Biography:
Fred Eaglesmith (born as Frederick Elgersma on July 9, 1957 in Caistor Centre, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. Some of his albums have been credited to Fred J. Eaglesmith. Eaglesmith was one of nine children of an immigrant family from the Dutch province Friesland and raised in rural Southern Ontario. As a teenager, he hopped a freight train out to Western Canada, and began writing songs and performing. He is known for writing songs about machines or vehicles
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Other songs:
- 105
- 18 Wheels
- 49 Tons
- Alcohol And Pills
- Bench Seat Baby
- Betty Oshawa
- Big Ass Garage Sale
- Careless
- Carmelita
- Caroline
- Cemetery Road
- Cigarette Machine
- Crashin And Burnin
- Cumberland County
- Dangerous
- Down The Line
- Drinking To Much
- Drinking Too Much
- Freight Train
- Hes A Good Dog
- Hows Ernie
- I Aint Ever Givin In
- I Like Trains
- I Shot Your Dog
- Indian Motorcycles
- Indiana Road
- Jericho
- Kansas
- Katie
- Last 6 Dollars
- Little Buffalo Rock
- Mighty Big Car
- Ninety
- Pretty Good Guy
- Rebecca Street
- Seven Shells
- Small Motors
- Small Town
- Spookin The Horses
- Stars
- Steel Guitar
- Summerlea
- Sunflowers
- The Rocket
- Thirty Years Of Farming
- Time To Get A Gun
- Toggle Switch
- Trucker Speed
- White Ash And Black Ash
- White Rose
- White Trash
- Your Sister Cried
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[Intro]
G D C
G D C
[Verse 1]
G D
I got her letter in a little mail box
C
I forgot at I had at an old truck stop
G D
And I read it once and read it again
C
I could hardly keep from cryin
[Verse 2]
G D
I've been driving around the last week or so
C
With and empty truck I don't have a load
G D
I don't care cause to tell you the truth
C
I think I might be dyin
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Verse 3]
G D
At the side of the road he said you're a mess
C
When I told him she didn't leave an address
G D
Then he got another call said wait right here
C
I'll be back in a little while
[Verse 4]
G D
I put my head across my arms
C
Slept on the wheel for an hour or more
G D
And I started it up and took off
C
into the night
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Solo]
G D C
G D C
G D C
G D C
[Verse 5]
G D
I've been high-centered and low throttle
C
When I couldn't stop I peed in a bottle
G D
I've been so lonesome I made Hank Willaims
C
Look like a party of five
[Verse 6]
G D
I've been beat up broke down
C
Load it on a truck and drive it to town
G D
I always thought you'd be there at the end
C
of the line
G D
I always thought you'd be there at the end
C
of the line
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Outro]
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[solo]
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G D C
G D C
[Verse 1]
G D
I got her letter in a little mail box
C
I forgot at I had at an old truck stop
G D
And I read it once and read it again
C
I could hardly keep from cryin
[Verse 2]
G D
I've been driving around the last week or so
C
With and empty truck I don't have a load
G D
I don't care cause to tell you the truth
C
I think I might be dyin
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Verse 3]
G D
At the side of the road he said you're a mess
C
When I told him she didn't leave an address
G D
Then he got another call said wait right here
C
I'll be back in a little while
[Verse 4]
G D
I put my head across my arms
C
Slept on the wheel for an hour or more
G D
And I started it up and took off
C
into the night
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Solo]
G D C
G D C
G D C
G D C
[Verse 5]
G D
I've been high-centered and low throttle
C
When I couldn't stop I peed in a bottle
G D
I've been so lonesome I made Hank Willaims
C
Look like a party of five
[Verse 6]
G D
I've been beat up broke down
C
Load it on a truck and drive it to town
G D
I always thought you'd be there at the end
C
of the line
G D
I always thought you'd be there at the end
C
of the line
[Chorus]
G D
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
C
Percocets and amphetamines
G D C
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
G D
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
C
I mix it all up in a recipe
G D C
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[Outro]
G D C
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
[solo]
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A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-8-10----------10---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
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A|--------------------------------------------2---|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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Fred Schneider
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