Dieseline Dreams

G C F C C G7/B Am C He leans out the window and waves to his Mum F G You’d swear all his birthdays had rolled into one C G7/B Am C ‘Cause he’s headin’ out on his maiden run F G Up to the far north of Queensland C G7/B Am C I tell him the names of the truck stops and towns F G The stretches and corners and where they’ll be found C G7/B Am C The stories and yarns I’ve picked up on my rounds F G And he listens with wide-open eyes F C/E G/D F C ‘Cause he’s riding on dieseline dreams F G Down a highway that runs through his mind F C F Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen C G C He's riding on dieseline dreams F C/E G/D C G7/B Am C His ears are glued to that cracklin’ CB F G But he’s got that lingo down to a tee C G7/B Am C And there’s pride in his eyes when he looks up at me F G Oh yeah he’s a truck drivers’ son C G7/B Am C And given the chance, he’d be in my shoes F G But right now he’s primed for an afternoon snooze C G7/B Am C And though he’s determined to look out for ‘roos F G Oh, the road finally lulls him away F C/E G/D F C ‘Cause he’s riding on dieseline dreams F G Down a highway that runs through his mind F C F Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen C G C He's riding on dieseline dreams F C/E G/D C G7/B Am C While my boy’s dozin’ the memories flood in F G And I’m back in the cabin with my Dad again C G7/B Am C Tellin’ myself how I’ll be just like him F G and It don’t seem all that long ago C G7/B Am C Yet here’s my own son thinkin’ the same F G Itchin’ to get himself into the game C G7/B Am C He won’t understand when I try to explain F G Oh, it’s not what it used to be F C/E G/D F C ‘Cause he’s riding on dieseline dreams F G Down a highway that runs through his mind F C F Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen C G C He's riding on dieseline dreams F C F N.C. Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen C G C He's riding on dieseline dreams F C/E G/D C