Truckin tab by Grateful Dead

TRUCKIN’ - GRATEFUL DEAD   New Transcription by A Lexa

Bsus4: x2445x    Amaj7: x02120

E                                     A
Truckin’ got my chips cashed in, keep truckin’ like the doo-dah man
B                           Bsus4  A                 E
together more or or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.

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

(Sing Verse)
E                          A
Dallas got a soft machine, Houston too close to New Orleans,
B                          Bsus4     A                  E
New York got the ways and means, but just won’t let you be.

(Speak Sing)
E
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/E
One of these days they know they gotta get goin’
					   E
out of the door and down to the street all alone.

(Sing Verse)
E          		          A
Truckin like the doo-dah man....  once told me ¨You got to play your hand.
B                                Bsus4 A                          E
Sometimes the cards ain’t worth a dime if you don’t lay ’em down.’


(Refrain)
A                                    G  D A
Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me,
A                 D   A    G D A
other times I can barely see.
D         B         F#
Lately it occurs to me,
       Amaj7                  E
what a long strange trip it’s been.


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

(Sing Verse)
E                            A
Truckin’ up to Buffalo, been thinkin’ you got to mellow slow.
B                            Bsus4   A                 E
Takes time, you pick a place to go, just keep truckin’ on.

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

(Sing Verse)
E          		        A
Busted down on Bourbon Street.  Set up...like a bowlin’ pin.
B                        Bsus4              A                  E
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin, they just won’t let you be.

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

(Refrain)
A                                    G  D A
Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me,
A                 D   A    G D A
other times I can barely see.
D         B         F#
Lately it occurs to me,
       Amaj7                  E
what a long strange trip it’s been.


(Sing Verse)
E          		   A
Truckin; I’m a-goin’ home, whoa, whoa, baby back where I belong.
B                       Bsus4              A                 E
Back home, sit down and patch my bones and get back truckin’ on.