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Version 1Capo 2 [Main Riff played throughout song] E A E B E e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------| A|--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| [Verse 1] (Chords in relation to Capo) E E Well I Had the carburetor baby cleaned and checked with her line blown out she's hummin' like a turbojet A Propped her up in my backyard on concrete blocks E for a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks B Took her down to the carwash check the plugs and points well E I'm goin' out tonight I'm gonna rock that joint E Early north Jersey industrial skyline I'm an all set cobra jet creepin' through the nighttime A Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a payphone E This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone B Gotta hit the gas baby I'm runnin' late, E This New Jersey in the mornin' like a lunar landscape [Fill 1] e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| A|-----2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4----------------------------------------| [Verse 2] E Now the boss don't dig me so he put me on the nightshift Takes me two hour to get to where my baby lives A In the wee wee hours your mind gets hazy E Radio relay towers won't you lead me to my baby B Underneath the overpass trooper hits his party light switch E Goodnight good luck one two powershift E I met Wanda when she was employed behind the counter at the route 60 Bobs Big Boy A Fried chicken on the front seat she's sittin' in my lap E We're wipin' our fingers on a Texaco roadmap B I remember Wanda up on scrap metal hill E with them big brown eyes that make your heart stand still [Fill 2] E A e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-| A|--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| "Woohoo hoo" B e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Ye--------------------------------ah" [Verse 3] E 5 A.M. oil pressure's sinkin' fast I make a pit stop wipe the windshield check the gas A Gotta call my baby on the telephone E Let her know that her daddy's comin' on home B Sit tight little mamma I'm commin' round E I got three more hours but I'm coverin' ground E Your eyes get itchy in the wee wee hours sun's just a red ball risin' over them refinery towers A Radio's jammed up with gospel stations E Lost souls callin' long distance salvation B Hey Mister DJ won't ya hear my last prayer E Hey ho rock 'n roll deliver me from nowhere