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An Old Greyhound
by Hoyt Axton
[Verse]
An Gold grey-hound named the "DHoney-suckle Rose"
She's the Conly woman I really Glove.
She's a Gfour speed lady and she Drolls real easy
there's teCquila in the driver she Gloves. 
[Chorus]
And we Cride all night in the Gpale moon light
Dsinging to the stars Gabove.
And the Csmokey 'round the curve, well he Gain't got the nerve
to Dmess with the woman I Glove.
[Verse]
She's got a GDetroit diesel, and an Dair cushion ride,
and she Csmokes at the top of the Ghill.
She's got an Gover-sized load, and a Dtwo-lane road,
and she Cdon't have time to Gkill.
[Chorus]
CNorthbound, southbound, Geastbound, west.
DRacing trucks and Gdoin' our best.
CFour-lane freeways Gwe love best.
The Dhighway is our Ghome.
[Verse]
Well, I Gthink I better find me a Dgood truck stop,
got a Ccup of coffee on my Gmind.
Got a Gtravelin' band doing Done night stands,
and they Clove it when the gears don't Ggrind.
[Chorus]
And the Cway we love, is the Gway we live.
And the Dway we sing, is the Gway we give.
CDon't give a damn who you Gthink we am,
we're Dbeing who we Gare.
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
There's a Gwreck on the road, on the Dnine mile grade,
but the CHoney-suckle Rose don't Gmind.
'Cause she Gknows that I love her, and I Dnever would let her go
CFlying down the highway Gblind.
[Chorus]
Just the CRose and me and my Gold CB
with the Dhandle of the Golden GBear.
From the Cshaky city to the GTennessee line,
10-D4's gonna get us Gthere.
[Outro]
And the Cway we love is the Gway we live
And the Dway we sing is the Gway we give.
CDon't give a damn who you Gthink we am,
We're Dbeing who we Gare.
And we Cride all night in the Gpale moon light
Dsinging to the stars Gabove.
And the Csmokey 'round the curve, well he Gain't got the nerve,
to Dmess with the woman I Glove,
Don't Dmess with the woman I Glove.
Don't Dmess with the woman I Glove.

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An Old Greyhound

by Hoyt Axton

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An Old Greyhound

by Hoyt Axton

[Verse]

G D

An old grey-hound named the "Honey-suckle Rose"

C G

She's the only woman I really love.

G D

She's a four speed lady and she rolls real easy

C G

there's tequila in the driver she loves.

[Chorus]

C G

And we ride all night in the pale moon light

D G

singing to the stars above.

C G

And the smokey 'round the curve, well he ain't got the nerve

D G

to mess with the woman I love.

[Verse]

G D

She's got a Detroit diesel, and an air cushion ride,

C G

and she smokes at the top of the hill.

G D

She's got an over-sized load, and a two-lane road,

C G

and she don't have time to kill.

[Chorus]

C G

Northbound, southbound, eastbound, west.

D G

Racing trucks and doin' our best.

C G

Four-lane freeways we love best.

D G

The highway is our home.

[Verse]

G D

Well, I think I better find me a good truck stop,

C G

got a cup of coffee on my mind.

G D

Got a travelin' band doing one night stands,

C G

and they love it when the gears don't grind.

[Chorus]

C G

And the way we love, is the way we live.

D G

And the way we sing, is the way we give.

C G

Don't give a damn who you think we am,

D G

we're being who we are.

[Instrumental]

[Verse]

G D

There's a wreck on the road, on the nine mile grade,

C G

but the Honey-suckle Rose don't mind.

G D

'Cause she knows that I love her, and I never would let her go

C G

Flying down the highway blind.

[Chorus]

C G

Just the Rose and me and my old CB

D G

with the handle of the Golden Bear.

C G

From the shaky city to the Tennessee line,

D G

10-4's gonna get us there.

[Outro]

C G

And the way we love is the way we live

D G

And the way we sing is the way we give.

C G

Don't give a damn who you think we am,

D G

We're being who we are.

C G

And we ride all night in the pale moon light

D G

singing to the stars above.

C G

And the smokey 'round the curve, well he ain't got the nerve,

D G

to mess with the woman I love,

D G

Don't mess with the woman I love.

D G

Don't mess with the woman I love.

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