Drivin' Cross Russia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Dri[D]vin[G]g cross[D]
Russia in my
flesh colored caddy
with my pet pig on the front seat
that I call Big Daddy
And a [G]tape in the player playing
codlin' Jimmie Rodgers
and a [D]tenant on each antenna
of the Astros and the dodgers
The [A]people all so curious
they all stop and stare
I [G]guess they [D]never seen a pig
rocking in a rocking chair

[Verse 2]
I stopped into a farm town, [D]it looked a little
like Lubbock
I met me a farmer who's down on his luck
His [G]tractor was hitting' on two out of four
I [D]pulled out my tool kit and into it I tore
I [A]told him the bad news his
crankshaft was gone
He in[D]vited me to dinner said my

[Verse 3]
pig could come along
[D]
You [G]take it as it comes
[D]leave it where it goes
Your [G]quicker on your feet
[D]without a heavy load
You [G]never know what's comin'
'til it [D]hits you on the back
You [G]never know it's gone until it's
way on down the [D]tracks

[Verse 4]
His wife she set the table, [D]hot potatoes
and bread
she reminded me of someone in a Tolstoy
book I'd read
[G]His daughters were pretty they had
bright shiny cheeks
I could [D]feel their eyes
were playin hide and seek
He [A]nodded to the daughter
dressed in white petticoats
I [D]swallowed so hard the
bread stuck in my throat

[Verse 5]
It was time to turn it in ,I [D]needed a little sleep
I went to to my caddy,
and I climbed in the backseat
Just [G]when I was dreaming' of
a great big grocery store
I [D]heard someone outside
tapping' up on my caddy door
I [A]knew that I's in trouble
by the look in her eye
But I became an [D]in stant diplomat

[Verse 6]
and I invited her inside
[D]
[G]Take it as it comes, leave [D]it as it goes
Your [G]quicker on your feet
with [D]out a heavy load
You [G]never know what's coming'
til it [D]hits you in the back
You [G]never know it's gone til
it's way down the track
[D]

[Verse 7]
The next morning at breakfast
things were kinda quiet
You could hear the butter melting
on a cold butter knife
The [G]farmer gave the signal
and through the door did break
all [D]the neighbors and the relatives
with a great big wedding cake
[A]There were mandolins and accordions,
vodka and wine
I [D]somehow felt I'd stumbled

[Verse 8]
across the borderline
[D]
But I accepted my fate cause
I had no other choice
I heard my home state calling
me in a codlin' kind of voice
I [G]grabbed my brand new bride
and I said let's vamoose
I [D]wished her family well,
as they were gettin pretty loose
I [A]give the farmer my caddy so
he could pull his plow
The [D]boys back in the pool will
never believe me now

[Verse 9]
Hitch hiker cross Russia [D]with my
bride and pet pig
That's what I got
for bragging talking all big
I'll [G]never bet my boss again
that I can make it my own
I'll [D]know better next time just
to leave well enough alone
Mean[A]while me and Natasha
gonna jump off at this place
see if [D]we can get distraction
on the shortcut to Dallas