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Speedball Tucker

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[Intro]
  Gtr I
   .                                                         D7  
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-3---3---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x-5-5-x-5---|
D|-5---5-----3-----|-5---3-----------|-----------3-----|-5---x-4-4-x-4---|
A|-------4h5-------|-------5p3-------|-------3h5-------|-----x-5-5-x-5---|
E|-----------------|-----------6b----|-3---0-----------|-----------------|
 |                                                                       |
 | Gtr II                                                                |
 | .                 .                 .                                 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|
G|-4---4-----5-----|-4---------------|-4---4-----5--s7-|-7---------7s9---|
D|-------5-7-------|-----7-5-3-0-----|-------5-7-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
I drive a G7broke-down rig on "may-pop" tires
C7Forty foot G7of overload
A lot of people say that I'm crazy
Because I dC7on't know how to G7take it slow
I got a broomstick on the throttle
I got her C7opened up and head G7right down
Nonstop back to DE7allas
Poppin' them WA7est Coast D7turnaroundsG7  
[Chorus]
And they call me SpD7eedball, Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tG7ell you that the boy is C7mad
To be dD7rivin' in a rig like tG7hat
(Repeat Intro tab)
[Verse 2]
You know the rG7ain may blow, the snow may snow
The tC7urnpikes, thG7ey may freeze
But they don't bother old Speedball
He goin' C7any damn G7way he please
He got a broomstick on the throttle
To keep his thrC7ottle foot a-dG7ancin' 'round
With a cup full of cold black coE7ffee
And a pocketful of WeA7st Coast tD7urnaroundsG7  
[Chorus]
And they call me SpD7eedball, Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tG7ell you that the boy is mC7ad
To be dD7rivin' in a rig like tG7hat
(Repeat Intro tab)
[Verse 3]
One day I G7looked into my rear-view mirror
And cC7omin' uG7p from behind
There was a Georgia state policeman
And a C7hundreG7d dollar fine
Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
He said, "DrC7iver, you'G7ve been flyin'
And ninety-five is the roE7ute you were on
It was nA7ot the speD7ed limit siG7gn."
[Chorus]
And they call me SpD7eedball, Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tG7ell you that the boy is mC7ad
To be dD7rivin' in a rig like tG7hat
And they call me SpD7eedball, Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tG7ell you that the boy is mC7ad
To be dD7rivin' in a rig like tG7hat
(Repeat Intro tab, end on G instead of D7)
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend (half tone)
| .  Staccato
| s  Slide (legato)
************************************

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Speedball Tucker

by Jim Croce

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Gtr I

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-3---3---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x-5-5-x-5---|

D|-5---5-----3-----|-5---3-----------|-----------3-----|-5---x-4-4-x-4---|

A|-------4h5-------|-------5p3-------|-------3h5-------|-----x-5-5-x-5---|

E|-----------------|-----------6b----|-3---0-----------|-----------------|

| |

| Gtr II |

| . . . |

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|

G|-4---4-----5-----|-4---------------|-4---4-----5--s7-|-7---------7s9---|

D|-------5-7-------|-----7-5-3-0-----|-------5-7-------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

I drive a broke-down rig on "may-pop" tires

C7 G7

Forty foot of overload

A lot of people say that I'm crazy

C7 G7

Because I don't know how to take it slow

I got a broomstick on the throttle

C7 G7

I got her opened up and head right down

Nonstop back to Dallas

A7 D7 G7

Poppin' them West Coast turnarounds

[Chorus]

And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker

Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers

G7 C7

Will tell you that the boy is mad

D7 G7

To be drivin' in a rig like that

(Repeat Intro tab)

[Verse 2]

You know the rain may blow, the snow may snow

C7 G7

The turnpikes, they may freeze

But they don't bother old Speedball

C7 G7

He goin' any damn way he please

He got a broomstick on the throttle

C7 G7

To keep his throttle foot a-dancin' 'round

With a cup full of cold black coffee

A7 D7 G7

And a pocketful of West Coast turnarounds

[Chorus]

And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker

Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers

G7 C7

Will tell you that the boy is mad

D7 G7

To be drivin' in a rig like that

(Repeat Intro tab)

[Verse 3]

One day I looked into my rear-view mirror

C7 G7

And comin' up from behind

There was a Georgia state policeman

C7 G7

And a hundred dollar fine

Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up

C7 G7

He said, "Driver, you've been flyin'

And ninety-five is the route you were on

A7 D7 G7

It was not the speed limit sign."

[Chorus]

And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker

Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers

G7 C7

Will tell you that the boy is mad

D7 G7

To be drivin' in a rig like that

And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker

Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers

G7 C7

Will tell you that the boy is mad

D7 G7

To be drivin' in a rig like that

(Repeat Intro tab, end on G instead of D7)

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend (half tone)

| . Staccato

| s Slide (legato)

************************************

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