Phantom 309 chords by
Dave Dudley

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Verse 1
C C 
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I was out on the West Coast,
tryin' to make a buck
Em Em 
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And things didn't work out,
I was down on my luck
F F 
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Got tired a- roamin' and
bummin' around
So I started thumbin' back
G G 
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East, toward my home town
C C 
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Made a lot of miles, the first

Verse 2
two days
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And I figured I'd be home in a week,
if my luck held out this way
F F 
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But, the third night I got stranded,
way out of town
G G 
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At a cold, lonely crossroads,
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C C 
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rain was pourin' down
G G 
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I was hungry and freezin',

Verse 3
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G G 
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C C 
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done caught a chill
When the lights of a big
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semi topped the hill
F F 
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Lord, I sure was glad to hear them
air brakes come on
And I climbed in that cab,
G G 
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where I knew it'd be warm

Verse 4
G G 
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At the wheel sat a big man, he weighed
C C 
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about two- ten
Ebdim Ebdim 
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He stuck out his hand and said with a grin
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B B 2
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"Big Joe's the name",
Em Em 
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I   told him mine
F F 
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And he said,
G G 
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"The name of my rig is Phantom 309"

Verse 5
C C 
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I asked him why he called
his rig such a name
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C C 
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He said, "Son, this old Mack can
put 'em all to shame
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There ain't a driver,
or a rig a- runnin' any line
F F 
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Ain't seen nothin' but taillights
from Phantom 309"

Verse 6
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G G 
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Em Em 
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Well, we rode and talked the
C C 
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better part of the night
When the lights of a truck
stop came in sight
Em Em 
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He said, "I'm sorry son,
this is as far as you go
F F 
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'Cause, I gotta make a turn,
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just on up the road"

Verse 7
Well, he tossed me a dime
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G G 
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C C 
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as he pulled her in low
And said, "Have yourself
a cup on old Big Joe"
Then Joe and his rig roared
Em Em 
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out in the night
B B 2
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Em Em 
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In nothin' flat,

Verse 8
he was clean out of sight
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Well, I went inside and ordered
me a cup
G G 
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Told the waiter Big Joe
was settin' me up
C C 
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Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop,
it got deathly quiet
Em Em 
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And the waiter's face

Verse 9
turned kinda white
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F F 
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"Well, did I say something wrong?",
C C 
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F F 
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I said with a halfway grin
He said, "Naw,
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D D 
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G G 
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this happens every now and then
C C 
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Ev'ry driver in here knows Big Joe
But son, let me tell you what

Verse 10
happened about ten years ago
C C 
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At the crossroads tonight,
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where you flagged him down
There was a bus load of kids,
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comin' from town
And they were right in the middle, when
G G 
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Big Joe topped the hill
It could have been slaughter,
C C 
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but he turned his wheel
Em Em 
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Well, Joe lost control,

Verse 11
went into a skid
F F 
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And gave his life to save that
bunch o' kids
And there at that crossroads
G G 
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was the end of the line
C C 
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For Big Joe and Phantom 309
G G 
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But ev'ry now and then

Verse 12
C C 
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some
hiker'll come by
And like you,
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Em Em 
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Big Joe'll give     'em a ride
F F 
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Here, have another cup and forget
about the dime
G G 
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Keep it as a souvenir,
C C 
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from Big Joe and Phantom 309!"

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