My Many Hurried Southern Trips

Parton/Wagoner INTRO: D D A7 D I drive for the bus lines to all points south I drive G D A7 Guess I've heard a million stories from the folks that ride G A7 G D Have your tickets ready please, and don't forget to check your grip A7 D And I'm leavin' on another one of my hurried southern trips CHORUS: G A7 These big wheels roll in the heat and the cold G D And the thunder and the lightning whips G D And the folks that ride got a reason to ride A7 D On a hurried southern trip With tear filled eyes a young girl got onboard at Willow Springs She was bearin' child and I didn't see a ring I'm on my to Memphis she said thru tremblin' lips At the unwed mother's home I'll end my hurried southern trip CHORUS (KEY CHANGE) E B7 E A man stepped aboard in Memphis, said do you remember me A E B7 I rode here to look for work in nineteen fifty-three A B7 A E And I've been in prison all these years 'cause I made one bad slip B7 E And I took him home to Rogersville on a hurried southern trip CHORUS: A B7 These big wheels roll in the heat and the cold A E And the thunder and the lightning whips A E And the folks that ride got a reason to ride B7 E On a hurried southern trip A soldier boy said hello Joe it's been a long long time Do you still make a special at the Shannon County line And it wasn't long 'til we were there to meet the folks he'd missed Tears of joy filled every eye on that hurried southern trip CHORUS B7 E On a hurried southern trip B7 E On a hurried southern trip