the dying truck driver Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A][Bm][A][D]

[Verse 1]
Well, we [D]made our way up
99 in the [G]springtime of the [D]year
The San Joaquin was all in bloom,
[E]and songbirds every[A]where
We [D]chanced upon a workingman,
[G]lying by [D]the road
I judged him for a truck driver
[A]by the clothes he [D]wore

[Verse 2]
We [D]drew some nearer to him then,
in[G]quirin' of his [D]name
Well, here's three little angels come
[E]down for to carry me [A]home
Then, [D]bear me up to Jesus now,
my [G]Savior I shall [D]see
You ain't no regular angels, boys,
but [A]that's alright by [D]me[Bm][A][D]

[Verse 3]
Then [D]Lefty, stepping forward,
ad[G]dressed the dyin' [D]man
Saying, We're no angels, brother,
but [E]we'll do all [A]we can
What [D]cowards set upon you, sir,
and [G]dealt the fatal [D]blow?
We'll pull out every workingman from [A]here to
[D]Ohio[A]

[Interlude 1]
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[G][D][A][D]

[Verse 4]
It [D]was no vigilante gang,
nor [G]ranch- boss thugs this [D]time
But the meatloaf special dinner
I had on [E]Highway [A]99
A [D]comely waitress served me there,
and she [G]cooled me with her [D]fan
But fatal meatloaf has struck down
[A]this old truck drivin' [D]man

[Verse 5]
Then [D]Lefty reached down in his bag,
saying, [G]You ain't dyin', [D]friend
Just take a drink of whiskey now,
you'll [E]feel alright [A]again
All [D]through the night we lingered there
and [G]passed that bottle [D]round
We hauled aboard at sunrise,
lit [A]out for Frisco [D]town

[Verse 6]
Now, [D]the workingman must be we'll
warned [G]whenever headlines [D]scream
"Your rights must yield,
[G]the bombs [D]must fall to [E]save democracy"
[A]The fla[D]g they fly,
their stew of lies served [G]up at votin' [D]time
Like poison under the gravy
on [A]Highway 99

[Outro 1]
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