Hey Mister Truck Driver

A A Well, I took my baby for a moonlight drive E In a diesel E She sure was cute in her little white suit A In a diesel A7 We searched in vain down Lovers' Lane D In a diesel E But it's rough to find a place with enough parking space A On a moonlight drive in a diesel A I've been out four days on a two day run E In a diesel E You can't make much time when you're two days behind A In a diesel A7 Got another gal at home, been waiting all alone D For this diesel E Well, I might make a slip that'll give her a tip A About my moonlight trip in a diesel A# A# Well, we even tried to go to a drive-in show F In a diesel F But that mean old ticket man said we couldn't get in A# No diesel A#7 When we left that place, we blowed smoke in his face D# From this diesel F 'cause it's breaking baby's heart, we can't find a place to park A# On a moonlight drive in a diesel B B It's a-getting daylight, I've been driving all night F# In a diesel F# Been running up and down every alleyway in town B In a diesel B7 How can you spark when there's no place to park E In a diesel F# The man that made the console, bucket seats didn't know B About a moonlight drive in a diesel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.) "White Lines and Roadside Signs" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Capo on 1st fret ! G D A7 D A7 D White lines and roadside signs A7 D White lines and roadside signs D G I've spent my life behind the wheel D A7 D Of a big red diesel hauling steel G Making a living for those kids of mine D A7 D Keeping to the right of the little white lines D G I can recall, when I was a boy D A7 D A homemade truck was my only toy G I would save the feedsack twine D A7 D And use it in the dirt for my little white line A7 D White lines and roadside signs A7 D White lines and roadside signs G D A7 D D G I'm so proud that my life's been good D A7 D I wouldn't change it if I could G For travel and reading broadens your mind D A7 D And I've read a lot of those roadside signs D G When I die, Lord, mark my way D A7 D So this truck driver won't go astray G The gates of heaven, I'll surely find D A7 D By keeping to the right of the little white line A7 D White lines and roadside signs A7 D White lines and roadside signs A7 D White lines and roadside signs A7 D White lines and roadside signs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.) "Too Many Stops" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Capo on 1st fret ! E A A There's a lot of habits I know that I should break A Like dating every waitress at all the stops I make D A Because the last thing that I heard my little woman say E A Is, "Don't make too many stops along the way" D A There's just too many stops along the way D B7 E Not nearly time enough for making hay A D A man like me needs more than 24 hours in a day E A 'cause there's just too many stops along the way E A A There's at least one girl at every stop I make A Counting every minute 'til I take my break D A Because I've got just what it takes and they all want me to stay E A But there's just too many stops along the way D A There's just too many stops along the way D B7 E Not nearly time enough for making hay A D A man like me needs more than 24 hours in a day E A 'cause there's just too many stops along the way E A A My log's booked up in advance, you see A And the pace I'm keeping is almost killing me D A But you can bet I won't give up until my dying day E A Although there's too many stops along the way D A There's just too many stops along the way D B7 E Not nearly time enough for making hay A D A man like me needs more than 24 hours in a day E A 'cause there's too many stops along the way E A 'cause there's too many stops along the way ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.) "Motorcycle Bill" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D D A7 Motorcycle Bill was the name on his black leather jacket D When he climbed on that wheel, you couldn't hear your ears for the racket G He'd pull the throttle open and go thundering up the hill A7 D Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill D A7 Everybody said he was a young and reckless boy D That high speed and danger was his greatest joy G They said he was a fool for the way that he rode A7 D Nothing but a menace to the people on the road D A7 Then, one day, when Bill was riding like he did D He met a school bus loaded down with kids G The driver screamed, "I can't slow it down! A7 D The brakes are gone!" and Bill wheeled around D A7 For he knew there was a car stalled down at the bottom of the hill D If he couldn't win the race, someone would surely be killed G So he pulled the throttle open, like a bullet, he did go A7 D And helped the man push the car from the road D A7 Just in time for the school bus to pass safely through D He might have been a fool, but the thing the fool will do G From that day on, when he rode for a thrill A7 D I heard not a word against Motorcycle Bill D# D# A#7 Motorcycle Bill was the name on his black leather jacket D# When he climbed on that wheel, you couldn't hear your ears for the racket G# He'd pull the throttle open and go thundering up the hill A#7 D# Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill A#7 D# Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill A#7 D# Both pipes blazing with Motorcycle Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.) "The Old Sleeper