Biography:
Travis was raised in a little country town called Springhurst on Highway 31, Victoria. Growing up as a Sinclair meant 22 wheels, country music, and a daily injection of dieseline. Life was tough from a family point of view – Dad is a trucker and seemed to be away most of the time, so Mum and grandfather ‘Cannonball’ did what they could to help him grow.
His family has been in the transport industry for some 74 years so it was natural that he would follow
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[Chorus]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
[Verse]
A D
Well I was barreling down ol' Highway 31,
A D
Admiring the scenery in the hot sun.
G D
Pulled over 'cross the Murray to fuel up,
E7 A
Have a shower and throw some coffee in my cup.
D
Then wait for the midnight rush,
A D
You know a boy loves to smell that charcoal dust.
G D
Something appeared from nowhere out behind,
A D
It was a flash of a red and blue light.
[Verse]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
A D
Well the coppers eyes opened wider than Ayres Rock,
A D
He grabbed me by the arm and did his block.
G D
When I asked him where he was taking me,
A D
He said 'Son you've got a date with destiny'.
[Chorus]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
[Instrumental]
G D A D G D E7 A
[Verse]
D
I did my time in cell block 21,
A D
The copper said 'I hope you've learned your lesson son'.
Well I thought about it for a while, and this is what I told him:
G D
'Next time I'm overweight I won't push my luck,
A D
I'll remember to pump those bloody tyres up'.
[Chorus/Outro]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
D A G A D
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta.
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
[Verse]
A D
Well I was barreling down ol' Highway 31,
A D
Admiring the scenery in the hot sun.
G D
Pulled over 'cross the Murray to fuel up,
E7 A
Have a shower and throw some coffee in my cup.
D
Then wait for the midnight rush,
A D
You know a boy loves to smell that charcoal dust.
G D
Something appeared from nowhere out behind,
A D
It was a flash of a red and blue light.
[Verse]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
A D
Well the coppers eyes opened wider than Ayres Rock,
A D
He grabbed me by the arm and did his block.
G D
When I asked him where he was taking me,
A D
He said 'Son you've got a date with destiny'.
[Chorus]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
[Instrumental]
G D A D G D E7 A
[Verse]
D
I did my time in cell block 21,
A D
The copper said 'I hope you've learned your lesson son'.
Well I thought about it for a while, and this is what I told him:
G D
'Next time I'm overweight I won't push my luck,
A D
I'll remember to pump those bloody tyres up'.
[Chorus/Outro]
D A
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta,
D
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat.
A
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'.
G A D
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'.
D A G A D
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta.
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