Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses — Kathy Mattea
Chords and lyrics for Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses by Kathy Mattea (key of A).
Verse 1
[A]Charlie's got a gold watch [Dmaj7]don't seem like a whole lot
After [E]thirty years of [D]drivin' up and down the [A]interstate
But [A]Charlie's had a good life [Dmaj7]and Charlie's got a good wife
And [Bm]after tonight she'll no [D]longer countin' the [E]days
[E]Eighteen [D]wheels and a dozen [A]roses
Ten more [F#m]miles on his [B]four day [E]run
A few more [D]songs on the all night [F#m][D]radio
And he'll [A]spend the rest of his [D]life
With the [E]one that he [A]loves[Aadd9]
They'll [A]buy a Winnebago set [Dmaj7]out to find America
[E]Do a Lotta catchin' up a[D] little at a [A]time
[A]With pieces of the old dream they're [Dmaj7]gonna light the old flame
[Bm]Doin' what they please leavin' [D]every other reason [E]behind
[E]Eighteen [D]wheels and a dozen [A]roses
Ten more [F#m]miles on his [B]four day [E]run
D f#m D
A few more songs on the all night radio
And he'll [A]spend the rest of his [D]life
With the [E]one that he [A]loves[Aadd9]
(Turnaround) A, Dmaj7, E
[E]Eighteen [D]wheels and a dozen [A]roses
Ten more [F#m]miles on his [B]four day [E]run
A few more [D]songs on the all night[F#m] [D]radio
And he'll [A]spend the rest of his [D]life
With the [E]one that he [A]loves
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