Cab" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D D A7 D This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home G D I'm always on the road, rolling on G D Any highway, state or interstate's my lawn A7 D This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home D A7 D My house number's just a decal on the door G D That old stack's just my chimney with a roar G D I got a windshield picture window for a view A7 D And a radio to drive away the blues D A7 D This old sleeper cab's the only home I've got G D No matter if I'm on the road or not G D I got a bucket seat to rest my weary soul A7 D And 16 forward gears to let 'er roll D A7 D This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home G D No trucker ever leaves the road for long G D I've quit a hundred times, I thought I could A7 D But now I know, the road is in my blood D# D# A#7 D# When I start to get too old to gear it down G# D# And the lines on the road are growing dim G# D# I'll find a roadside park just out of town A#7 D# Mount my mailbox on her hood and settle down D# A#7 D# This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home G# D# I'm always on the road, rolling on G# D# Any highway, state or interstate's my lawn A#7 D# This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home A#7 D# This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home A#7 D# This old sleeper cab's my home sweet home ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.) "I'm Quittin' While I'm Still Alive" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C F G7 C C F For 22 years of my 42 years C G7 C I've been driving big trucks F That's a lot of time spent without a scratch or a dent C G7 C And I think I've been pushing my luck F So as soon as I pulled into Memphis today C G7 I hope I can make it by five C F I'm signing my papers and walking away G7 C I'm quitting while I'm still alive C F I'm quitting while I'm still alive C G7 That diesel smoke's ruining my nose and my eyes C F After 22 years of that noise in my ears G7 C I'm quitting while I'm still alive Guitar Solo C F C G7 C F G7 C C F I've seen too many punks, wild driving drunks C G7 C These fellows ??? marked for life F Seen too many men and too many rigs C G7 C Burn up in a hot, hellish sight F Now my kidneys are shot and what sense I've still got C G7 I'm using to try to survive C F Go tell all the jocks that my rig's on the block G7 C I'm quitting while I'm still alive C F I'm quitting while I'm still alive C G7 That diesel smoke's ruining my nose and my eyes C F After 22 years of that noise in my ears G7 C I'm quitting while I'm still alive F After 22 years of that noise in my ears G7 C I'm quitting while I'm still alive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.) "Diesel Drivin' Donut Dunkin' Dan" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Capo on 1st fret ! A G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan A He comes in and orders donuts E A And a big glass of milk D And the line he hands the waitresses A Is just as smooth as silk D Before too long, they're calling him A D Their big truck-driving man A G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan D A Diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan E Known from coast to coast as the man with a plan D A D He's got the girls all a-waiting for that pretty wedding band A G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan Guitar Solo D A D A G E C A A He puts money in the jukebox E A And turns it way up high D The girls all rush to wait on him A While he gives them the eye D Before he leaves, he's got 'em making A D All their wedding plans A G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan D A Diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan E Known from coast to coast as the man with a plan D A D He's got the girls all a-waiting for that pretty wedding band A G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan G E C A That diesel-driving donut-dunking Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.) "The Only Shoulder (A Trucker Can Cry On)" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G7 C N.C. 'cause it's the G7 Only shoulder G7 And it's the lonely shoulder G7 But it's the only shoulder C A trucker can cry on G7 C When I roll this truck a thousand miles from home G7 C It seems the distance puts me in this world alone C7 F And when my heart gets as heavy as my load D7 G7 I pull over on the shoulder of the road N.C. 'cause it's the G7 Only shoulder G7 And it's the lonely shoulder G7 But it's the only shoulder C A trucker can cry on G7 G7 G7 C G7 C You'd never think that a big truck driver cries G7 C Why, he's as tough as steel, got a heart that's cold as ice C7 F It just ain't true, but just another trucker knows D7 G7 Why I'm pulled over on the shoulder of the road N.C. 