Key: A
Introduction:
E
Truckin got my chips cashed in
Keep truckin, like the do-dah-man
A
Together, more or less in line
B A E
Just keep truckin on.
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Dallas, got a soft machine
Houston, too close to New Orleans
A
New York's got the ways and means
B A E
But just won't let you be, ohno.
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Truckin', like the do-dah man
Once told me: "You've got to play your hand!"
A
Sometimes your cards ain't worth a dime
B A E
If you don't lay'em down.
A G D A
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
A D A G D
Other times I can barely see.
B5 F#m A7 E
Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been.
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All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?"
E
Truckin', up to Buffalo
Been thinking, you got to mellow slow
A
Takes time, you pick a place to go
B A E
And just keep truckin' on.
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Busted, down on Bourbon Street
Set up, like a bowling pin
A
Knocked down, it get's to wearing thin
B A E
They just won't let you be, oh no.
E
You're sick of hanging around and you'd like to travel
Get tired of traveling and you want to settle down
A
I guess they can't revoke your soul for trying
E
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.
A G D A
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
A D A G D
Other times I can barely see.
B5 F#m A7 E
Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been.
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Truckin', I'm going home
Whoh whoh baby, back where I belong
A
Back home, sit down and patch my bones
B A E
And get back truckin' on.