{"id":29108,"date":"2026-01-11T23:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T23:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=29108"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T23:12:49","slug":"truckin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/truckin\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckin"},"content":{"rendered":"
This is the album version, so if you are listening to a\r\nlive version, they tend to be a bit different.\r\n \r\nPlease Email me if you notice any problems - meanmrmustardis@gmail.com\r\n \r\n \r\n[Opening Riff]\r\n \r\ne|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------------------------|\r\nA|--5h7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7--5------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------7--6--5--3--0---|\r\n \r\n \r\n[Short Riff During the Bridge]\r\n \r\ne|----------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------------|\r\nD|----------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------0-------|\r\nE|---3---2---0-2-0-2----------|\r\n \r\nNote: -The E7 during the verses are optional, but the bass plays a D on the upbeat of two,\r\n      so it fits and makes it a little more interesting. Otherwise, just continue strumming E.\r\n      -If you are playing the riff during the bridge, it is over G D\/F# A)\r\n      -D\/F#: 200232\r\n \r\n** = walkdown E: 5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-2-0-2-5-\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n[Opening Riff]\r\nE<\/span>  E7<\/span> (x4)\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE<\/span>                                A<\/span>\r\nTruckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man\r\nB<\/span>                                A<\/span>                      E<\/span>\r\nTogether, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.\r\n \r\nE7<\/span>  E7<\/span>  (x2)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nE<\/span>                   E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>            E7<\/span>\r\nArrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.\r\nE<\/span>                     E7<\/span>                   E<\/span>                E7<\/span>\r\nChicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street.\r\nE<\/span>                   E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>        E7<\/span>\r\nYour typical city involved in a typical daydream\r\nE<\/span>            E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>      E7<\/span>\r\nHang it up and see what tomorrow brings.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE<\/span>                           A<\/span>\r\nDallas, got a soft machine; Houston, too close to New Orleans;\r\nB<\/span>                                 A<\/span>                            E<\/span>\r\nNew York's got the ways and means; but just won't let you be.\r\n\r\n \r\nE<\/span>  E7<\/span>  (x4)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nE<\/span>                      E7<\/span>                              E<\/span>          E7<\/span>\r\nMost of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love,\r\nE<\/span>                        E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>    E7<\/span>\r\nMost of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home.\r\nE<\/span>                      E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>  E7<\/span>\r\nOne of these days they know they gotta get goin'\r\nE<\/span>                   E7<\/span>                      E<\/span>      E7<\/span>\r\nOut of the door and down on the streets all alone.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE<\/span>                              A<\/span>\r\nTruckin', like the do-dah man. Once told me \"You've got to play your hand\"\r\nB<\/span>                                        A<\/span>                           E<\/span>\r\nSometimes your cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay 'em down,\r\n \r\nE<\/span>  E7<\/span>  (x4)\r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\nA<\/span>                                          A<\/span> G<\/span> D\/F#<\/span> A<\/span>  **\r\nSometimes the light's all shinin' on me;\r\nA                    D                     A G D\/F# A  **\r\nOther times I can barely see\r\nD           Bm      F# (F#sus) F#\r\nLately it occurs to me\r\n       Amaj7                   E\r\nwhat a long, strange trip it's been.\r\n \r\nE  E7  (x4)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nE                     E7          E          E7\r\nWhat in the world ever became of sweet Jane?\r\nE                       E7                      E   E7\r\nShe lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same\r\nE                     E7             E  E7\r\nLivin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,\r\nE                   E7                 E    E7\r\nAll a friend can say is \"Ain't it a shame?\"\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE                             A\r\nTruckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow\r\nB                                   A                          E\r\nTakes time, to pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on.\r\n \r\nE  E7  (x4)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nE                     E7              E      E7\r\nSittin' and starin' out of the hotel window.\r\nE                        E7                E   E7\r\nGot a tip they're gonna kick the door in again\r\nE                       E7          E        E7\r\nI'd like to get some sleep before I travel,\r\nE                     E7          E              E7\r\nBut if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE                               A\r\nBusted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin' pin.\r\nB                                      A                            E\r\nKnocked down, it gets to wearin' thin. They just won't let you be.\r\n \r\nE  E7  (x4)\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nE                     E7                             E    E7\r\nYou're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;\r\nE                         E7                         E   E7\r\nGet tired of travelin' and you want to settle down.\r\nE                     E7                   E    E7\r\nI guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin',\r\nE                     E7                   E            E7\r\nGet out of the door and light out and look all around.\r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\nA                                          A G D\/F# A  **\r\nSometimes the light's all shinin' on me;\r\nA                    D                     A G D\/F# A  **\r\nOther times I can barely see\r\nD           Bm      F# (F#sus) F#\r\nLately it occurs to me\r\n        Amaj7                  E\r\nwhat a long, strange trip it's been.\r\n \r\nE  E7  (x4)\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nE                           A\r\nTruckin', I'm a goin' home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,\r\nB                                       A                       E\r\nBack home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.\r\n \r\nE  E7\r\n(repeat until fade out)\r\nWoah now get back truckin' on.......\r\n \r\n \r\n************************************\r\n \r\n| h  Hammer-on\r\n \r\n************************************\r\n
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This is the album version, so if you are listening to a live version, they tend to be a bit different. Please Email me if you notice any problems – meanmrmustardis@gmail.com [Opening Riff] e|———————————————–| B|———————————————–| G|———————————————–| D|———————————————–| A|–5h7-7-7-7-7–5h7-7-7-7-7–5——————| E|——————————-7–6–5–3–0—| [Short Riff During the Bridge] e|—————————-| B|—————————-| G|—————————-| D|—————————-| A|——————–0——-| E|—3—2—0-2-0-2———-| … CLICK TO VIEW SONGTruckin<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29109,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29108\/revisions\/29109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}