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Key: G
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G
Well, I got my first truck when I was three
G
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
C
Hauled marbles and rocks, and thought twice before
G
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
D
She tried to pay me with a kiss, and I began to understand
G G
There's something women like about a pickup man
Verse 2:
G
When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
G
My first car was a pickup truck
C
I was cruisin' the town, and the first girl I see
G
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecomin' queen
D
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
G
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"
Chorus:
C
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille
C
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D
You know, if it weren't for trucks, we wouldn't have tailgates
C
I met all my wives in traffic jams
G D G
There's just something women like about a pickup man
Verse 2:
G
Most Friday nights, I can be found
G
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
C
Backed into my spot at the drive-in show
G
You know, a cargo light gives off a romantic glow
D
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
G
'Cause there's something women like about a pickup man
Chorus:
C
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille
C
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D
You know, if it weren't for trucks, we wouldn't have tailgates
C
I met all my wives in traffic jams
G D G
There's just something women like about a pickup man
[Instrumental Break]
C G C D
Bridge:
C
A bucket of rust or a brand-new machine?
D
Once around the block, and you'll know what I mean
Chorus:
C
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldn't trade it for a Coupe DeVille
C
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D
You know, if it weren't for trucks, we wouldn't have tailgates
C
I met all my wives in traffic jams
G D G
There's just something women like about a pickup man
D G
Yeah, there's something women like about a pickup man
Outro:
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Published: February 8, 2026
Last Updated: February 8, 2026