G I was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin' C Out of Nashville totin' my sack D7 I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga G And she hadn't ever brought it back. She was drinking pretty heavy when I let her have it I hope she knows it was only a loan There's no telling what I might have told her back at the time But that old car was also my home About five miles out I was getting kind of tired Sweating hard and feeling kind of weak I woke up with no cigarettes and nothing to drink And I hadn't had a bite to eat My nerves were so quick I couldn't tell where I was shaking Then a set of brakes sang my song Some fellow stuck his head out a '57 Chevy And hollered, hey man come on I told them I was heading down to Chattanooga They said, hop in we're going there too And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke I still can't believe it was true They had their windows down and I was sitting in the back With my tongue still hung in my throat He was hitting just about a hundred and ten And he said, man what do you think of this boat Well there was two semis struggling up ahead One trying to pass the other They had the whole road blocked so he passed them on the right And let me tell you something brother I was so nervous that my teeth was clicking There wasn't any way my head could think Then the one that was sitting on the passenger side Turned and said, hey man you want something to drink I just shook my head because I couldn't talk He said okay and then he said cheers The fools were drinking whiskey and wine And chasing it down with beer Well I started sweating that old sticky sweat And I know I was white as a sheep Then one turned the radio on wide open And said, hey man check that beat By the time we reached the top of Monteagle I thought I heard a rumbling sound And then I saw a sign that said falling rock And right there I was floorboard bound I was rolling and squirming on the old floorboard Too weak to sit or stand And then the driver said we're doing a hundred and twenty Look, here man no hands I got up enough nerve to raise up and look And by now there couldn't be no surprise But his hair was blowing all over my face And dandruff blew in both eyes He never did drive on the right or left He just kept on riding that line I rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing The Chattanooga city limit sign He slowed down and I said Mister, please I'd like to get off right here He said, aw ride on into town with us We're gonna go down and pick up some more beer I said, please, once more and he stopped the car And then he handed me my sack Said they'd look for me on the road later on In case I wanted to catch a ride back I got out and sat down by the side of the road Feeling sick and looking mighty pale I don't remember anything much after that But next morning I woke up in jail I didn't know anybody in my cell And didn't want to ask why was there But they all kept grinning and turning their heads And it was more than my head could bear So I called the jailer and I asked him to tell me Why I was there if he'd be so kind He said for stopping the traffic while I was hugging and kissing The Chattanooga city limit sign | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsC D7 G |