Chords for Kathy Mattea - 18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses

_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ Charlie's got to go watch, [Fm] don't seem like a whole lot
[Eb] After 30 years of [Db] driving up and down the [Ab] interstate _ _
Yeah, but Charlie's had a good life
[Fm] And Charlie's got a good wife
[Bbm] And after tonight [Db] she'll no longer be counting [Eb] the days _
_ [Db] _ Eighteen wheels and a [Ab] dozen roses
[Fm] Ten more miles on his four [Eb]-day run
A few [Db] more songs from the [Fm] all-night radio
[Db]
Then [Ab] he'll spend the rest of his life with the one that he loves _
_ _ _ _ They'll buy a Winnebago, [Db] set out to find America
[Eb] They'll do a lot of [Db] catching up, a little [Ab] at a time
_ With pieces of the old dream, [Db] they're gonna light the old flame
[Bbm] Doing what they please, [Db] leaving every other reason [Eb] behind
_ _ _ [Db] [Bb] Eighteen wheels and a [Ab] dozen roses
Ten [Fm] more miles on his [Eb] four-day run
A [Db] few more songs from the [Fm] all-night radio
[Db] _ [Ab] Then he'll spend the rest of his life with the one that he loves
_ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ Alright, [Eb] you want to sing with us again?
Alright, let me hear you.
_ Here we go.
Eighteen _ [Ab] wheels and a dozen roses
_ [Cm] Ten [Fm] more miles [Bb] on his four [Eb]-day run
A few [Db] more songs [Ab] from the all [Fm]-night radio
[Db] Then he'll spend the rest of his [Eb] life with the one [Ab] that he loves
That was lovely.
Very nice.
I expected no less after earlier.
I'm telling you, we played in Morocco of all places last,
and you did so much better than the people in Morocco.
I find it helps the sing-alongs immensely if your audience speaks the language you are singing in.
_ But I'm thinking, you know, you're all laid out there, all comfy tonight.
You've been sprayed with water, and you've been rained on, and you've been sunny,
and you've probably gotten drunk and sobered up a few times today.
And I'm thinking, if you all are the ones that are upright, I'm feeling pretty optimistic
that we might be able to get a little more out of you,
since you're the ones who are not passed out in your tent right now, waiting for Sam and Tim.
_ But, you know, let's just get real about it.
When the heck else am I ever going to have a song that everybody knows the words to?
And if you don't know the words, just sing Kumbaya.
It'll all work.
Alright?
Here we go.
_ [Bbm] Eighteen [Eb] wheels and a [Ab] dozen roses
There you go!
Ten more miles [D] on his four [Db]-day run
[Eb] Few more [Ab] songs from the all-night [Eb] radio
[Bb] Then he'll [Cm] spend the rest of his life with the [Ab] one that he loves
Okay, one without the band!
Eighteen _ wheels and a dozen roses
_ _ [Fm] Kumbaya, my [Bb] lord, [Eb] Kumbaya
_ _ Kumbaya, my lord, _ [Fm] Kumbaya
[Db] _ _ [Ab] Kumbaya, Kumbaya, Kumbaya _ _ _ _ _