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 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.
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'.
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'.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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'.
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.