Nitro Express chords by Red Simpson

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Verse 1
C 
I  (C major) was pullin' up a hill that's
known as the Devil's Crest,
F 
Haulin'  (F major) 36 ton on a run
called the Nitro Express.
G 
There was noth (G major) in' but curves
a runnin' from the top on down,
C 
G 
And at the  (C major) bottom of the  (G major) grade sat
C 
a quiet little country  (C major) town.

Verse 2
C 
 (C major) 
Well, I was drivin' off the top when she
Cm 
C 
 (C minor) jarred  (C major) and the driveshaft broke,
F 
Started  (F major) pumpin' up the brakes,
saw 'em going in a big cloud of smoke.
G 
To  (G major) keep 'er upright ...I knew
I had to do my best,
C 
G 
Against a  (C major) runaway bomb  (G major) they
F 
G 
C 
call  (F major)  (G major) the Nitro  (C major) Express.

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Verse 3

(Chorus)

There was 36 ton of a detonated steel,

Over 18 tires that smoked and squealed.

I had to ride her down and

I couldn't jump free,

Or there'd be a big hole where that

little town used to be.

Interlude 1

Verse 4
C 
Well that old  (C major) trailer leaned each
time that I took another curve,
F 
My  (F major) hands started sweatin' and I
knew I was losin' my nerve.
G 
And I was  (G major) cussin' each rock and every
inch of the Devil's Crest,
C 
G 
A fightin'  (C major) with the wheel  (G major) of a rig
C 
called the Nitro  (C major) Express.

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) 
I side- swipped a mountain so I'd slow
her down by rubbin' her side,
F 
And when the sparks  (F major) started flyin'
man it looked like the 4th of July.
G 
I fi (G major) nally got her stopped ... but mister
I'm a gonna confess,
C 
G 
That's the  (C major) last run I'm makin'  (G major) in a rig
called the Nitro Express.
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) (Chorus)
C 
(Repeat Chorus - change last  (C major) line
G 
C 
to .Cause there'd  (G major)  (C major) be a big
G 
Hole  (G major) where that little town
C 
used  (C major) to be.