James Taylor – Brother Trucker (Guitar)
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Words and Music by James Taylor from his 1979 album, "Flag."
[Verse 1]
F/G C/G Fmaj7sus2 G7 Breaker number nine, big buddy, put your ears on me now F/G C/G Fmaj7sus2 G7 This trucker got to have a big line tonight F/G C/G Fmaj7sus2 G7 Come on sucker, come back Brother Trucker yeah F/G C/G Fmaj7sus2 G7 I keep seeing double unless I close one eye
[Chorus]
G And I've got to roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker C F Sure nuff ashamed about the shape I'm in G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, Em D C F C I'm back on my wheels again G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, C F someone to love the truck driving man now G Em D G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, I'm back on my wheels again
[Bridge]
F/C C C(add11) G I'm a driving fool, I make my own rules F/C C A7 C/D D7 One part man and one part mule, one part fossil fuel F/C C C(add11) G I got the heart of steel, I pull eighteen wheels F/C C Mister Nine to Five in his Coupe de Ville A7 No, never know how it feels
[Chorus]
C/D G To really roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker C F Holding my own just the best as I can G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, Em D C F C I'm back on my wheels again G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, C F C outward bound from South Bend G Em D G Roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker, I'm back on my wheels again
[Verse 2]
Am7 G/B C G Am7 Moon over New Jersey, big state police here G/B C7 D Well, I'm in a hurry, could you let me go in peace? G Am7 G/B C G I'm an independent, I don't make no Teamster dough A7 G/A G6/A A9 Em11 Cause the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. still don't own the road A7 C F/C And the only man telling me where to go C F D Is the man who owns my load
[Chorus]
G He says roll, roll, roll Brother Trucker C F I say where and you say when G Roll, roll, roll, Brother Trucker, Em D C F C get back on your wheels again G C F Roll, roll, roll, Brother Trucker, turn the goddamn thing around and do it again G Em D C7 Roll, roll, roll, Brother Trucker, back on my wheels again
[Verse 3]
N.C.
Fat bucket, I'm back on my wheels again
G C Dm7 I am running out of whites G C Bb Goddam, dim them headlights now G C Dm7 Two hours sleep in the last two nights G C Bb But that won't be alright tonight G C Dm7 I am hot as a pistol, dry as a bone G C Bb I'm coming on home and I hope my bed's alone
[Chorus]
G C Dm7 Roll, roll, roll, roll, roll G C Bb Roll, roll, roll, roll, roll