White Freightliner Blues
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White Freightliner Blues

Key: C
Chords: 3

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Chord Chart

Verse/Chorus x2

F
F
F
F
C
C
C
C
F
F
F
F
C
C
C
C
G
G
F
F
C
C
C
C
Chords used: C F G

Lyrics

I'm goin' out on that highway listen to them big trucks whine I'm goin' out on that highway listen to them big trucks whine Oh white Freightliner won't you steal away my mind There's bad new from Huston half my friends have died There's bad new from Houston half my friends have died Oh white Freightliner won't you steal away my mind New Mexico ain't bad lord people there treat you kind New Mexico ain't bad lord people there they treat you kind Oh white Freightliner won't you steal away my mind Oh lord I'm gonna ramble 'til I get back to where I came Oh lord I'm gonna ramble 'til I get back to where I came Oh white Freightliner won't you steal away my brain

Demo Videos

White Freightliner -- Mandolin and Guitar

White Freightliner -- Mandolin and Guitar

Acoustic Groove Box
Molly Tuttle "White Freightliner Blues" 7/30/22 Ossipee Valley Music Festival

Molly Tuttle "White Freightliner Blues" 7/30/22 Ossipee Valley Music Festival

Less Than Face Productions

About This Song

White Freightliner Blues is a trucker song written by Townes Van Zandt and made famous in bluegrass by Del McCoury's 1993 recording. It's become a jam session favorite, beloved for its driving rhythm and relatable road-weary lyrics.

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