Intro: G
Verse:
G
Well, I got my first truck when I was three
G
Drove a hundred thousand miles on my knees
C7
Hauled marbles and rocks and thought twice before
G
I hauled a Barbie Doll bed for the girl next door
D7
She tried to pay me with a kiss and I began to understand
G
Thereʼs something women like about a pickup man
G
Verse:
G
When I turned sixteen, I saved a few hundred bucks
G
My first car was a pickup truck
C7
I was cruising the town and the first girl I seen
G
Was Bobbie Jo Gentry, the homecoming queen
D7
She flagged me down and climbed up in the cab
G
And said, "I never knew you were a pickup man"
Chorus:
C7
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldnʼt trade it for a Coupe De Ville
C7
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D7
You know, if it werenʼt for trucks, you wouldnʼt have tailgates
C7
I met all my wives in traffic jams
GD7G
Thereʼs just something women like about a pickup man
G
Verse:
G
Most Friday nights, I can be found
G
In the bed of my truck on an old chaise lounge
C7
Backed in in my spot at the drive-in show
G
You know the cargo lights give off a romantic glow
D7
I never have to wait in line at the popcorn stand
G
ʼCause thereʼs something women like about a pickup man
Chorus:
C7
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldnʼt trade it for a Coupe De Ville
C7
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D7
You know, if it werenʼt for trucks, you wouldnʼt have tailgates
C7
I met all my wives in traffic jams
GD7G
Thereʼs just something women like about a pickup man
C7GC7D7
Bridge:
C7
A bucket of rust or a brand-new machine
D7
Once around the block and youʼll know what I mean
Chorus:
C7
You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill
G
And I still wouldnʼt trade it for a Coupe De Ville
C7
I got an eight-foot bed that never has to be made
D7
You know, if it werenʼt for trucks, you wouldnʼt have tailgates
C7
I met all my wives in traffic jams
GD7G
Thereʼs just something women like about a pickup man
GD7G
Thereʼs just something women like about a pickup man
Outro:
D7G
Aw, drive that pickup now, boys
Thatʼs about it
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