I've Been Everywhere Chords

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[Verse 1]
(Spoken)|This [C]here next song is the story, about the fella that was hitchhikin'|away down in Southern Nevada, along came this big long truck|loaded down with potatoes. And the trucker put on the air brakes and|pulled over to the side, and said 'Jump in son, throw in your bag, an'|the one your carrin', an' he said 'where all ya been son?'|Well he said 'I've Been Everywhere Man'|and thats the name of this one.||I was hitchhiking down along, The dusty Winemaca road|When along came a transport truck with High and canvas covered load||If you're [F]going to [C]Winemaca Mack|With me you can ride|I climbed into the cab|And then I settled down [G]inside||He asked me if I seen a road|With so much dust and sand|I said l[C]isten bud I've travelled|Every road i[G]n this here l[C]and.||I've been everywhere man|I've ben e[F]verywhere man|Cross the deserts bare m[C]an|I've breathed the mountain air m[G]an||Of travel I've had my s[C]hare|Man I've been everywhere|Where ya been he says?||Oh let me see now, a couple of places||I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo Minnesota|Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, S[F]outh Dakota|Wichita, Tulsa, O[C]ttawa, Oklahoma|Tampa. Panama, Mattawa, L[G]a Paloma|Durango, Baltimore, S[C]alvador, Amarillo|Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla I'm a killer||I've been everywhere man|I've ben everywhere m[F]an|Cross the deserts b[C]are man|I've breathed the mountain air man|I've trave[G]lled, I've done my share m[C]an,|I've been everywhere||Is that right? he says after a long pause|And I says||Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana|Washington, Houston, K[F]ingston, Texarkana|Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, T[C]allapoosa|Glen Rock, Black R[G]ock, Oskaloosa.|Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit L[C]ake|Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.||I've been everywhere man|I've ben e[F]verywhere man|Cross the deserts bare m[C]an|I've breathed the mountain a[G]ir man|I've travelled, I've done my share m[C]an,|I'vebeen everywhere||This truck driver turned around to me again|And said ' Look buddy, If you ain't Hank Snow, don't you ever shut up?'|And I says|Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Omaha|New York, New Port, C[F]osta Rica, Utah|Montreal, Springfield, B[C]akersfield, Shreveport|Hackensack, Cadillac, F[G]ond Du Lac, Davenport|Idaho, Mexico, A[C]rgentina, Diamontina|Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean Jack!||I've been everywhere man|I've ben e[F]verywhere man|Cross the deserts bare m[C]an|I've breathed the mountain air man|I've trave[G]lled, I've done my share m[C]an,|I've been everywhere||Now this truck driver again turned around to me|And said 'Look it here buddy,
I'm kinda gettin' sick and tired|of you talkin' about all these United States cities and towns.|I'm a Canadian truck driver|and I want to hear a little bit of the North Country for a change.'||Well I said there's always North Bay and|headin' up to Northern Ontario|to places like|Temagami, New Liskeard, Haileybury, Cobalt, Timmins|Ansonville, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, Kapuskasing|Hearst, Geraldton, Beardsmore and the Lake Head|And headin' from Nipigon down 17|into Schreiber, Marathon, White River, Wawa and Sault. St. Marie|Headin' east from the Sault on 17|To Thessalon, Blind River, Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island|Espanola, Sudbury, Cache Bay, Sturgeon Falls|And Back to North Bay||Headin' down south now number 11|To Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Orillia, Barrie|Aurora, Newmarket, and ever Stouffville|And even that other town we all know well called Toronto||Ohhh Haliburton, Colorado, [F]Winnipeg|Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, [C]Eldorado|Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Vancouver|Chaska, Nebraska, Ala[G]ska, Opelika.||Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kan[C]sas City|Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.||I've been everywhere man|I've ben everywhere man[F]|Cross the deserts bare man[C]|I've breathed the mountain air man|I've travell[G]ed, I've done my share man[C],|I've been everywhere||Well this truck driver looked at me again|And he said 'Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes at all b'y?'|He had the audacity to ask me, 'course you Newfoundlanders|Wouldn't understand that word. That's a big word I learned in|Skinner's Pond school, Prince Edward Island|Didn't really mean that you know, but I had to say it anyhow|Yeah he says, 'Don't you know nothin' about the Maritimes?|I said 'Look b'y, I can tell buy the big spuds on the back of your rig|You must be a spud picker from Prince Edward Island|I can tell ya that much about the Maritimes.'|You must be friends with, them there Blue Nosers from Nova Scotia|And the New Brunswick Herring Chokers|Not to mention anything, of course about them Squid Jiggin' lads|From over Newfoundland.||An' the run of the towns in the Maritimes goes like this b'y,|There's Moncton, Chatham, Saint John, Camalton|Grand Falls, Sac[F]land, New Castle, Fredricton|Charlottetown, Summerside, Glasby, Ann[C]apolis|Springhill, Sydney, New[G] Glasgow, Antigonist|Windsor, Torrold, Gander, Bona Vista, Sai[C]nt John's|Quartervast and Minster||I've been everywhere man|I've been everywhere man[F]|Cross the deserts bare man[C]|I've breathed the mountain air man|But there's just one place I h[G]aven't been|Tramp on the gas and rol[G]l'er man|Soon we're gonna be the[C]re man[G]|So[C]on we're gonna be there||