Trucker Speed chords by
Fred Eaglesmith

2012•Alternative•139 views•

Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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D

D

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I got her letter in an old mail box

C

C

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I forgot I had at a little truck stop

G

G

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D

D

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And I read it once and then I read it again

C

C

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I could hardly keep from cryin'

G

G

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D

D

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I've been drivin' around the last week or so

C

C

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With an empty truck, I don't have a load

G

G

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D

D

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And I don't care cause to tell you the truth

C

C

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I think I might be dying

Chorus 1

G

G

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D

D

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And it's trucker speed, Benzedrine

C

C

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Percocets, amphetamines

G

G

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D

D

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Black beauties and west coast

C

C

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turnarounds

G

G

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D

D

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When the coast is clear I drive with my knees

C

C

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I mix it all up like a recipe

G

G

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D

D

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Coca-Cola and coffee

C

C

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to wash it down

G

G

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D

D

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Sometimes I feel like my wheels

C

C

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ain't touchin' the ground

Verse 2

G

G

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D

D

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At the side of the road he said you're a mess

C

C

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When I told him she didn't leave an address

G

G

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D

D

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Then he got another call said wait right here

C

C

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I'll be back in a little while

G

G

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D

D

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I put my head across my arms

C

C

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Slept on the wheel for an hour or more

G

G

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D

D

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And I started it up and took off

C

C

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into the night

Chorus 2

G

G

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D

D

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And it's trucker speed, Benzedrine

C

C

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Percocets, amphetamines

G

G

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D

D

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Black beauties and west coast

C

C

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turnarounds

G

G

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D

D

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When the coast is clear I drive with my knees

C

C

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I mix it all up like a recipe

G

G

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D

D

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Coca-Cola and coffee

C

C

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to wash it down

G

G

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D

D

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Sometimes I feel like my wheels

C

C

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ain't touchin' the ground

Interlude 1

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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D

D

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I've been high-centered, low throttle

C

C

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When I couldn't stop I peed in a bottle

G

G

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D

D

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I've been so lonesome I made Hank Williams

C

C

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Look like a party of five

G

G

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D

D

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I've been beat up, broke down

C

C

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Loaded on a truck and driven into town

G

G

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D

D

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I always thought she'd be there

C

C

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at the end of the line

G

G

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D

D

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I always thought she'd be there

C

C

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at the end of the line

Chorus 3

G

G

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D

D

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And it's trucker speed, Benzedrine

C

C

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Percocets, amphetamines

G

G

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D

D

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Black beauties and west coast

C

C

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turnarounds

G

G

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D

D

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When the coast is clear I drive with my knees

C

C

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I mix it all up like a recipe

G

G

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D

D

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Coca-Cola and coffee

C

C

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to wash it down

G

G

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D

D

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Sometimes I feel like my wheels

C

C

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ain't touchin' the ground

G

G

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D

D

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Sometimes I feel like my wheels

C

C

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ain't touchin' the ground

G

G

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D

D

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Sometimes I feel like my wheels

C

C

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ain't touchin' the ground

Outro 1

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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[Fade out]

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
D
C

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The original key of Trucker Speed by Fred Eaglesmith is G major.

The primary chords used in Trucker Speed are G, D, C.

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