peter the cabby Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][G][C][D][Em][C]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Peter's
a cabby [G]on [C]Adelaide [D]roads

[Verse 2]
And [Em]in five o'clock traffic that's
[C]a hard road [D]to hoe

[Verse 3]
[Em]Hunts for his family in a [C]Holden [D]with
a two- way and meter
[Em][G]

[Verse 4]
[C]
[D]And there's [Em]no air conditioning
where he [C]plies [D]his trade

[Verse 5]
On the green [Em]plate stand
by the [C]Rundle Arcade
[Am]Sit

[Verse 6]
[Em]s and he waits for the p[C]rivilege of dr[D]iving you [Em]home
[G][C][D]

[Interlude 1]
[Am][D][Am][D]
[Em][C][Em]

[Verse 7]
And there's [Em]no Mr. Muzak in
the [C]front of his cab
[Am]Just a crack

[Verse 8]
[Em]ling [G]voice
[C]dog- [D]eared roadmap

[Verse 9]
And a [Em]torch and a [C]biro sliding
around [D]on the dash
[Em]

[Verse 10]
[C]
[G]And [Em]your life's in his hand
when they're [C]gripped on the [D]wheel

[Verse 11]
The water [Em]pump rattles and the
[C]Michelins squeal
[Am]He's been

[Verse 12]
[Em]driving for years [C]sometimes [D]it feels like

[Interlude 2]
forever
[Em][C][D][Asus4][Am][D][Asus4][Am][D]
[Em][C]
[Em]And knows

[Verse 13]
very well your
[C]city of gardens
[D]He'll take

[Verse 14]
[Em]you from town[G]
[C]drop you at Marsden
[D]Peak

[Verse 15]
[Em]hour: five minutes,
if [C]you think [D]that's easy [Em]just try [C]it
[D]He can change

[Verse 16]
[Em]a flat tire in
[C]three minutes [D]flat

[Verse 17]
[Em]Lubes his own car lyin[G]g flat[C] on his [D]back

[Verse 18]
[Em]Tunes up his motor with a [C]timing [D]light in his
[Em]ear

[Interlude 3]
[C][D][Asus4][Am][D][Am][D][Em]
[C]
[Em]Oh you

[Verse 19]
could be at Woodville,
you [C]could be at Stirling
[D]Sun

[Verse 20]
[Em]may be burning,
[C]fog may [Am]be swirl[D]ing

[Verse 21]
But [Em]Peter's still driving [C]all down
[D]that endless white [Em]line[C][D]

[Verse 22]
[Em]Could be the morning, [C]midday or midnight
[D]He'll sell

[Verse 23]
[Em]you a ride, [C]his yellow roof [D]light

[Verse 24]
Till a [Em]drag operator [C]gives him a job [D]to go [Em]home

[Outro 1]
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