Biography:
David Lynn Jones (born January 15, 1950 in Bexar, Arkansas) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "Bonnie Jean (Little Sister)," peaked at number ten in 1987.
As a songwriter, Jones wrote "Living in the Promiseland," a number one hit for Willie Nelson in 1986.
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[Verse 1]
E A E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
E B E
It’s a pretty good livin’ but it ain’t no life
E A E
For a farmer’s daughter or a drunk man’s wife
E B A/E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
E B A/E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
[Verse 2]
E A E
Well little sister was just 17
E B E
When she left the farm, virgin green
E A E
Moved up to Kansas City her school girl dream
E B A/E
But nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean
E B A/E
Nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean
[Verse 3]
E A E
Now she fell in love with a truck drivin man
E B E
They got married on a hard luck plan
E A E
Little babies are somethin’ every good woman needs
E B A/E
So he left her with three hungry mouths to feed
E B A/E
He left her with three hungry mouths to feed
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
A E B E A E E B E E B E B E
[Verse 4]
E A E
She’s a-runnin’ down the road from coast to coast
E B E
It’s the little things that she misses the most
E A E
She’s a mother all day and a trucker all night
E B A/E
Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites
E B A/E
Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites
[Verse 5]
E A E
Now the egg don’t fry and the bacon don’t burn
E B E
There’s another curve around every turn
E A E
She’s in love with Kenny and Billy and Mac
E B A/E
She’s lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back
E B A/E
Lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
E A E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
E B E
It’s a pretty good livin’ but it ain’t no life
E A E
For a farmer’s daughter or a drunk man’s wife
E B A/E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
E B A/E
Peter built a truck for a man to drive
[Verse 2]
E A E
Well little sister was just 17
E B E
When she left the farm, virgin green
E A E
Moved up to Kansas City her school girl dream
E B A/E
But nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean
E B A/E
Nothin’ ever came easy for Bonnie Jean
[Verse 3]
E A E
Now she fell in love with a truck drivin man
E B E
They got married on a hard luck plan
E A E
Little babies are somethin’ every good woman needs
E B A/E
So he left her with three hungry mouths to feed
E B A/E
He left her with three hungry mouths to feed
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
A E B E A E E B E E B E B E
[Verse 4]
E A E
She’s a-runnin’ down the road from coast to coast
E B E
It’s the little things that she misses the most
E A E
She’s a mother all day and a trucker all night
E B A/E
Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites
E B A/E
Livin’ on coffee and mini-whites
[Verse 5]
E A E
Now the egg don’t fry and the bacon don’t burn
E B E
There’s another curve around every turn
E A E
She’s in love with Kenny and Billy and Mac
E B A/E
She’s lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back
E B A/E
Lost on that highway and she ain’t comin’ back
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
[Chorus]
A E
Now little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
B E
She knows how that lonesome highway feels
A E
She got a heart of gold and nerves of steel
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels
E B E
Little sister rolls them eighteen wheels---here she comes now
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