Key: G
Introduction:
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WELL I GOT MY FIRST TRUCK, WHEN I WAS THREE,
DROVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON MY KNEES
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HAULED MARBLES AND ROCKS, AND THOUGHT TWICE BEFORE,
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I HAULED A BARBIE DOLL BED FOR THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
D
SHE TRIED TO PAY ME WITH A KISS I BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND,
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THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN
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WHEN I TURNED SIXTEEN, I SAVED A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS,
MY FIRST CAR WAS A PICKUP TRUCK
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STARTED CRUISIN' THE TOWN AND THE FIRST GIRL I SEEN
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WAS BOBBIE JO GENTRY THE HOMECOMING QUEEN
D
SHE FLAGGED ME DOWN AND CLIMBED UP IN THE CAB,
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AND SAID, I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE A PICKUP MAN
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YOU CAN SET MY TRUCK ON FIRE, ROLL IT DOWN A HILL,
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BUT I STILL WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR A COUPE DEVILLE
C
IT'S GOT AN EIGHT FOOT BED THAT NEVER HAS TO BE MADE,
D
YOU KNOW IF IT WEREN'T FOR TRUCKS WE WOULDN'T HAVE TAILGATES
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I MET ALL MY WIVES IN TRAFFIC JAMS,
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YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN
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MOST FRIDAY NIGHTS, I CAN BE FOUND,
IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK ON AN OLD CHAISE LOUNGE
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BACKED INTO MY SPOT AT THE DRIVE-IN SHOW,
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YOU KNOW A CARGO LIGHT GIVES OFF A ROMANTIC GLOW
D
I NEVER HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE AT THE POPCORN STAND,
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THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN
C
A BUCKET OF RUST, OR A BRAND NEW MACHINE
D
ONCE AROUND THE BLOCK AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN