AWell my truck?s wound up and it?s ready to rollDI got a good buddy workin? for the Highway PatrolE ASo if I get a ticket or two, It?s gonna be alrightABut the sheriff and his boys they?re in EstillineDUnless they?re out to lunch at the Dairy QueenEThey?ll be itchin? to turn on those red, white, and blueAlightsAWell just like my daddy I was born a drifterDI got a rebel heart and eight - ball shifterE AHorns on the hood and forty channel CBWell some things you never leave home withoutDLike your Bible, log book, and your drivin? routeE AAnd your Best Of Dale Watson on CDChorus:E DCause I?m a diesel drivin? daddyADon?t you get in my laneE DPuttin? the pedal to the medalABringin? eighteen wheels of painDI?ve been in loveEBroke some heartsA DSettled down long enough to replace the partsDKicked a littleE AAsphalt along the wayThere?s a lonely life livin? on the roadWhen the only friend you?ve got is the radioAnd even he fades in and out every now and thenBut maybe someday you?ll find the right oneThat'll shift the gears and let ya ride shotgunKnows how to get that big ole rig to spinChorusAI?m a panhandlin? manhandlin?DPost holin? high rollin? dust bowlin? daddyEI ain?t got no blood in my veinsI just got them four lanesAOf hard Amarillo highwayChorusE D AUp and down that honky tonkin? highwayThey end the song by playing these chords pretty quick, so just use barre chords.F#, G, G#, A, A
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