'cause it's the G7 Only shoulder G7 And it's the lonely shoulder G7 But it's the only shoulder C A trucker can cry on ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.) "Truck Driver Blues" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G7 C C Feeling tired and weary from my head down to my shoes F C Feeling tired and weary from my head down to my shoes G7 C Got a lowdown feeling, truck driver's blues C Keep those wheels a-rolling, I got no time to lose F C Keep those wheels a-rolling, I got no time to lose G7 C Got a lowdown feeling, truck driver's blues C Ride, ride C Ride on into town F C There's a honky-tonk gal awaiting D7 G7 And I've got my troubles to drown C I never did have nothing, I got nothing much to lose F C Never did have nothing, I got nothing much to lose G7 C Got a lowdown feeling, truck driver's blues G7 C C Ride, ride C Ride on into town F C There's a honky-tonk gal awaiting D7 G7 And I've got my troubles to drown C I never did have nothing, I got nothing much to lose F C Never did have nothing, I got nothing much to lose G7 C Got a lowdown feeling, truck driver's blues G7 C ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.) "Highway Patrol" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D A7 D G Highway patrol A7 Highway patrol D Well, I'll be alright if I can keep 'em in sight A7 D Highway patrol D A7 D Well, the weather is clear and I'm right on time A7 I got a few more curves and one more hill to climb D G I got my engine revved up as fast as it will go D A7 D If I can get by that highway patrol G Highway patrol A7 Highway patrol D Well, I'll be alright if I can keep 'em in sight A7 D Highway patrol D A7 D D A7 D Now, the limit is 50 and they enforce it well A7 The last time they got me, I spent three days in jail D G But the boss man told me to let those big wheels roll D A7 D There's a big bonus waiting if you get by the highway patrol G Highway patrol A7 Highway patrol D Well, I'll be alright if I can keep 'em in sight A7 D Highway patrol D A7 D D A7 D Well, there's someone waiting and she's a pretty little thing A7 With the bonus I get, I can buy that wedding ring D G Then it won't be long 'til we can take that stroll D A7 D If I can get by that highway patrol G Highway patrol A7 Highway patrol D Well, I'll be alright if I can keep 'em in sight A7 D Highway patrol D Highway patrol D Highway patrol D Highway patrol ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.) "Pinball Anonymous" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ E E For Alcoholics Anonymous A E There's a number you can call E We need one for a man that gets F#7 B7 Hung up on an old pinball E It's payday night, and there's a man A E Who's a-gonna try his luck E A working man and an old machine B7 E And both of them lit up E You better call... Pinball Anonymous A E He's playing that thing again E He's got the 17 and the 20 F#7 B7 Now he's a-trying to get the 10 E Spent 40 dollars on an extra ball A E And tilted that thing again B7 E You better call... Pinball Anonymous for him E A traveling man leads a lonely life A E And the chance of fame is small E So he gets his kicks from a roll of nickels F#7 B7 And a little ol' silver ball E Pinball in the truck stops A E All over the U.S.A E When you get hooked on that old machine B7 E You'll hear somebody say E You better call... Pinball Anonymous A E He's playing that thing again E He's got the 17 and the 20 F#7 B7 Now he's a-trying to get the 10 E Spent 40 dollars on an extra ball A E And tilted that thing again B7 E You better call... Pinball Anonymous for him Guitar Solo E A E E F#7 B7 E A E E B7 E E Well, a pinball machine's a big ol' thing A E That backs up against the wall E Now, it just lights up and stands there F#7 B7 Taking on one and all E If you get hooked on the pinball A E You'll sure regret the day E 'cause you'll go broke a nickel at a time B7 E And you'll hear somebody say E You better call... Pinball Anonymous A E He's playing that thing again E He's got the 17 and the 20 F#7 B7 Now he's a-trying to get the 10 E Spent 40 dollars on an extra ball A E And tilted that thing again B7 E You better call... Pinball Anonymous for him B7 E You better call... Pinball Anonymous for him ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12.) "Alcohol and #2 Diesel" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ D D Well, I left California with a trailer load of oranges G D I was heading down Georgia way D Met an old pal of mine with a load of watermelons E7 A7 When we stopped for a coffee break D We were way ahead of schedule, running brand new rigs G D We decided we could k**l a little time G D B7 We could wait a little longer, have a drink a little stronger E7 A7 D But we wound up out of our minds D Well, now, you can't get much out of melons down in Georgia G D So I gotta turn and head her toward home D I gotta find my buddy with my trailer load of oranges E7 A7 And I don't even know where he's gone D It's just my luck to get the wrong durn truck G D Now I got myself in one fine fix G D B7 I don't claim to know it all, but I know that alcohol E7 A7 D D7 And number two diesel don't mix G D No, alcohol and number two diesel don't mix A7 D Now we're both a-running way behind G D B7 We got our trucks mixed up, I got a load of watermelons E7 A7 D And I just crossed the Georgia line D D Now, my baby's been awaiting now from California G D For her man to come a-barrelling in home D I called and started to tell her about the oranges and the melons E7 A7 She swore that I wasn't alone D Well, she'd done a lot of guessing and she asked a lot of questions G D And I heard the phone receiver click G D B7 Then, she hung up on my call when I told her alcohol E7 A7 D D7 And number two diesel don't mix G D No, alcohol and number two diesel don't mix A7 D Now we're both a-running way behind G D B7 We got our trucks mixed up, I got a load of watermelons E7 A7 D D7 And I just crossed the Georgia line G D B7 We got our trucks mixed up, I got a load of watermelons E7 A7 D And I just crossed the Georgia line