Slim Dusty – Im Thankful (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
-

Auto-scroll

Chords

Slim Dusty - I'm Thankful (1987) From the album Neon City. Key: Ab Relative Key: G || * = 1 bar. ** 2 bars. [Intro] C* F* G** C* F* G [Verse 1]
    G               D           E                 G
I’m thankful for my family, I’m thankful for this life,

   C                  G           Em            D
My kids have grown up decent, due mostly to the wife.

            G                                  E                C
When you’re on the trucks out on the road and away from home so much,

                   G              D              G
This cracklin’ old CB of mine has kept us all in touch.
[Verse 2]
                     D               E               G
I’m thankful for the freedom and I’m thankful for my friends,

        C            G                 Em               D
There’s not too many good ones but the good one’s never bend.

         G                            Em             C
Been all over this old country, every road and every run,

                          G               D                    G
And I’m thankful for this life of freedom seeing from this old truck.
[Chorus 1]
      C                                             G
Black road roll on forever, big wheels keep turning round.

    A7                                                 D
I’m close to God out on the road but I’m just truckin’ round.

         C                            G             C
So don’t ever try to hobble me or I’d wither like a weed.

                      G               D                G**
You know highways are pasture where a traveller has to feed.
[Instrumental] C* F* G** C* F* G [Verse 3]
        G                 D                E               G
Oh, I’m thankful for this sunrise when the eastern sky’s a glow

  C                   G                 Em             D
A thousand miles from nowhere where the desert breezes blow

        G                               Em              C
And the roaring of the diesel sings its own home coming song

                         G                   D                 G
And I’m thankful for the wealth and you that waits for me back home.
[Verse 4]
                  D                 E               G
This big old iron horse of mine has muscles made of steel

        C               G                Em              D
There’s diesel in those veins and I know every sound and feel

     G                                    Em             C
I’ve been with trucks just all my life, a car I’ve never owned

                      G            D                G
A car to me is just a bicycle with fancy lights and chrome.
[Chorus 2]
            C                                            G
Yeah, black road roll on forever big wheels keep turning round

    A7                                                 D
I’m close to God out on the road but I’m just truckin’ round

         C                            G              C
So don’t ever try to hobble me or I’d wither like a weed.

                       G               D                G**
You know highway’s are pasture where a traveller has to feed. Oh yeah.
[Outro] C* F* G**
C*                 F*         G**
Black road roll on forever.
C* F* G** C* F* G**