Uneasy Rider Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

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I was taking a trip out to LA, [F] tooling along in my [G] Chevrolet,
poking on the number and digging on the [C] radio. _ _
Just as I crossed Mississippi line, [F] I heard that highway start to whine,
and [G] I knew that left rear tire was about to [C] go. _ _
Well, the spare was flat, and I got up tight,
[F] because there wasn't a filling station in sight,
so I [G] just limped on down the shoulder on the [C] rim.
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I [C] went as far as I could, and when I stopped the car,
it [F] was right in front of this little bar, [G] kind of a redneck looking joint,
[C] called the Dew Drop Inn. _
Well, I stuffed my hair up under my [F] hat,
told the bartender that I had a [G] flat,
and would he be kind enough to give me [C] change for a one. _
Well, there was one thing I was sure proud to see.
[F] There wasn't a soul in the place except for him and me,
[G] and he just looked disgusted and pointed toward [C] the telephone. _ _
I called up a station down the road a ways,
[F] and he said he wasn't very busy today,
and he could [G] have somebody there in just about ten minutes [C] or so.
_ He said, now, you just stay right where you're at,
[F] and I didn't even bother to tell the darn fool,
[G] and I sure as hell didn't have any place else to [C] go. _ _
I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar
[F] when some guy walked in and said,
who owns this [G] car with the peace sign and the mag wheels and [C] four on the floor? _
Well, he looked at me, and I damn near [F] died,
and I decided that I'd just wait outside,
[G] so I laid a dollar on the bar and headed for the [C] door. _ _
Just when I thought I'd get out of there with my [F] skin,
these five big dudes come strolling in [G] with this one old drunk chick
and some fellow with [C] green teeth. _ _
And I was almost at the door when the biggest one [F] said,
you tip your hat [Am] to this lady, son,
[G] and when I did, all that hair fell out [C] from underneath. _ _
Now, the last thing I wanted was to get in a fight [F] in Jackson, Mississippi
on a Saturday night, [G] especially when there was three of them and only one of [C] me. _ _
But they all started laughing, and I felt kind of sick,
[F] and I knew I'd better think of something pretty quick,
so [G] I just reached out and kicked old green teeth [C] right in the knee. _
Now, he let out a yell that'd curl your hair,
[F] but before he could move, I grabbed me a chair and [G] said,
watch him, folks, because he's a fairly dangerous [C] man.
_ Well, you may not know it, but this man's a spy.
[F] He's an undercover agent for the FBI,
and he's [G] been sitting out here to infiltrate the Q [C]-Club's plan.
_ He was still bent over, holding on to his knee,
but [F] everybody else was looking and listening to me,
and I [G] laid it on thicker and heavier as I went.
[C] _ _ I said, would you believe this man has gone as far as
[F] tearing a lot of stickers off the bumpers of cars,
[G] and he voted for George McGovern for president.
[C] _ Well, he's a friend of them long-haired hippie-type dick old fags.
[F] I bet you he's even got a commie flag [G] tacked up on the wall inside of his [C] garage. _ _
He's a snake in the grass, I tell you guys.
He [F] may look dumb, but that's just a disguise.
[G] He's a mastermind in the ways of [C] espionage.
_ They all started looking real suspicious at him,
[F] and he jumped up and said, now, just wait a minute, Jim.
[G] You know he's lying.
I've been living here all of [C] my life.
I'm a faithful follower of Brother John Birch,
and [F] I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church,
[G] and I ain't even got a garage.
You can call home and ask [C] my wife.
Then he started saying something about the way I was dressed,
[F] but I didn't wait around to hear the rest.
I [G] was too busy moving and hoping I didn't run out of [C] luck. _ _
When I hit the ground, I was making tracks,
[F] and they were just taking my car down off the jacks,
[G] so I threw the man a 20 and jumped in and [C] fired that mother up.
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[C] Mario Andretti would have sure been proud [F] of the way I was moving
when I passed that crowd [G] coming out the door and headed toward me in a [C] trot. _ _
And I guess I should have gone ahead and run,
but [F] sometimes I just couldn't resist the fun [G] of chasing them all just once around the [C] parking lot. _ _
Well, they're headed for their car, but I hit the [F] gas,
spun around and headed them off at their [G] pass.
I was slinging gravel and putting a ton of [C] dust in the air. _
I had them all out there stepping and [F] fetching like their heads were on fire and their asses was catching,
[G] but I figured I'd better go ahead and split before the cops [C] got there. _ _
Well, when I hit the road, I was really wheeling,
[F] had gravel plying and rubber squealing,
[G] and I didn't slow down until I was almost to [C] Arkansas. _ _
Well, I think I'm going to reroute my trip.
[F] I wonder if anybody would think I'd flip [G] if I went to L [Ab].A. via [C] Omaha. _ _ _
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