Peter The Cabby Chords by Redgum

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Peter's a [C] cabbie on Adelaide [E] roads and in five o'clock [C] traffic that's a hard [G] road to hoe
Hunts for his [C] family in a Holden with a two-way and [G] meter
_ [C] _ _ [G] And there's no air conditioning [C] where he buys his trade
[Em] On the green plate stand [C] by the [A] Rundle arcade
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Sits and he waits for the [D] privilege of [G] driving you home
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there's no Mr.
Muzak in the [D] front of his cab, [Em] just a crackling voice
[D] Dog-eared road [Em] mappin' and torching a barrow, sliding [Em] around on the dash
_ _ [G] And your life's in his [C] hands when they're gripped on the [Em] wheel
The water pump [C] rattles and that Michelin [Em] squeal
He's been driving for [C] years, sometimes it [Em] feels like forever
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And he knows very well your [D] city of gardens, [Em] he'll take you from [D] town
Drop you at Martin [Em] Peak hour five minutes, you think that's easy, just try it
[C] _ _ [G] He can change a flat tyre in three minutes flat
Loose his own [C] car lye and flat on his back
[G] Tunes up his motor with a [E] timing [Em] light in his ear
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Oh, it could be it [C] would, really it could be it's [Em] sterling
Sun may be [Am] burning, fog may be [Em] swirling, but Peter's still [C] driving
[E] Bowl down that [Em] endless white line
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Could be the morning, midday or midnight, he'll sell you a ride
His yellow [Em] roof lights, he'll a drag operator, gives him a job to go home
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