Tom: C major•
Intro 1
C
Verse 1
C
I was out on the West Coast,
And things didn't work out,
Got tired a- roamin' and bummin' around
G
So I started thumbin' back East,
Verse 2
And I figured I'd be home in week,
F
if my luck held out this way
But, the third night I got stranded,
C
At a cold, lonely crossroads,
G
C
rain was pourin' down.
Verse 3
C
I was hungry and freezin',
When the lights of a big semi
G
Lord, I sure was glad to hear
them air brakes come on
C
And I climbed in that cab,
Em
where I knew it'd be warm.
Verse 4
At the wheel sit a big man,
F
he weighed about two- ten
He stuck out his hand and
G
C
And he said: "The name of my
Verse 5
Em
I asked him why he called his
He said: "Son,
G
this old Mack can put 'em all to shame
Em
C
There ain't a driver, or a rig,
a- runnin' any line
Em
Ain't seen nothin' but taillights
from Phantom 309."
Verse 6
the better part of the night
G
When the lights of a truck stop came in sight
this is as far as you go
'Cause, I gotta make a turn,
Verse 7
Em
Well, he tossed me a dime
And said: "Have yourself
Em
C
When Joe and his rig roared
out in the night
Verse 8
he was clean out of sight.
F
Well, I went inside and ordered me a cup
G
Told the waiter Big Joe was
Em
C
settin' me up
Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop,
Am
C
it got deathly quiet
And the waiter's face
Verse 9
Em
Well, did I say something wrong?
F
I said with a halfway grin
He said: "Naw,
G
this happens every now and then
C
Ever' driver in here knows Big Joe
But son, let me tell you what
Em
happened about ten years ago.
Verse 10
F
At the crossroads tonight,
where you flagged him down
G
There was a bus load of kids,
comin' from town
C
And they were right in the middle,
when Big Joe topped the hill
It could have been slaughter,
Em
but he turned his wheel.
Verse 11
Em
F
Well, Joe lost control, went into a skid
G
And gave his life to save that bunch- a kids
C
An d there at that crossroads,
Em
was the end of the line
F
For Big Joe and phantom 309
Verse 12
some hiker'll come by
C
And like you, Big Joe'll give 'em a ride
G
C
Here, have another cup
and forget about the dime
Em
Keep it as a souvenir,
Outro 1
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