Uneasy Rider Chords by The Charlie Daniels Band

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I was taking a trip out to L [F].A., tooling along in my Chevrolet,
[G] toking on the number and digging on the [C] radio. _ _
Just as I crossed Mississippi Line,
[F] I heard that highway start to whine,
and I [G] knew that left rear tire [C] was about to go. _
Well, the spare was flat, and I got up [F] tight
because there wasn't a filling station in sight,
so I [G] just limped on down the shoulder [C] on the rim. _
I went as far as I could, and when I stopped the [F] car,
it 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
and told the bartender that I had a flat,
[G] 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 bother to tell the darn fool
that [G] I sure as hell didn't have any place else to go.
[C] _ _ 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 four [C] on the floor? _ _
Well, he looked at me, and I damn near died,
[F] and I decided that I'd just wait outside,
so [G] 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 check
and some fellow with [C] green teeth. _ _
And I was almost at the door when the biggest one [F] said,
you tip your hat to this lady, son,
[G] and when I did, all that hair fell out from [C] 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 thoroughly 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 sent down 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 Wallace 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
pick-o-fags.
[F] I bet you he's even got a commie flag
[G] tacked up on the wall inside of his [C] garage.
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[C] 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 [C] of my life.
I'm a faithful follower of Brother John Birch,
[F] and I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church,
[G] and I ain't even got a garage.
You can call home and [C] ask my wife.
[Bm] Then [C] he started saying something
about the way I was dressed,
[F] but I didn't went around to hear the rest.
I [G] was too busy moving and hoping I didn't run out [C] of luck. _ _
And 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. _ _
Mario Andretti would have sure been [F] proud
of the way I was moving when I passed that [G] crowd
coming out the door and headed toward me in a [C] trot.
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[C] And I guess I should have gone ahead and run,
but [F] somehow I just couldn't resist the [G] fun
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 the [G] pass.
I was slinging gravel and putting a ton of [C] dust in the air. _
[C] Well, I had them all out there stepping and [F] fetching
like their heads were on fire and their asses were [G] catching,
but I figured I'd better go ahead and split
before the [C] cops got there. _ _
Well, when I hit the road, I was really [F] wheeling,
had gravel flying and rubber [G] squealing,
and I didn't slow down until I was almost to [C] Arkansas.
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[C] Well, I think I'm gonna reroute my trip.
[F] I wonder if anybody think I flipped
[G] if I [C] went to L.A. via Omaha. _ _ _
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