Nitro Express chords by
Red Simpson
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Key: C major
Verse 1
C
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I was pullin' up a hill that's
known as the Devil's Crest,
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Haulin' 36 ton on a run
called the Nitro Express.
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G

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There was nothin' but curves
a runnin' from the top on down,
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C

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G
G

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And at the bottom of the grade sat
C
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a quiet little country town.
Verse 2
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C

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Well, I was drivin' off the top when she
Cm
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jarred and the driveshaft broke,
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Started pumpin' up the brakes,
saw 'em going in a big cloud of smoke.
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G

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To keep 'er upright ...I knew
I had to do my best,
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C

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G
G

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Against a runaway bomb they
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F

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G
G

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C
C

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call the Nitro Express.
Verse 3
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C

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G
G

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(Chorus)
There was 36 ton of a detonated steel,
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C

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Over 18 tires that smoked and squealed.
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G

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I had to ride her down and
I couldn't jump free,
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C

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Or there'd be a big hole where that
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C
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little town used to be.
Interlude 1
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C
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Verse 4
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Well that old trailer leaned each
time that I took another curve,
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My hands started sweatin' and I
knew I was losin' my nerve.
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G

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And I was cussin' each rock and every
inch of the Devil's Crest,
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C

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G
G

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A fightin' with the wheel of a rig
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C

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called the Nitro Express.
Verse 5
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I side- swipped a mountain so I'd slow
her down by rubbin' her side,
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And when the sparks started flyin'
man it looked like the 4th of July.
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G

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I finally got her stopped ... but mister
I'm a gonna confess,
C
C

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G
G

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That's the last run I'm makin' in a rig
called the Nitro Express.
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C

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Verse 6
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G

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(Chorus)
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C

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(Repeat Chorus - change last line
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C
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to .Cause there'd be a big
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Hole where that little town
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used to be.
Outro 1
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