Johnny Cash - Monteagle mountain

I just ^Drolled out of Nashville in my big rig headin' south My ^Aeyes are on fire feels like ^Gcotton in my ^Dmouth ^DMy whole body's achin' but I got to make them big wheels roll I got to ^Abe in Florida by tomorrow morning with a ^Gfull heavy ^Dload ^DI got to get passed Atlanta as soon as I can tonight I got to ^Atry to dodge the scales and stay ^Gout of Smoky's ^Dsight ^DBut there's one big thing standin' like a nightmare in my way I got to ^Atop Monteagle Mountain a ^Glittle bit later to-^Dday

Goin' ^Gdown Monteagle Mountain on ^DI-24 It's ^Ahell for a trucker when the ^Gdecil's at your ^Ddoor He'll ^Gtempt you and tell you ^Dcome on let her roll Cause the ^Amountain wants your rig and ^Gtrucker I want your ^Dsoul

^DWhen I started down Monteagle the brakes just wouldn't hold I ^Aknew I was in trouble and a-^Gbout to lose ^Dcontrol ^DThe runaway ramp was waitin' I saw the warnin' sign I said ^ALord help me make it have ^Gmercy on this soul of ^Dmine ^DWell I ploughed into that runaway ramp and I could feel that big truck groan My ^Alife flashed right before my eyes and for a ^Gminute I thought I was ^Dgone ^DBut when the smoke cleared I thanked God that I was still alive Cause when there's a ^Arunaway on Monteagle some ^Gtruckers don't sur-^Dvive

Goin' ^Gdown Monteagle Mountain... ----------------------------------------------------