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18 Wheels - Fred Eaglesmith
From Lethbridge to Windsor
Love Always, Donnie Aberdeen
  C/G33201x
[Intro]
G     C/G G
[Verse 1]
C/GDriving Grain
40 C/Gmiles out of GMichigan
C/GSpiderweb Gheadlights
Shut me Ddown
I C/Gknocked on the Gdoor
I C/Grang the Gbell
The C/Gsign said Gvacancy
There was no-one Daround
[Chorus]
18 Amwheels up against the Cwall
56 Gtons of grain alcoDhol
Danger Ampay, I'm trying to be Cstrong
But my will is Ggone
My will is Dgone
My will is GgoneC/G  
G       C/G
[Verse 2]
C/GLightning Gflashing
C/GStanding in a Gphone booth
I C/Gcalled her Gnumber
I got a macDhine
I C/Gheard her Gvoice                 
I C/Gheard the Gtone
I tC/Gried to Gspeak
Couldn't say anyDthing
[Chorus]
18 Amwheels up against the Cwall
56 Gtons of grain alcoDhol
Danger Ampay, I'm trying to be Cstrong
But my will is Ggone
My will is Dgone
My will is GgoneC/G  
G       C/G
[Verse 3]
C/GBlinding Gsnow
C/GSioux City GIowa
It C/Gdawned on Gme
She was gone to Dstay
I C/Gjammed the Gbrakes
I C/Gswung it aGround
Now I'm C/Gheaded Gback
But it's way too Dlate
[Chorus]
18 Amwheels up against the Cwall
56 Gtons of grain alcoDhol
Danger Ampay, I'm trying to be Cstrong
But my will is Ggone
My will is Dgone
My will is GgoneC/G  
G       C/G
[Outro] 
Am   C    G     D
Am   C    G     D
G    C/G
G    C/G

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18 Wheels

by Fred Eaglesmith

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C/G

18 Wheels - Fred Eaglesmith

From Lethbridge to Windsor

Love Always, Donnie Aberdeen

C/G

33201x

[Intro]

G C/G G

[Verse 1]

C/G G

Driving rain

C/G G

40 miles out of Michigan

C/G G

Spiderweb headlights

Shut me down

C/G G

I knocked on the door

C/G G

I rang the bell

C/G G

The sign said vacancy

There was no-one around

[Chorus]

Am C

18 wheels up against the wall

G D

56 tons of grain alcohol

Am C

Danger pay, I'm trying to be strong

But my will is gone

My will is gone

G C/G

My will is gone

G C/G

[Verse 2]

C/G G

Lightning flashing

C/G G

Standing in a phone booth

C/G G

I called her number

I got a machine

C/G G

I heard her voice

C/G G

I heard the tone

C/G G

I tried to speak

Couldn't say anything

[Chorus]

Am C

18 wheels up against the wall

G D

56 tons of grain alcohol

Am C

Danger pay, I'm trying to be strong

But my will is gone

My will is gone

G C/G

My will is gone

G C/G

[Verse 3]

C/G G

Blinding snow

C/G G

Sioux City Iowa

C/G G

It dawned on me

She was gone to stay

C/G G

I jammed the brakes

C/G G

I swung it around

C/G G

Now I'm headed back

But it's way too late

[Chorus]

Am C

18 wheels up against the wall

G D

56 tons of grain alcohol

Am C

Danger pay, I'm trying to be strong

But my will is gone

My will is gone

G C/G

My will is gone

G C/G

[Outro]

Am C G D

G C/G

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