the dying truck driver chords by
Ry Cooder
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well, we made our way up
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99 in the springtime of the year
The San Joaquin was all in bloom,
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and songbirds everywhere
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We chanced upon a workingman,
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lying by the road
I judged him for a truck driver
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by the clothes he wore
Verse 2
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We drew some nearer to him then,
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inquirin' of his name
Well, here's three little angels come
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down for to carry me home
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Then, bear me up to Jesus now,
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my Savior I shall see
You ain't no regular angels, boys,
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but that's alright by me
Verse 3
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Then Lefty, stepping forward,
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addressed the dyin' man
Saying, We're no angels, brother,
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but we'll do all we can
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What cowards set upon you, sir,
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and dealt the fatal blow?
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We'll pull out every workingman from here to
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Ohio
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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It was no vigilante gang,
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nor ranch- boss thugs this time
But the meatloaf special dinner
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I had on Highway 99
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A comely waitress served me there,
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and she cooled me with her fan
But fatal meatloaf has struck down
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this old truck drivin' man
Verse 5
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Then Lefty reached down in his bag,
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saying, You ain't dyin', friend
Just take a drink of whiskey now,
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you'll feel alright again
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All through the night we lingered there
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and passed that bottle round
We hauled aboard at sunrise,
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lit out for Frisco town
Verse 6
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Now, the workingman must be we'll
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warned whenever headlines scream
"Your rights must yield,
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the bombs must fall to save democracy"
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The flag they fly,
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their stew of lies served up at votin' time
Like poison under the gravy
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on Highway 99
Outro 1
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