Ragged Old Truck Chords by Billy Joe Shaver
Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Early this morning, without any warning, [D] I took a look at [A] myself, good God.
[D] I seen how this married [A]-up life I've been living [B] was trying to choke [E] me to death.
I [F#] [E] [A] laid on the bed with my gun to my head and [D] I nearly about ended [A] it all.
[D] But I come to myself just [A] before I [F#] got killed and [B] I blowed me [E] some holes [A] in the wall.
I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck up [D] and hauling myself [A] into town.
[D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
I [A] lay around this place till I'm blue in the face and [D] I may well be [A] on the ground.
[D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself into [A] town.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#] [B]
[E] [A]
A honky-tonk man in a honky-tonk band [D] with a honky-tonk girl [A] on my arm.
[D] I may be as ugly [A] as an old mother's real fist, but [B] I'm loaded with a hell of a [E] lot of charm.
Yeah, [A] it's my life and no wife of mine's gonna tell [C#m] me [D] I can't go and have me [A] some fun.
So [D] before that old [A] heifer drives her back in [F#] from Waco, [B] you can bet your [E] rear-end I'll [A] be gone.
I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck [D] up and hauling myself into [A] town.
[D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
[G#] [A] I lay around this place till I'm blue in the [D] face and I may well be on [A] the ground.
[D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself [A] into town.
Yeah, [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and [D] hauling [E] myself [A] into town.
[N]
Early this morning, without any warning, [D] I took a look at [A] myself, good God.
[D] I seen how this married [A]-up life I've been living [B] was trying to choke [E] me to death.
I [F#] [E] [A] laid on the bed with my gun to my head and [D] I nearly about ended [A] it all.
[D] But I come to myself just [A] before I [F#] got killed and [B] I blowed me [E] some holes [A] in the wall.
I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck up [D] and hauling myself [A] into town.
[D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
I [A] lay around this place till I'm blue in the face and [D] I may well be [A] on the ground.
[D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself into [A] town.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#] [B]
[E] [A]
A honky-tonk man in a honky-tonk band [D] with a honky-tonk girl [A] on my arm.
[D] I may be as ugly [A] as an old mother's real fist, but [B] I'm loaded with a hell of a [E] lot of charm.
Yeah, [A] it's my life and no wife of mine's gonna tell [C#m] me [D] I can't go and have me [A] some fun.
So [D] before that old [A] heifer drives her back in [F#] from Waco, [B] you can bet your [E] rear-end I'll [A] be gone.
I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck [D] up and hauling myself into [A] town.
[D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
[G#] [A] I lay around this place till I'm blue in the [D] face and I may well be on [A] the ground.
[D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself [A] into town.
Yeah, [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and [D] hauling [E] myself [A] into town.
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
B
F#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Early this morning, _ without any warning, [D] I took a look at [A] myself, good God.
[D] I seen how this married [A]-up life I've been living [B] was trying to choke [E] me to death. _
I [F#] _ [E] _ [A] laid on the bed with my gun to my head and [D] I nearly about ended [A] it all. _
_ _ [D] But I come to myself just [A] before I [F#] got killed and [B] I blowed me [E] some holes [A] in the wall. _
_ I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck up [D] and hauling myself [A] into town. _
_ _ _ [D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
I _ [A] lay around this place till I'm blue in the face and [D] I may well be [A] on the ground.
_ _ _ [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself into [A] town. _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ A honky-tonk man in a honky-tonk band [D] with a honky-tonk girl [A] on my arm.
_ _ _ [D] I may be as ugly [A] as an old mother's real fist, but [B] I'm loaded with a hell of a [E] lot of charm. _
Yeah, [A] _ it's my life and no wife of mine's gonna tell [C#m] me [D] I can't go and have me [A] some fun.
_ _ So [D] before that old [A] heifer drives her back in [F#] from Waco, [B] you can bet your [E] rear-end I'll [A] be gone. _
I'm _ thinking about cracking my ragged old truck [D] up and hauling _ myself into [A] town. _
_ _ [D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down. _
_ [G#] [A] I lay around this place till I'm blue in the [D] face and I may well be on [A] the ground. _ _
_ [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself [A] into town. _ _
Yeah, [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and [D] hauling [E] myself [A] into town. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Early this morning, _ without any warning, [D] I took a look at [A] myself, good God.
[D] I seen how this married [A]-up life I've been living [B] was trying to choke [E] me to death. _
I [F#] _ [E] _ [A] laid on the bed with my gun to my head and [D] I nearly about ended [A] it all. _
_ _ [D] But I come to myself just [A] before I [F#] got killed and [B] I blowed me [E] some holes [A] in the wall. _
_ I'm thinking about cracking my ragged old truck up [D] and hauling myself [A] into town. _
_ _ _ [D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down.
I _ [A] lay around this place till I'm blue in the face and [D] I may well be [A] on the ground.
_ _ _ [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself into [A] town. _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ A honky-tonk man in a honky-tonk band [D] with a honky-tonk girl [A] on my arm.
_ _ _ [D] I may be as ugly [A] as an old mother's real fist, but [B] I'm loaded with a hell of a [E] lot of charm. _
Yeah, [A] _ it's my life and no wife of mine's gonna tell [C#m] me [D] I can't go and have me [A] some fun.
_ _ So [D] before that old [A] heifer drives her back in [F#] from Waco, [B] you can bet your [E] rear-end I'll [A] be gone. _
I'm _ thinking about cracking my ragged old truck [D] up and hauling _ myself into [A] town. _
_ _ [D] I'm thinking about raising [A] the dog on too much of hell till [B] I'm tired of living [E] all down. _
_ [G#] [A] I lay around this place till I'm blue in the [D] face and I may well be on [A] the ground. _ _
_ [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and hauling [E] myself [A] into town. _ _
Yeah, [D] I'm thinking about cracking [A] my ragged [F#] old truck up [B] and [D] hauling [E] myself [A] into town. _ _ _
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