Star Trucker Chords by Slim Dusty

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_ Well now you see that fella in the Louisville He's _ got a mighty fine opinion of his [F#] driving
skills _ _ Give him half a chance and he'll bash your
[C#] ear _ Tell [G#] you how good he is
He [C#] can drive all night and he can drive all day
_ _ _ And still be on the ball, oh so [F#] he'll say That I can share a little yarn about his [C#] claim
to fame _ [G#] He'd rather not talk about
[C#] It was on the Newell Highway in July last year _ _ _
Somewhere after midnight it was cold [F#] but clear
I see this big rig parked in the middle [C#] of the road
_ [G#] Lit up like a Christmas tree Well [C#] you can well imagine I expected worse
So _ I thought I'd take a look in the [F#] cabin first
_ Then I see you know who by the [C#] side of the road _
_ [G#] Standing there staring at the stars [A#] And yella!
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Beam me up Scotty I'm ready to drive
_ _ To take my place at the helm of the [F#] Enterprise
_ _ And boldly go through those [C#] starry skies
_ [G#] Hey I've proved my worth down here on Earth [C#] I'm a Star Trucker
_ [F#] Star Trucker
[G#] And it's time for me [C#] to go [F#] interplanetary I'm a Star [G#] Star [C#] _ Trucker
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_ [C#] And it's time for me to go [G#] interplanetary
_ _ [C#] _ Interplanetary _ _ _
I gotta tell you boys it took me by surprise _
_ To see the crazy look in that poor [F#] bloke's eyes
Now when he sees me coming well he [C#] starts to scream _ _
[G#] Klingons off the starboard bow
Then I [C#] have the flesh on how to make it work
_ _ I say it's sadness not the Klingons it's Captain [F#] Kirk
_ He says sorry Captain's been a hell of a [C#] day
_ [G#] And I just can't push it any harder
[C#] So beam me up Scotty I'm ready to drive _ _
To take my place at the helm of [F#] the Enterprise _ _
And boldly go through [C#] those starry skies
Hey [G#] I've proved my worth down here on [C#] Earth I'm a Star Trucker
_ [F#] Star Trucker
[G#] And it's time for me to go [F#] interplanetary I'm a Star
[G#] Star _ [C#] Trucker
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[G#] Star Star [C#] _ Trucker Yeah!
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[G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ Star Star Trucker
Star Star Trucker
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