Key: A major
Verse 1
if you got you a yen
For a story that's true but sad
I'll tell you the tale of Semi Sam
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The best friend the rig ever had
three times a week
From Memphis to New Orleans
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Where he'd meet his baby
at a little truck stop
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Down on Highway 17
But she knew that Sammy was her man
He'd bought her a ring
and when it hit Orleans
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She's gonna put it on her hand
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To make a grown man a fool
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But he always drove by the rules
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He always drove by the rules
When they pulled out of Memphis,
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but Sam knew he was gonna be kind.
and he saw a black flash
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and it started comin' all around.
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Was a kid in a shed with a power pack,
was closin' in on Sam.
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Sam knew he'd met a faster man
just around the bend
cause the air had leaked out
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Old Sam was beginning to frown
When they hit the curb,
Sammy looked for the brakes
But the rain had washed it away
The crash was heard down in New Orleans
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And the bartender heard Lou say
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to make a grown man a fool
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But he always drove by the roo
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