Speedball Tucker - Jim Croce
Tuning: G, E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I drive a brok
e-down rig on
"may-pop" tire
s
Forty foot of
overload
A lot of people say that I'm crazy
Because I don'
t know how to
take it slow
I got a broomstick on the throttle
I got her open
ed up and head
right down
Nonstop back t
o Dallas
Poppin' them W
est Coast turn
arounds
[Chorus]
And they call
me Speedball,
Speedball Tuck
er
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tell you
that the boy i
s mad
To be drivin'
in a rig like
that
(Repeat Intro tab)
[Verse 2]
You know the r
ain may blow,
the snow may s
now
The turnpikes,
they may free
ze
But they don't bother old Speedball
He goin' any d
amn way he ple
ase
He got a broomstick on the throttle
To keep his th
rottle foot a-
dancin' 'round
With a cup ful
l of cold blac
k coffee
And a pocketfu
l of West Coas
t turnarounds
[Chorus]
And they call
me Speedball,
Speedball Tuck
er
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tell you
that the boy i
s mad
To be drivin'
in a rig like
that
(Repeat Intro tab)
[Verse 3]
One day I look
ed into my rea
r-view mirror
And comin' up
from behind
There was a Georgia state policeman
And a hundred
dollar fine
Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
He said, "Driv
er, you've bee
n flyin'
And ninety-fiv
e is the route
you were on
It was not the
speed limit s
ign."
[Chorus]
And they call
me Speedball,
Speedball Tuck
er
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tell you
that the boy i
s mad
To be drivin'
in a rig like
that
And they call
me Speedball,
Speedball Tuck
er
Terror of the highways, and all them other truckers
Will tell you
that the boy i
s mad
To be drivin'
in a rig like
that
(Repeat Intro tab, end on G instead of D7)
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend (half tone)
| . Staccato
| s Slide (legato)
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