Uneasy Rider

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THE UNEASY RIDER
Recorded by Charlie Daniels 

SPOKEN: 
[C] I was takin' a trip out to L.A.
[F] Toolin' along in my Chevrolet
[G7] Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi-[C] o ... 
[C] Just as I crossed the Mississippi line
[F] I heard that highway start to whine
[G7] And I knew that left rear tire was about to [C] go. 

[C] Well, the spare was flat and I got uptight
[F] 'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight
[G7] So I just limped on down the shoulder on the (C) rim 
[C] I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car
[F] It was right in front of this little bar
[G7] Kind of redneck lookin' joint, called the Dew Drop (C) Inn. 

[C] Well, I stuffed my hair up under my hat
[F] And told the bartender that I had a flat
[G7] And would he be kind enough to give me change for a (C) one
[C] There was one thing I was sure proud to see
[F] There wasn't a soul in the place, 'cept for him and me
[G7] And he just looked disgusted and pointed toward the tele(C)phone.

[C] I called up the station down the road a ways
[F] And he said he wasn't very busy today
[G7] And he could have somebody there in just 'bout ten minutes or (C)so
[C] He said now you just stay right where you're at 
[F] And I didn't bother tellin' the durn fool 
[G7] I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to (C) go.

[C] I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar
[F] When some guy walked in and said; "Who owns this car?
[G7] With the peace sign, the mag wheels and four on the (C) floor?"
[C] Well, he looked at me and I damn near died
[F] And I decided that I'd just wait outside
[G7] So I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the (C) door.

[C] Just when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin
[F] These five big dudes come strollin' in
[G7] With this one old drunk chick and some fella with green (C) teeth
[C] And I was almost to the door when the biggest one
[F] Said; "You tip your hat to this lady, son."
[G7] And when I did all that hair fell out from under(C)neath.

[C] Now the last thing I wanted was to get in a fight
[F] In Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night
[G7] Specially when there was three of them and only one of (C) me
[C] They all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick
[F]  And I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quick.
[G7] So I just reached out and kicked old green-teeth right in the kn(C)ee.
 
[C] He let out a yell that'd curl your hair 
[F]  But before he could move, I grabbed me a chair and said;
[G7] "Watch him folks, 'cause he's a thoroughly dangerous (C) man." 
(C) Well, you may not know it, but this man's a spy.
(F) He's an undercover agent for the FBI
(G7) And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux (C) Klan."
 
(C) He was still bent over, holdin' on to his knee
[F]  but everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me 
[G7] and I layed it on thicker and heavier as I (C) went.
[C] I said; "Would you believe this man has gone as far
[F]  as tearin' Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars 
[G7] And he voted for George McGovern for Pres(C)ident."
 
[C] "He's a friend of them long-haired, hippie type, pinko fags 
[F]  I betcha he's even got a Commie flag 
[G7] Tacked up on the wall, inside of his gar(C)age
[C] He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys, 
[F]  He may look dumb, but that's just a disguise 
[G7] He's a mastermind in the ways of espio(C)nage."
 
[C] They all started lookin' real suspicious at him 
[F]  And he jumped up an' said; "Now, just wait a minute, Jim 
[G7] You know he's lyin' I've been livin' here all of my (C) life." 
[C] "I'm a faithfull follower of Brother John Birch 
[F]  and I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church 
[G7] And I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my (C) wife."
 
[C] Then he started sayin' somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed 
[F]  But I didn't wait around to hear the rest 
[G7] I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta(C) luck 
[C] And when I hit the ground, I was makin' tracks 
[F]  And they were just takin' my car down off the jacks
[G7] So I threw the man a twenty an' jumped in an' fired that mother (C) up.
 
[C] Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud
[F]  Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd 
[G7] Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a (C) trot 
[C] And I guess I should-a gone ahead and run 
[F]  But somehow I couldn't resist the fun 
[G7] Of chasin' them all just once around the parkin' (C) lot.
 

[C] Well, they're headin' for their car, but I hit the gas 
(F) And spun around and headed them off at the pass 
(G7) I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of dust in the(C)  air.
(C) Well, I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin'
(F) Like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'
(G7) But I figured I oughta go ahead an split before the cops got (C) there.
 
(C) When I hit the road I was really wheelin' 
(F) Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' 
(G7) And I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arka(C)nsas 
(C) Well, I think I'm gonna re-route my trip 
(F) I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped 
(G7) If I went to L.A. - via Omaha. 

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