Key: G major
Verse 1
G
Bm
C
D
G
I was out on
the west coast,
Bm
D
C
tryin' to make a buck.
Things didn't work out,
D
G
I was gettin' down on my luck.
and bummin' around,
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D
so I started thumbin' back east
D
Bm
I made a whole lot of miles
the first few days
C
D
And I figured I'd be home in a week
D
C
way outside of town
Bm
D
G
rain was pouring down
Em
Bm
Well, I was hungry and freezing
G
Bm
them air brakes coming on
D
G
where I knew it'd be warm
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Bm
Big Joe is the name
D
G
of my rig is Fathom 309
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G
taillights flat on 309.
Well, we rode and talked
Bm
D
C
the better part of the night
came inside
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C
this is as far as you go
Cause I gotta make a turn
D
G
just on up the road
Well he tossed me a dime
Bm
C
as he pulled her in low
Said have yourself a hot cup
D
Bm
on old Big Joe Joe
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Bm
and his rig roared out into that night
D
G
he was plain out of sight
G
Bm
Oh, you could have heard a pin drop
and the waiter's face
C
G
Well, I said, wait a minute,
did I say something wrong?
Em
Bm
I'm kind of halfway grand.
C
D
G
about ten years ago.
D
G
Bm
At the crossroads tonight,
D
Bm
C
where you flagged them down,
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D
there was a busload of kids
And they was right in the middle
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Bm
when Big Joe topped the hill.
Em
Bm
C
went into a skid.
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G
Gave his life to save that bunch of kids.
And there at that crossroads
Em
Bm
was the end of the line
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D
For Big Joe and Madam 309
G
Bm
G
Bm
C
D
G
Em
Bm
But every now and then
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Bm
G
Like you, Big Joe, give him a ride
Keep it as a souvenir
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D
G
from Big Joe And Fathom 309
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G
I don't pre -order.
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