The Mystery of Life chords by Johnny Cash
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Intro 1
(A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
Peterbilt (D major)
drivers don't pick (G major) up low riders
They don't slow (A major) for the
curves in the road (D major)
They hate to keep logs,
they hate riders (G major) on hogs
Watch (A major) out for a shift in your load
(D major) (A major)
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Verse 2
(D major) When I was young, I had Gene (G major) Autry guns
But I never (A major) had a Lionel train (D major)
Now I've got a truck,
if I keep (G major) payments up
And it (A major) weighs thirty tons in the (D major) rain
Verse 3
I wear Frisco (D major) jeans with riveted (G major) seams
My (A major) money is chained to my belt (D major)
I wear a Cat cap (G major) just like my pap
He drove (A major) till it ruined his health
(D major)
Verse 4
Now, Georgia Bill Smith wore
thick glasses (G major) and boots
He could see (A major) 'bout as far as he could walk (D major)
He came up too fast on
that bridge (G major) overpass
Lord, the preacher (A major) sure gave a fine talk
(D major)
Verse 5
(D major) When I was young, I had Gene (G major) Autry guns
But I never (A major) had a Lionel train (D major)
Now I've got a truck if
I keep (G major) payments up
And it (A major) weighs thirty tons in the
(D major) rain
Interlude 1
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (A major) (D major)
(A major) I've read
Verse 6
(D major) a few lines from the (G major) poets
And sometimes, (A major) I might cross the line (D major)
(A major) I don't (D major) know the answer
to the mystery (G major) of life
But a wo (A major) man sure helps pass the time
(D major)
Verse 7
(D major) When I was young, I had Gene (G major) Autry guns
But I never (A major) had a Lionel train (D major)
(A major) Now (D major) I've got a truck if
I keep (G major) payments up
And it (A major) weighs thirty tons in the (D major) rain
Verse 8
(D major) When I was young, I had Gene (G major) Autry guns
But I never (A major) had a Lionel train (D major)
Now I've got a truck if
I keep (G major) payments up
And it weighs (A major) thirty tons in the (D major) rain
Outro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
The Mystery of Life
Johnny Cash
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