the dying truck driver

the dying truck driver easy guitar chords by Ry Cooder

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

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  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • E

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • E

  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Well, 
    we 
    made 
    our 
    way 
    up 

    99 in 
    the 
    springtime 
    of 
    the 
    year 

    The San 
    Joaquin 
    was 
    all 
    in bloom, 

    and songbirds 
    every
    where 

    We 
    chanced 
    upon 
    workingman, 

    lying 
    by 
    the road 

    judged 
    him 
    for 
    truck 
    driver 

    by 
    the 
    clothes 
    he 
    wore 

    Verse 2
    We 
    drew 
    some 
    nearer 
    to 
    him 
    then, 

    in
    quirin' 
    of 
    his 
    name 

    Well, 
    here's 
    three 
    little 
    angels 
    come 

    down 
    for 
    to carry 
    me 
    home 

    Then, 
    bear 
    me 
    up 
    to 
    Jesus 
    now, 

    my 
    Savior 
    shall 
    see 

    You 
    ain't 
    no 
    regular 
    angels, 
    boys, 

    but 
    that's 
    alright 
    by 
    me 

    Verse 3
    Then 
    Lefty, 
    stepping 
    forward, 

    ad
    dressed 
    the 
    dyin' 
    man 

    Saying, 
    We're 
    no 
    angels, 
    brother, 

    but 
    we'll 
    do 
    all 
    we 
    can 

    What 
    cowards 
    set 
    upon 
    you, 
    sir, 

    and 
    dealt 
    the 
    fatal 
    blow? 

    We'll 
    pull 
    out 
    every 
    workingman 
    from 
    here 
    to 

    Ohio 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    It 
    was 
    no 
    vigilante 
    gang, 

    nor 
    ranch- 
    boss 
    thugs 
    this 
    time 

    But the 
    meatloaf special 
    dinner 

    had 
    on 
    Highway 
    99 

    comely 
    waitress 
    served 
    me there, 

    and she 
    cooled 
    me 
    with 
    her 
    fan 

    But 
    fatal 
    meatloaf has 
    struck 
    down 

    this old 
    truck 
    drivin' 
    man 

    Verse 5
    Then 
    Lefty 
    reached 
    down 
    in 
    his bag, 

    saying, 
    You 
    ain't 
    dyin', 
    friend 

    Just 
    take 
    drink 
    of 
    whiskey 
    now, 

    you'll 
    feel 
    alright 
    again 

    All 
    through 
    the night 
    we 
    lingered 
    there 

    and 
    passed 
    that 
    bottle 
    round 

    We 
    hauled 
    aboard 
    at 
    sunrise, 

    lit 
    out 
    for 
    Frisco 
    town 

    Verse 6
    Now, 
    the workingman 
    must 
    be 
    we'll 

    warned 
    whenever 
    headlines 
    scream 

    "Your 
    rights 
    must 
    yield, 

    the bombs 
    must 
    fall 
    to save 
    democracy" 

    The 
    flag 
    they 
    fly, 

    their 
    stew 
    of lies 
    served 
    up 
    at 
    votin' 
    time 

    Like 
    poison 
    under 
    the 
    gravy 

    on 
    Highway 99 

    Outro 1

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