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Flying Burrito Brothers - Six Days on The Road

Six Days on The Road

Flying Burrito Brothers  Six Days On The Road by Earl Green
                                                 Carl Montgomery

B                                F#                        B
Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down that Eastern seaboard
                                                     F#
I got my diesel wound up & she's arunning like never before
          E                       F#
There's a speed zone ahead on the right and
   B                 E
I don't see a cop in sight
     B                       F#               B
Six days on the road & I'm gonna make it home tonight
B                             F#             B
I got  ten forward gears and a George Overdrive
B                                                  F#
I'm takin' little white pills & my eyes are opened wide
  E                       F#
I just passed a Jimmy and White
       B                     E
I been passing everything in sight
     B                     F#                 B
Six days on the road & I'm gonna make it home tonight

SOLO

B           F#                  B
The ICC is  checkin on down the line
B                                                  F#
Well I'm a little overweight but my law books way behind
    E                  F#
But nothing bothers me tonight
           B                         E
I'm gonna dodge all the scales allright
    B                      F#                    B
Six days on the road & I'm gonna make it home tonight
B                               F#                 B
Well it beens six weels since I kissed my baby goodbye
                                                        F#
I could have a lotta women but I'm not alike some other guys
        E                       F#
I could find me one to hold me tight
            B                          E
But I could never make believe it's allright
    B                      F#                    B
Six days on the road & I'm gonna make it home tonight

SOLO

B                             F#                  B
My rigs a little old but that don't mean she's slow

There's a  good flame  blowing from her  smoke stack
         F#
black as coal
        E                      F#
Well my home town's comming in sight
           B                      E
And if you think I'm happy you're right
    B                      F#                     B
Six days on the road & I'm gonna make it home tonight

From the Last Of The Red Hot Burritos
A & M Records
New Keys Music(ASCAP)

Chris Hillman     bass
Al Perkins        steel
Rick Roberts      guitar
Mike Clarke       drums
Kenny Wertz       guitar
Byron Berline     fiddle