Truckin tab by Grateful Dead

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TRUCKIN’ - GRATEFUL DEAD  New Transcription by A augmentedA Lexa

Bsus4: x2445x  Amaj7: x02120

E MajorE                   A augmentedA
Truckin’ got my chips cashed in, keep truckin’ like the doo-dah man
BB              Bsus4Bsus4 A augmentedA         E MajorE
together more or or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.

(Speak Sing)
E MajorE
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it’s all the same streeet.
A/EA/E
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream,
                 E MajorE
hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.

(Sing Verse)
E MajorE             A augmentedA
Dallas got a soft machine, Houston too close to New Orleans,
BB             Bsus4Bsus4   A augmentedA         E MajorE
New York got the ways and means, but just won’t let you be.

(Speak Sing)
E MajorE
Most of the cats that you meet on the street speak of truelove.
Most of the time they’re sittin’ and cryin’ at home.
A/EA/E
One of these days they know they gotta get goin’
					  E MajorE
out of the door and down to the street all alone.

(Sing Verse)
E MajorE     		     A augmentedA
Truckin like the doo-dah man.... once told me ¨You got to play your hand.
BB                Bsus4Bsus4 A augmentedA             E MajorE
Sometimes the cards ain’t worth a dime if you don’t lay ’em down.’


(Refrain)
A augmentedA                  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me,
A augmentedA         D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
other times I can barely see.
D MajorD     BB     F#F#
Lately it occurs to me,
    Amaj7Amaj7         E MajorE
what a long strange trip it’s been.

(Speak Sing)
E MajorE
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same.
A/EA/E
Livin’ on reds, vitamin C majorC and cocaine,
                    E MajorE
all a friend can say is ¨Ain’t it a shame.¨

(Sing Verse)
E MajorE              A augmentedA
Truckin’ up to Buffalo, been thinkin’ you got to mellow slow.
BB              Bsus4Bsus4  A augmentedA         E MajorE
Takes time, you pick a place to go, just keep truckin’ on.

(Speak Sing)
E MajorE
Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window,
got a tip they’re gona kick the door in again.
A/EA/E
I’d like to get some sleep before I travel,
			    			  E MajorE
but if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in.

(Sing Verse)
E MajorE     		    A augmentedA
Busted down on Bourbon Street. Set up...like a bowlin’ pin.
BB            Bsus4Bsus4       A augmentedA         E MajorE
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin, they just won’t let you be.

(Speak Sing)
E MajorE
You’re sick of hangin’ around, and you’d like to travel.
Get tired of travelin’, you wanna settle down.
A/EA/E
I guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’,
						 E MajorE
get out of the door, light out and look all around.

(Refrain)
A augmentedA                  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me,
A augmentedA         D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
other times I can barely see.
D MajorD     BB     F#F#
Lately it occurs to me,
    Amaj7Amaj7         E MajorE
what a long strange trip it’s been.


(Sing Verse)
E MajorE     		  A augmentedA
Truckin; I’m a-goin’ home, whoa, whoa, baby back where I belong.
BB            Bsus4Bsus4       A augmentedA         E MajorE
Back home, sit down and patch my bones and get back truckin’ on.

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