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Speedball Tucker by Jim Croce
Speedball Tucker
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
G7
I drive a broke-down rig on "may-pop" tires
C7 G7
Forty foot of over load
A lot of people say that I'm crazy
C7 G7
Because I don't know how to take it slow
I got a broomstick on the throttle
C7 G7
I got her opened up and head right down
E7
Nonstop back to Dallas
Am7 D7 G7
Poppin' them West Coast turnarounds
[Chorus]
D7
And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker
C7
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
G7 E7
Will tell you that the boy is mad
A7 D7 G7
To be drivin' in a rig like that
[Verse]
G7
You know the rain may blow, the snow may snow
C7 G7
The turnpikes, they may freeze
But they don't bother old Speedball
C7 G7
He goin' any damn way he please
He got a broomstick on the throttle
C7 G7
To keep his throttle foot a-dancin' 'round
E7
With a cup full of cold black coffee
A7 D7 G7
And a pocketful of West Coast turnarounds
[Chorus]
D7
And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker
C7
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
G7 E7
Will tell you that the boy is mad
A7 D7 G7
To be drivin' in a rig like that
[Verse]
G7
One day I looked into my rear-view mirror
C7 G7
And comin' up from behind
There was a Georgia state policeman
C7 G7
And a hundred dollar fine
Well he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
C7 G7
He said, "Driver, you've been flyin'
E7
And ninety-five was the route you were on
A7 D7 G7
It was not the speed limit sign."
[Chorus]
D7
And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker
C7
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
G7 E7
Will tell you that the boy is mad
A7 D7 G7
To be drivin' in a rig like that
D7
And they call me Speedball, Speedball Tucker
C7
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
G7 E7
Will tell you that the boy is mad
A7 D7 G7
To be drivin' in a rig like that
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--3\-----1---/3--3-----------5-5-----1-------------|
G|---4--4\-----2---/4--4-----------6-6-----2-------------|
D|---5--5\-3p0-----/5--5--3p0--0---7-7-3p0-------0-------|
A|----------------------------2------------------2 ------|
E|----------------------------3------------------3-------|
Strum the last chord of the intro a few times leading into the verse when the
lyrics start.
[Chords]
E7 Am7 D7 G7 C7
e|--5----5----5---5---8---|
B|--5----8----7---5---8---|
G|--6----5----5---4---9---|
D|--7----5----5---5---10--|
A|--5----5----5---5---10--|
E|--0----0----0---3---8---|
I drive a broke down rig on 'May-Pop' tires
Forty foot of overload
A lot of people say that I'm crazy
Because I don't know how to take it slow
I got a broomstick on the throttle
I got her opened up and head right down
Nonstop back to Dallas
Poppin' them West Coast turn-arounds
And they call me Speedball
Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways
And all them other truckers
Will tell you that the boy is mad
To be drivin' in a rig like that
You know the rain may blow
The snow may snow
And the turnpikes, they may freeze
But they don't bother ol' Speedball
He goin' any damn way he please
He got a broomstick on the throttle
To keep his throttle foot a-dancin' 'round
With a cupful of cold black coffee
And a pocketful of West Coast turn-arounds
And they call me Speedball
Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways
And all them other truckers
Will tell you that the boy is mad
To be drivin' in a rig like that
One day I looked into my rear view mirror
And a-comin' up from behind
There was a Georgia State policeman
And a hundred dollar fine
Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
And said, "Driver, you've been flyin'
And ninety five was the route you were on
It was not the speed limit sign"
And they call me Speedball
Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways
And all them other truckers
Will tell you that the boy is mad
To be drivin' in a rig like that
Yeah, they call me Speedball
Speedball Tucker
Terror of the highways
And all them other truckers
Will tell you that the boy is mad
To be drivin' in a rig like that
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