Diesel On My Tail chords by Jim And Jesse

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD D D MajorD D


Verse 1:
D MajorD
I just pulled onto the highway in my little foreign car.
D MajorD
Well, it's rainin' an' the road is really bad.
D MajorD
I never saw that big ol' diesel but I heard him hit the air.
             A augmentedA          D MajorD
I've got a feelin' that I might have made him mad.

Verse 2:
D MajorD
He closed the gap between us, pushed the pedal on the floor.
D MajorD
He's makin' ninety in that big ol' diesel truck.
D MajorD
I can hear the names he's callin' me above the engine's roar,
                A augmentedA     D MajorD
An' the words won't be found in Webster's book.


Chorus:
G+G
There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
  D MajorD                 A augmentedA
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
      D MajorD            G+G        D MajorD
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
                      A augmentedA      D MajorD  D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.


Verse 3:
D MajorD
Well, I'm huffin' an' a-puffin' as I try to make the grade
           A augmentedA       D MajorD
An' I wish I had some pedals on this car,

An' I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' an' afraid to touch the brake
             A augmentedA        D MajorD
For this doodlebug could never stand the jar.


Chorus:
G+G
There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
  D MajorD                 A augmentedA
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
      D MajorD            G+G        D MajorD
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
                      A augmentedA      D MajorD  D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.
.

Verse 4:
D MajorD
Well, I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' tryin' to hold it on the road,
           A augmentedA        D MajorD
An' I tell you I just got to win this race.
D MajorD
While I'm tremblin' an' a-shakin' he's a-pourin' on the coal,
                A augmentedA    D MajorD
So close that I could steal his license plate.


Chorus:
G+G
There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
  D MajorD                 A augmentedA
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
      D MajorD            G+G        D MajorD
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
                      A augmentedA      D MajorD
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.
                      A augmentedA      D MajorD  D MajorD
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.