Lyrics here follow the Mudcrutch version
Mudcrutch in A, Dave Dudley in G, George Thorogood in G, I play in A
Intro
| A | D | A | E | A |
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Vox on the 3
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| Well I | pulled out of Pittsburgh | rolling down that Eastern sea | board |
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| I got my diesel wound up, she’s running like she never did be | fore |
| D | E | |
| There’s a | speed zone ahead a | lright |
| A | D | |
| But I | don’t see a cop in | sight |
| A | E | A | |
| Six | days on the road and I’m gonna | see my baby to | night |
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| I got | ten forward gears and a | sweet Georgia over | drive |
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| I’m takin’ little white pills, my eyes are open | wide |
| D | E | |
| Well I j | ust passed a Jimmy and a | White |
| A | D | |
| I been | passing everything in | sight |
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| Six | days on the road and I’m gonna | see my baby to | night |
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| Well it | seems like a month since I | kissed my baby good | bye |
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| Could have a lotta women, I’m not like some other | guys |
| D | E | |
| I could | find one to hold me | tight |
| A | D | |
| But I could | never believe it’s | right |
| A | E | A | |
| Six | days on the road and I’m | gonna see my baby to | night |
Here we go
Solo on verse chords
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| Well the | I.C.C. is | checkin’ on down the | line |
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| I’m a little overweight and my log book’s way be | hind |
| D | E | |
| But | nothing bothers me ton | ight |
| A | D | |
| I could | dodge them scales al | right |
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| Six | days on the road and I’m | gonna see my baby to | night |
Solo on verse chords
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| Well my | rig’s a little old but | that don’t mean she’s | slow |
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| There’s a flame from her stack and that smoke blowin’ black as | coal |
| D | E | |
| Well my | home town is coming in | sight |
| A | D | |
| And if you | think I’m happy you’re | right |
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| Six | days on the road and I’m | gonna see my baby to | night |
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| Six | days on the road and I’m | gonna see my baby to | night |
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| Six | days on the road and I’m | gonna see my baby to | night |
| A |