Biography:
Dave Dudley (May 3, 1928 - December 22, 2003) was a country music singer. Born David Darwin Pedriska, he is best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and '70s.
Dave Dudley is best-known for his trucker songs including "Six Days on the Road" and "Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun". His duet with Tom T. Hall called "Day Drinking" demonstrated that he was not limited to trucking songs. He is one of the best-known singers of the truck-driving era in country music and was one of the icons in this category.
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Listen Betty:Dave Dudley.
#15 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY
Records in 1971.
INTRO: G C D G
#1.
G C
A friend and I made one short run to
D G
Knoxville one day.
C G
We got the apple pie and coffee hungries
D
on the way.
G C D
We pulled into a little truck stop just
G C D
outside of town..pretty soon the waitress
G
came around.
#2.
G D
She said my name is Betty and I'd know you
G
anywhere.
C G A
I'd like to have a minute of your time if
D
you don't care.
G C
Would you sing a song about me and the
D G
waitresses you've met.
C D G......E
About the broken promises we get.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A.....G
Listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.
#3.
G C D
There's a broken heart for every truckstop
G
on the right.
C G
There's a lonesome driver for each passing
D
set of lights.
G C D
Now, I can't tell you how to love or tell you
G C D G
how to live..all I can do is tell it like it is.
#4.
G C D
There's a million waitresses all up and down
G
the line.
C G A
I've seen some that were laughin' and I've seen
D
some that were cryin'.
G C D
I've left some that were happy and I've left
G
some that were blue.
C D G....E
If you're a waitress here's a song for you.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A.....G
Listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.
#5.
G C D
The highway is a part of hell that never caught
G
on fire.
C G
The driver is the kinda man the devil wouldn't
D
hire.
G C D
That's what you're sayin', Betty, but you can't
G
stand the heat.
C D G....E
Quit that job and let those drivers be.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A
Listen, Betty, I'm singing your song.
OUTRO:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#15 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY
Records in 1971.
INTRO: G C D G
#1.
G C
A friend and I made one short run to
D G
Knoxville one day.
C G
We got the apple pie and coffee hungries
D
on the way.
G C D
We pulled into a little truck stop just
G C D
outside of town..pretty soon the waitress
G
came around.
#2.
G D
She said my name is Betty and I'd know you
G
anywhere.
C G A
I'd like to have a minute of your time if
D
you don't care.
G C
Would you sing a song about me and the
D G
waitresses you've met.
C D G......E
About the broken promises we get.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A.....G
Listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.
#3.
G C D
There's a broken heart for every truckstop
G
on the right.
C G
There's a lonesome driver for each passing
D
set of lights.
G C D
Now, I can't tell you how to love or tell you
G C D G
how to live..all I can do is tell it like it is.
#4.
G C D
There's a million waitresses all up and down
G
the line.
C G A
I've seen some that were laughin' and I've seen
D
some that were cryin'.
G C D
I've left some that were happy and I've left
G
some that were blue.
C D G....E
If you're a waitress here's a song for you.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing your song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A.....G
Listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song.
#5.
G C D
The highway is a part of hell that never caught
G
on fire.
C G
The driver is the kinda man the devil wouldn't
D
hire.
G C D
That's what you're sayin', Betty, but you can't
G
stand the heat.
C D G....E
Quit that job and let those drivers be.
CHORUS:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong.
D E A
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs.
D E A
Listen, Betty, I'm singing your song.
OUTRO:
A D A D
Now, listen, Betty, I'm singing you a song, about
E A
the drivers that have done you wrong..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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