Bonnie Jean Little Sister Chords - David Lynn Jones

Verse 1

E A E Peter built a truck for a man to drive E B E It’s a pretty good livin’ but it ain’t no life E A E For a farmer’s daughter or a drunk man’s wife E B A/E Peter built a truck for a man to drive E B A/E Peter built a truck for a man to drive

Verse 2

E A E Well little sister was just 17 E B E When she left the farm, virgin green E A E Moved up to Kansas City her school girl dream E B A/E But nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean E B A/E Nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean

Verse 3

E A E Now she fell in love with a truck drivin man E B E They got married on a hard luck plan E A E Little babies are somethin’ every good woman needs E B A/E So he left her with three hungry mouths to feed E B A/E He left her with three hungry mouths to feed

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A E Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels B E She knows how that lonesome highway feels A E She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel E B E Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels E B E Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now A E B E A E E B E E B E B E

Verse 4

E A E She’s a-runnin’ down the road from coast to coast E B E It’s the little things that she misses the most E A E She’s a mother all day and a trucker all night E B A/E Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites E B A/E Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites

Verse 5

E A E Now the egg don’t fry and the bacon don’t burn E B E There’s another curve around every turn E A E She’s in love with Kenny and Billy and Mac E B A/E She’s lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back E B A/E Lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back

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