Rolling Down The Road Chords by Slim Dusty

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Flowers bloom on diesel fumes [G] in my old family [D] tree.
I always knew that driving trucks [E] would be my [A] destiny. _
_ [G] My oldest living [D] memory [F#] stretches way back through [G] the years. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Sitting on my mother's knee [A] while Dad shifts [D] through the gears.
_ _ _ _ _ The company was second [G] generation [D] built on sweat. _ _
Granddad he was six foot [E] two and eight stone [A] ringin' wet. _
_ [G] A tough man [D] hiding on us, [F#] never [G] lied they say. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But the business started booming [A] the day Granddad passed away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sydney, Brisbane, Sydney, [F#] Melbourne, Canberra, [G] Adelaide. _
Got a lovely wife [E] with a lonely life and children [A] heaven made.
_ _ [D] Running way behind and [F#] I can feel that [G] shifting load. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But I'm taking care of business just rolling [Dm] down the road.
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_ _ _ Well Dad and Uncle Charlie [G] tried their best for [D] many years.
_ But taking care of business [E] takes more than [A] shifting gears. _
[G] It broke my [D] heart to watch those [F#] men living [G] with the shame.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Of driving someone [A] else's rig with someone [D] else's name. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Trucking life's my legacy [G] though business [D] ain't the same. _ _
Up to my ears I call her [E] mine and she still [A] wears my name.
_ _ [G] Getting [D] closer every [F#] day with each and [G] every run. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Remembering Granddad's work [A] boy I started [D] out with one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Looking down those long white [G] lines reflecting [D] back at me. _
Hey to reach my destination [E] gotta stay [A] awake to see.
_ _ [G] Wrestling [D] with the memories, [F#] wrestling [G] with the loads. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Still taking care of business [A] rolling [D] down the road.
Hey _ _ _ _ _ [G] Sydney, [D] Brisbane, Sydney, [F#] Melbourne, Canberra, [G] Adelaide. _ _
My [E] mind goes back down the track it never [A] seems to fade.
_ [G] And I'm still [D] shifting through the [F#] gears everywhere [G] I go.
_ _ _ _ Hey [D] I'm taking care of business [A] just rolling down [D] the road.
Hey, hey I'm taking care of business just [A] rolling down the road. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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