Truckin' original guitar chords by
Grateful Dead

1970Rock1.2K views

Key: E major•

Intro 1

E

E

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E

E

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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Chorus 1

E

E

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Truckin', got my chips cashed in

A

A

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A7

A7

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Keep truckin', like the do-dah man

B

B

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B7

B7

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Together, more or less in line

A

A

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Just keep truckin' on

Interlude 1

E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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Verse 1
E7 E7 
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Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out
on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit
and it's all on the same street
E7 E7 
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Your typical city involved
in a typical daydream

Chorus 2
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
E E 
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Dallas, machine got a soft machine
A A 
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A7 A7 
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Houston, too close to New Orleans
B B 2
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B7 B7 
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New York got the ways and means
A A 
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But just won't let you be

Interlude 2

E7

E7

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E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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Verse 2
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Most of the cats that you meet on the street
speak of true love
Most of the time,
they're sittin' and cryin' at home
E7 E7 
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One of these days they know
they gotta get goin'
Out of the door

Chorus 3
and down to the street all alone
E E 
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Truckin', like the do-dah man
A A 
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A7 A7 
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Once told me, "You've got to play your hand"
B B 2
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B7 B7 
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Sometimes the cards ain't worth a dime
A A 
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If you don't lay 'em down

Interlude 3

E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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Bridge 1
A A 
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Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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A A 
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D D 
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A A 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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A A 
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Other times, I can barely see
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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F# F# 2
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Lately, it occurs  to me
Amaj7 Amaj7 
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What a long,    strange trip it's been

Interlude 4

E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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E7

E7

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Verse 3
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What in the world ever became
of sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle,
you know she isn't the same
E7 E7 
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Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine

Chorus 4
All a friend can say is, "Ain't it a shame?"
E E 
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Truckin', up to Buffalo
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A7 A7 
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Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
B B 2
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B7 B7 
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It takes time, you pick a place to go
A A 
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And just keep truckin' on

Interlude 5

E7

E7

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E7

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E7

E7

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Verse 4

E7

E7

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Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window

Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again

E7

E7

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I'd like to get some sleep before I travel

But if you got a warrant,

Chorus 5
I guess you're gonna come in
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Busted, down on Bourbon Street
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Set up, like a bowlin' pin
B B 2
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B7 B7 
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Knocked down, it gets to wearin' thin
A A 
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They just won't let you be

Interlude 6

E7

E7

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E7

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E7

E7

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E7

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Verse 5
E7 E7 
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You're sick of hangin' around
and you'd like to travel
Get tired of travelin', you want to settle down
E7 E7 
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I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin'
Get out of the door and light out

Bridge 2
and look all around
A A 
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Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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A A 
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D D 
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A A 
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G G 
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D/F# D/F# 
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A A 
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Other times, I can barely see
D D 
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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F# F# 2
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Lately, it occurs  to me
Amaj7 Amaj7 
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What a long,    strange trip it's been

Interlude 7

E

E

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E

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Chorus 6

E

E

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Truckin', I'm a goin' home

A

A

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A7

A7

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Whoa, whoa, baby, back where I belong

B

B

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B7

B7

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Back home, sit down and patch my bones

A

A

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And get back truckin' on

Outro 1

E7

E7

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[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE E7 A A7 B...

E
E7
A
A7
B
B7
G
D/F#
D
Bm7
F#
Amaj7
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Chords

E
E7
A
A7
B
B7
G
D/F#
D
Bm7
F#
Amaj7
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