace I'll never find

G D G F C

Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

G D C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C G F G

Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

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