roll on 18 wheeler Alabama Chords

Tempo:
131.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

E

A

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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roll on 18 wheeler Alabama chords
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[G]
[N] Hey, how about you Alabama?
Roll on!
[E]
Roll on highway, [A] [E]
till you get [A] back home.
[E]
Roll on family, [A] roll on crew.
[E]
Roll on ma, got that's good to [Gbm] do.
And roll on [B] 18 Wheeler, [E] roll on.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Well it's Monday morning, he's kissing mama goodbye.
He's up and gone with [Dbm] the sun.
[A]
Daddy drives an 18 [A] Wheeler.
And he's off on a [E] Midwest run.
And three sad faces gather round mama.
They ask her when daddy's [Dbm] coming home.
[A] Daddy drives an 18 Wheeler.
And they sure miss [E] him when he's gone.
Yeah they do.
[A] Ah, but he calls [Abm] her every [Gbm] night and tells her [B] that he loves her.
He taught them this song [E] to sing.
Roll on highway, roll [A] on along.
[E]
Roll on daddy, till you get [A] back home.
[E]
Roll on family, roll [A] on crew.
[E]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gbm] And roll on [B] 18 Wheeler, [E] roll on.
[A] [F]
[Bb] [F] Well it's Wednesday evening, mama's waiting by the phone.
It rings, but it's not [Dm] his voice.
[Bb] Seems the highway patrol has found a jackknife rig.
In a snow bank in [F] Illinois.
But the driver was missing, and the search had been abandoned.
Cause the weather had [Dm] everything stalled.
[Bb] And they had checked all the houses and the local motels.
When they had some more news [F] they called.
[Bb] And she told him when they [Am] found [Gm] him to tell him.
That she [C] loved him.
And she hung up the phone singing.
[F] Roll on highway, roll [Bb] on along.
[F]
Roll on daddy, till you get [Bb] back home.
[F]
Roll on family, roll [Bb] on crew.
[F]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gm] And roll on [C] 18 Wheeler, [Dm] roll on.
And the children [Am] will be waiting up all night long.
[Bb] Thinking nothing but the worst is coming.
[F] With the ringing of the telephone.
And [Dm]
upstairs was listening.
When [Bb] mama asked him to bring daddy home.
And [Gm] when the call came in, it was daddy on the other [C] end.
Asking her if she had been singing the song.
[F] Singing roll on highway, [Bb] roll on along.
[F]
Roll on daddy, till you [Bb] get back home.
[F]
Roll on family, [Bb] roll on crew.
[F]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gm] And roll on [C] 18 Wheeler, [F] roll on.
Highway, roll on along.
And until you get back home.
Roll on family, [Bb] roll on [F] crew.
Roll on mama, like I asked you to [Gm] do.
And roll on [C] 18 Wheeler, roll [F] on.
[Bb] [F]
18 [Bb] Wheeler, [F]
18 [Bb] Wheeler.
[F]
18 [Bb] Wheeler, [F]
18 [Bb] Wheeler.
[F]
[N] [Gb] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
E
2311
A
1231
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
E
2311
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To start learning Alabama - (Eighteen Wheeler) Roll On chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, F, Bb, F and Gm. Start with a comfortable 65 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 131. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [N] Hey, how about you Alabama?
Roll on!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Roll on highway, _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ till you get [A] back home.
[E]
Roll on family, [A] roll on crew.
_ [E]
Roll on ma, got that's good to [Gbm] do.
And roll on [B] 18 Wheeler, [E] roll on.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Well it's Monday morning, he's kissing mama goodbye.
He's up and gone with [Dbm] the sun.
_ _ [A]
Daddy drives an 18 [A] Wheeler.
_ And he's off on a [E] Midwest _ run. _ _
_ _ And three sad faces gather round mama.
They ask her when daddy's [Dbm] coming home.
_ [A] Daddy drives an 18 Wheeler.
_ And they sure miss [E] him when he's gone.
Yeah they do.
_ _ [A] Ah, but he calls [Abm] her every [Gbm] night and tells her [B] that he loves her.
He taught them this song [E] to sing.
Roll on highway, roll [A] on along.
[E]
Roll on daddy, till you get [A] back home.
[E]
Roll on family, roll [A] on crew.
[E]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gbm] And roll on [B] 18 Wheeler, [E] roll on.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Well it's Wednesday evening, mama's waiting by the phone.
It rings, but it's not [Dm] his voice.
_ [Bb] Seems the highway patrol has found a jackknife rig.
In a snow bank in [F] Illinois. _ _ _ _
_ _ But the driver was missing, and the search had been abandoned.
Cause the weather had [Dm] everything stalled.
[Bb] And they had checked all the houses and the local motels.
When they had some more news [F] they called.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And she told him when they [Am] found [Gm] him to tell him.
That she [C] loved him.
And she hung up the phone singing.
[F] Roll on highway, roll [Bb] on along.
[F]
Roll on daddy, till you get [Bb] back home.
[F]
Roll on family, roll [Bb] on crew.
[F]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gm] And roll on [C] 18 _ Wheeler, [Dm] roll on.
_ _ _ And the children [Am] will be waiting up all night long.
[Bb] Thinking nothing but the worst is coming.
[F] With the ringing of the telephone.
_ And [Dm] _
upstairs was listening.
When [Bb] mama asked him to bring daddy home.
And [Gm] when the call came in, it was daddy on the other [C] end.
Asking her if she had been singing the song.
[F] Singing roll on highway, [Bb] roll on along.
[F]
Roll on daddy, till you [Bb] get back home.
_ [F]
Roll on family, [Bb] roll on crew.
_ [F]
Roll on mama, like I asked you to do.
[Gm] And roll on _ [C] 18 Wheeler, [F] roll on.
Highway, roll on along. _ _
And until you get back home.
Roll on family, [Bb] roll on [F] crew.
Roll on mama, like I asked you to [Gm] do.
And roll on _ [C] 18 Wheeler, roll [F] on. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
18 [Bb] Wheeler, _ [F] _ _
18 _ [Bb] _ Wheeler.
[F] _ _
18 _ [Bb] Wheeler, _ [F] _ _
18 _ [Bb] Wheeler. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Dave Loggins who authored this song.

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