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Intermediate πͺ
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Key: C
πΈ Chorus:
C
πΈ Verse 1:
C
Early this mornin' without any warnin'
F C
Took me a look at myself, good God
F C
I seen how this married up life I been livin'
D7 G G7
Was tryin' to choke me to death
πΈ Verse 2:
C
Laid on the bed with my gun to my head
F G
And I nearly 'bout ended it all
F C Am
But I come to my senses before I got killed
D7 G C
And I blowed me some holes in the wall
πΈ Chorus:
C
I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up
F C
Been haulin' myself into town
F C
I'm thinkin' 'bout raisin' so doggone much hell
D7 G G7
That I'll die 'fore I live it all down
C C7
I lay 'round this place 'til I'm blue in the face
F C
And I may as well be underground
F C A
I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up
D7 G7 C
And haulin' myself into town
Guitar πΈ Solo:
C F C F
C D7 G C
C7 F C F
C A D7 G7 C
πΈ Verse 3:
C
A honky tonk girl in a honky tonk band
F C
With a honky tonk man on my arm
F C
May be as ugly as an old mud-rail fence
D7 C7
But I'm loaded with hillbilly charm
C
It's my plan and no man of mine's gonna tell me
F C
I can't go and have me some fun
F C C#m
So before that old asshole comes back in from Waco
D7 G C
You can bet your rear end I'll be gone
Out-πΈ Chorus:
C
I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up
F C
Been haulin' myself into town
F C
I'm thinkin' 'bout raisin' so doggone much hell
D7 G G7
That I'll die 'fore I live it all down
C C7
I lay 'round this place 'til I'm blue in the face
F C
And I may as well be underground
F C A
I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up
D7 G7 C
And haulin' myself into town
F C A
Yeah
I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up
D G C
And haulin' myself into town
Song History
Published: November 13, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025