Phantom 309 Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Db][C][Db][C]
I was out on the West Coast,
tryin' [G]to make a
[Em]buck[E][C]
[E]An d [Bb]things didn't [F]work [C]out[F],
I was down [C]on my [F]luck
[F#]Got tired a-roamin' [C]and
and [D]bummin' [C]around
[G]So I s[D]tarted thu[C]mbin' back East,
toward my [Em]home town.
[E]Made a lot

[Verse 2]
of miles, the first two days
[F]And I figured [C]I'd be [F]home in week,
if my luck [F#]held out [G]this way[D][G]
But, the [C]third [D]night I [C]got stranded,
way out of town
At a cold, lonely crossroads,
rain was pourin' [Fm]down.
I [C]was hungry [E]and freezin',

[Verse 3]
done [F#]caught a chill
When the lights of [F]a big [C]semi topped [G]the hill [D]Lor[G]d,[C]
I sure was glad to hear them air brakes come on
And I [E]climbed in [C]that cab,
[E]where I knew [C]it'd be warm.[F][F#]
[F]At the [C]wheel sit a big man,

[Verse 4]
[G]
he weighed about two-ten
[D]He [G]He [D]stu[C]ck out his hand
and said with a grin
"Big Joe's [Db]the name",
[C]I told him mine
And he [Em]said: "The [E]name
of my rig [C]is [Em]Phantom [E]309."
[Em]I as[F]ked[C]

[Verse 5]
[F]him why he called
his [C]rig such a [G]name
[D]He said: "So[C]n,
this old Mack can put 'em all to shame
There ain't a [E]driver[C], or a rig,
a-runnin' [E]any any line
[F]Ain't seen [C]nothin' [F]but taillights
from [D]Phantom [G]309[Em]."[D]
Well, [C]we rode and talked the

[Verse 6]
better part [G]of the [C]night
When the lights of a truck stop
came [Fm]in sight
He said: [C]"I'm sorry son,
[E]this is as far as [F#]you go
'Cause, I gotta make a turn,
[C]just on up [G]the road."[D][G]
Well, he tossed [C]me

[Verse 7]
a dime
as he pulled her in [Db]low
And said: [C]"Have yourself [E]a c[C]up
on [Am]old Big [C]Joe."[E]
When Joe [F#]and his rig roared
out in the night
In noth[C]in' flat,
[D]he was clean [G]out of sight.[C]

[Verse 8]
Well, I went [C]inside and ordered me a cup
Told the waiter Big Joe
was settin' me [E]up
Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop,
[F]it got deathly [F#]quiet
And the waiter's face
[G]turned kinda [D]white.[G]
Well, [C]did I

[Verse 9]
[Db]say something wrong?
I said [C]with a halfway [E]grin
He said: "Naw,
this happens every now [F]and then
Ever' driver in here knows [G]Big Joe
[D]But son, let me [G]tell you what happened
[D]about [C]ten years ago.

[Verse 10]
At the crossroads tonight,
where you [Db]flagged [C]him down[Db][C]
[E]There was a bus load of kids,
comin' from town
[F]And they wer[F#]e right in the middle,
when Big Joe topped the [C]hill[G][D]
[G]It could have [C]been slaughter,
but he turned his wheel.
[E]Well, Joe lost con[C]trol,

[Verse 11]
[E]
went into [F#]a skid [F]A
nd gave his life to save that bunch-a kids
kid[F#]s[C]
[Ab]And [G]there at that crossroads,
[E]was[C] the end of the lin[Db]e[C]
[Db]For Big [C]Joe and Phantom 309

[Verse 12]
But, every [E]now and then,
some hiker'll come by
[F]And like you, Big Joe'll give 'em a ride
[G]Here, have another cup and forget
about the [G]dime[C]
Keep it as a souvenir,
from Big Joe and Phantom 309!"