Important note to be left on tab please:
This is the version recorded in 1936 which sounds approximately in
Eb major. A variant with different words in C# major was recorded in 1937.
Original Key: Eb (approximately so retune to play with the recorded version).
[Intro]
C C7
e |----|-----------|-0--0--0-------|-3-0-----|---------|
B |----|-1--1--1---|-1--1--1-------|-----1-0-|---------|
G |---0|-0--0--0--0|-------------0-|---------|---3---3-|
D |----|----2----2-|----2------2---|---2---2-|---2---2-|
A |----|-3-----3---|-3-----3-------|-3---3---|-3-3-3-3-|
E |----|-----------|---------------|---------|---------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
F C A7
e |-------------|-----------|---------0--|----3---3-3---|
B |---3--1-3----|3-1--3-1---|-----------3|-2----2-------|
G |-------------|-----------|--0--0------|--------------|
D |---3------3--|----3------|--2----2----|----2-------2-|
A |-------------|---------2-|--3------3-2|-0------0-----|
E |1-----1------|1------1-3-|------------|--------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
D7 G G7 C F C
e |-2-0-2--0-2---|--------3-1-|--------------|-----------|
B |--------------|-----0------|----1----1--1-|---1----1--|
G |--------------|---3--------|----0----2--2-|---0----0--|
D |-----0------0-|-----0------|----2----3--3-|---2----2--|
A |-0------0-----|------------|-3------------|-3----3----|
E |--------------|-3------3-3-|--------------|-----------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
[Verse 1]
C A7 D G C
e |----------------|----3--3-3-2------|---2--0------0-3----|----3--0--3-0-|
B |-1-1-1----------|--------------2---|---------3----------|--------------|
G |---------0--0---|--2---------------|--------------------|--------------|
D |-----2----------|----2-------2-----|---------0--------0-|----2-------2-|
A |-3 ---3--2----|--0----0----------|---0----------------|-3------------|
E |----------------|------------------|-------------3------|-------3------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
I got a gal here in this town, the best-lookin' brown a-round
C A7 C#7 D7 G7
e |--------------|----3--3--3-2----|------------------------|----1-----1----|
B |-1-1-1--------|-----------------|------3--3--3-----------|-------3-----3-|
G |---------0--0-|-2-------------4-|---5-----5-----5----0---|---------------|
D |-----2--------|----2-------2--3-|---4--------------------|----0--------0-|
A |-3 ---3--2--|-0-----0-------4-|---5--------------------|---------------|
E |--------------------------------|---------------5----3---|-3-----3-------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
I got a gal in this town, the best-lookin' brown a-round.
C C7
e |-----------------------------------------|---------------|
B |-1-------------------------------------1-|-1-----------1-|
G |-0-------------------------------------0-|-3-----------3-|
D |-2-------------------------------------2-|-2-----------2-|
A |-3-------------------------------------3-|-3-----------3-|
E |-----------------------------------------|---------------|
She's a strictly tailor-made; she ain't no hand-me-down.
F Adim G
e |-----------------------------|--5---------------|
B |-1---------------------------|-------5----4-----|
G |-2--------------------------2|----5----5------0-|
D |-3--------------------------3|----------------0-|
A |-3---------------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------------------|----------------3-|
Catch you truckin' with 'em, gonna shoot you down.
C A7 D7 G7 C A7
e |----------------|-----3-3-3-2-----|--2---0--2---1---1---|-0----------3-|
B |-1-1-1----------|-------------2---|-------------3---3---|---4-3---2----|
G |---------0--0---|--0--------------|---------------------|--------------|
D |-----2----------|-----2-----2-----|---------0-------0---|-----2------2-|
A |-3 ---3--2----|--0----0---------|--0------------------|-3-------0----|
E |----------------|-----------------|-------------3-------|--------------|
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues a -way,
D7 G7 C
e |-2----------1--------|------------|
B |-3----3-----3--3-3---|-1--1-----1-|
G |------2----------0---|-0--0-----0-|
D |------0----------0---|----2-----2-|
A |-0-------------------|-3-----3----|
E |------------3--------|------------|
p p p p p p p p
truckin' my blues a - way.
[Verse 2]
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away.
Keep on truckin', mama, 'til you truck my blues away.
I got a gal; she's little and neat.
When she starts a-truckin', man, it's so sweet.
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away, truckin' my blues away.
[Verse 3]
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away, yeah!
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away.
I know a gal; she's long and tall.
When she starts truckin', make a little man squall.
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away, I mean, truckin' my blues away, yeah!
[Instrumental break with scat singing]
C A7 D G C
e |----------------|-----3--3--3--2------|---2--0------0-3----|----3--0--3-0-|
B |-1-1-1----------|-----------------2---|---------3----------|--------------|
G |---------0--0---|--2------------------|--------------------|--------------|
D |-----2----------|-----2--------2------|---------0--------0-|----2-------2-|
A |-3------3--2----|--0-----0------------|---0----------------|-3------------|
E |----------------|---------------------|-------------3------|-------3------|
C A7 C#7 D7 G7
e |--------------|----3--3--3--2----|-------------------|----1-----1----|
B |-1-1-1--------|------------------|----3--3--3--------|-------3-----3-|
G |---------0--0-|-0--------------4-|--5----5----5---0--|---------------|
D |-----2--------|----2--------2--3-|--4----------------|----0--------0-|
A |-3 ---3--2--|-0-----0--------4-|--5----------------|---------------|
E |--------------|------------------|------------5---3--|-3-----3-------|
C C7
e |------------------------------|----------------|
B |-1--------------------------1-|-1------------1-|
G |-0--------------------------0-|-3------------3-|
D |-2--------------------------2-|-2------------2-|
A |-3--------------------------3-|-3------------3-|
E |------------------------------|----------------|
Doo doo dun be deedun dee do bad dah
F
e |-----------------------|--5-------------|
B |-1---------------------|-------5---4----|
G |-2-------------------2-|-----5---5----0-|
D |-3-------------------3-|--------------0-|
A |-3---------------------|----------------|
E |-----------------------|--------------3-|
Deedy boop dee dap dap Dee dab dah
C A7 D7 G7 C A7
e |----------------|----3-3-3-2-----|--2--0--2---1--1--|-0-----------3-|
B |-1-1-1----------|------------2---|------------3--3--|---4--3---2----|
G |---------0--0---|--2-------------|------------------|---------------|
D |-----2----------|----2-----2-----|--------0------0--|------2------2-|
A |-3 ---3--2----|--0---0---------|--0---------------|-3--------0----|
E |----------------|----------------|------------3-----|---------------|
D7 G7 C
e |-2---------1--------|------------|
B |-3----3----3--3--3--|-1--1-----1-|
G |------2----------0--|-0--0-----0-|
D |------0----------0--|----2-----2-|
A |-0------------------|-3-----3----|
E |-----------3--------|------------|
[Verse 4]
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away.
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away.
She does the dance you call beedle-um-bum.
Sure miss somethin' if you don't truck some.
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away, truckin' my blues away.
[Verse 5]
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away.
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away, yeah!
You don't have to hurry; you don't have to go.
Wait a little while; might wanna truck some mo'.
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away, truckin' my blues away.
[Verse 6]
Keep on truckin', mama, truckin' my blues away, yeah!
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away.
Make a lame man run; make a blind man see.
Sure gets good when she's truckin' with me.
Keep on truckin', baby, truckin' my blues away.
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