Truckin Uke tab by Grateful Dead

9 Chords used in the song: E, E7, A, B, G, D/F#, D, F#sus4, A5

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5.39
(Intermediate)
Key: AChords
[Opening Riff]
E E E7 E7 (x4)

[Chorus]
E E A A
Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man
B B A A E E
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.

E7 E7 (x4)

[Verse]
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street.
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.

[Chorus]
E E A A
Dallas, got a soft machine; Houston, too close to New Orleans;
B B A A E E
New York's got the ways and means; but just won't let you be.

E E E7 E7 (x4)

[Verse]
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love,
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home.
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
One of these days they know they gotta get goin'
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.

[Chorus]
E E A A
Truckin', like the do-dah man. Once told me "You've got to play your hand"
B B A A E E
Sometimes your cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay'em down,

E E E7 E7 (x4)

[Bridge]
A A G D/F# A **(walkdownE: 5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-2-0-2-5)
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
A D A G D/F# A **(walkdownE: 5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-2-0-2-5)
Other times I can barely see
D D Bm Bm F# F# (F#sus F#sus) F# F#
Lately it occurs to me
A5 A5 E E
what a long, strange trip it's been.

E E E7 E7 (x4)

[Verse]
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Livin' on reds, vitamin C C, and cocaine,
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?"

[Chorus]
E E A A
Truckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
B B A A E E
Takes time, to pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on.

E E E7 E7 (x4

[Verse]
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window.
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel,
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.

[Chorus]
E E A A
Busted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin' pin.
B B A A E E
Knocked down, it get's to wearin' thin. They just won't let you be.

E E E7 E7 (x4)

[Verse]
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down.
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin',
E E E7 E7 E E E7 E7
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.

[Bridge]
A A G D/F# A **(walkdownE: 5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-2-0-2-5)
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
A D A G D/F# A **(walkdownE: 5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-2-0-2-5)
Other times I can barely see
D D Bm Bm F# F# (F#sus F#sus) F# F#
Lately it occurs to me
A5 A5 E E
what a long, strange trip it's been.

E E E7 E7 (x4)


[Chorus]
E E A A
Truckin', I'm a goin' home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,
B B A A E E
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.

E E E7 E7 (repeat until fade out.)
Whoah now get back truckin' on.......

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