Truck Song Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays383

Truck Song by Lyle Lovett is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D7, A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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Intro: D7 A D E A 

Verse 

               D7                    A 
Turn down that highway, turn up that dirt road 
                D         E             A 
Well, It's over three days since I left Houston 
               D7 
Ole Black's my truck's name 
             A            D         E            A 
She's held together by BF Good tires and bailing wire 

                D7                        A 
Well, I went to high school and I was not popular 
         D     E             A 
Now I am older, and it don't matter 
               D7 
Ole Black's my truck's name 
           A 
She's held together 
           D         E           A 
I've slept inside her when I was tired 

Break: D7  A  D  E 

             D7                      A 
I've been to Paris, and I don't mean Texas 
            D          E            A 
Well, I met Wim Wenders one time in London 
               D7                         A 
Ole Black's my truck's name. She's held together 
              D        E            A 
My lane's the right one when I'm in England 

Break 
D7  A  D  E 
D7  A  D  E  A 

        D7                     A 
My baby calls me, she says she loves me 
           D       E         A 
And when I see her, then I believe her 
               D7 
Ole Black's my truck's name 
                   A 
And, oh, she don't say much 
           D     E             A 
We leave together and lay some rubber 

             D7                    A 
On down that highway, turn up that dirt road 
          D         E             A 
It's over three days since I left Houston 
               D7 
Ole Black's my truck's name 
             A            D         E            A 
She's held together by BF Good tires and bailing wire 

               D7                    A 
Turn down that highway, turn up that dirt road 
          D         E             A 
It's over three days since I left my home 
               D7 
Ole Black's my truck's name 
             A            D         E            A 
She's held together by BF Good tires and bailing wire 

      D         E            A 
By BF Good tires and bailing wire 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante