Mack chords by Bob Wayne

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Mackie drove a peterbilt in nine
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teen seven three.
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He was a truck driver with a
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wife and kids to feed
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with stars and bars across the grill
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the cab was black as night
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the road was home and that
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truck was his life
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he was an honest man. He meant no
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harm but there was diesel in his veins
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he was headed north.
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on a south bound lane
got mixed up in the drugs and guns
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some bad s**t goin round
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i got a feeling our friend mackies goin
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down cause he's a
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truck drivin gun totin
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meth snortin blue collar
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true... american... hero
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ringo was the old senor who hooked
mack up with the score
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to fill his eighteen wheeler full a black
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from tennessee to mexico then
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dump it in san diego
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to some guy there from seattle
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named jack
well it took three days to make the run. mack
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showed up with his old shotgun
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he'd been up a while. things
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were getting weird.
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see jack coke was supposed to have the cash
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instead he had some song and dance
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mack shot him in the chest right
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then and there. cause he's a
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truck drivin' gun totin'
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meth snortin', blue collar
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true... cmerican... hero
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when the feds finally caught up with him,
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he was all strung out on herion
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living out some truck stop off I-5
well they cuffed him and
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they brought him in
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then some suit and tie came in and said ""Mack,
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i just wanted to shake your hand""
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ya see jack coke was on the wanted list
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that sum b***h killed a bunch of kids
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i just wish i coulda been there to see him
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die. he said now i'm gonna let you go
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you and your trailer full of dope. Mack grabbed
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his keys and drove off in the night.
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cause he's a
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truck drivin, gun totin
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meth snortin, blue collar
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true... american... her o
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yeah mack he's
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one of the last true
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cmerican... heroes