Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1967 melalui label rekaman Warner Bros.
“Truckin’” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk The Grateful Dead.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Truckin’” dari Grateful Dead:
[Opening Riff]
E E7 (x4)
[Chorus]
E A
Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man
B A E
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.
E7 E7 (x2)
[Verse]
E E7 E E7
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.
E E7 E E7
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street.
E E7 E E7
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
E E7 E E7
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
[Chorus]
E E7 (x4)
[Verse]
E E7 E E7
Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love,
E E7 E E7
Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home.
E E7 E E7
One of these days they know they gotta get goin'
E E7 E E7
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.
[Chorus]
E E7 (x4)
[Bridge]
A A G D/F# A **
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
A D A G D/F# A **
Other times I can barely see
D Bm F# (F#sus) F#
Lately it occurs to me
Amaj7 E
what a long, strange trip it's been.
E E7 (x4)
[Verse]
E E7 E E7
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
E E7 E E7
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same
E E7 E E7
Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,
E E7 E E7
All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?"
[Chorus]
E E7 (x4)
[Verse]
E E7 E E7
Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window.
E E7 E E7
Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
E E7 E E7
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel,
E E7 E E7
But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.
[Chorus]
E E7 (x4)
[Verse]
E E7 E E7
You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;
E E7 E E7
Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down.
E E7 E E7
I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin',
E E7 E E7
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.
[Bridge]
A A G D/F# A **
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
A D A G D/F# A **
Other times I can barely see
D Bm F# (F#sus) F#
Lately it occurs to me
Amaj7 E
what a long, strange trip it's been.
E E7 (x4)
[Chorus]
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