Slim Dusty – The Lady Is A Truckie (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

[Intro] D G A7 D [Verse]
D
Barefoot in the cabin, 'cause she lost her shoes in mud

     A7                          G              D
When tying on a tow rope and the heavens opened up

                                                          G
With the track all wet and slipp'ry as a pork chop in the rain

    A7                                     D
She kicked the motor over, had another go again
[Verse]
        A7                                       G             D
Oh, the old truck groaned and tried to move, but didn't have a chance

A7                          G                     D
Bogged down to the axle, so Toots dragged out the axe

                                              G
Cut down some branches, to put underneath the tires

A7                                             D
Set to work with spade in hands, ankle deep in mire
[Chorus]
     D                              G
Hey, I'm tellin' you it's true, the truckie was a lady

D                                     A7
Everybody knew her, from Weipa to the Gulf

     D                              G
From Cairns to Edward River, and on all the Cape York stations

A7                                         D
Toots the lady truckie, is a legend in the north, hey.
[Interlude] D D G A7 D [Verse]
    D
The truckie was a lady and they say she loved the life

    A7                                     G            D
She helped him make ends meet, for she was mother and a wife

                                                       G
Her old flat top would battle on underneath it's heavy load

A7                                                        D
Cartin' forty-fours of fuel on tracks you wouldn't call a road
[Verse]
        A7                                  G                   D
Ah, but she's a bloody character, you could hear the bush folks say

    A7                                G             D
She laughed and joked at Weipa as she loaded up one day

                                                      G
Standing by the wheels and yawning, Toot's ran out of luck

  A7                                                    D
A crane went wild and crushed her up against her sturdy truck
[Chorus]
D                              G
I'm tellin' you it's true, the lady was a truckie

D                                     A7
Everybody knew her, from Weipa to the Gulf

     D                              G
From Cairns to Edward River, and on all the Cape York stations

A7                                         D
Toots the lady truckie, is a legend in the north.
[Chorus]
D                              G
I'm tellin' you it's true, the lady was a truckie

D                                     A7
Everybody knew her, from Weipa to the Gulf

     D                              G
From Cairns to Edward River, and on all the Cape York stations

A7                                         D
Toots the lady truckie, is a legend in the north.
[Outro] A7 D D