Transcribed by Sars on Hiram's Boards

F                 A#         F 
18 wheeler fever, Drivin me home 
F             walk up to C 
I just keep on pullin, long about a heavy load 
A#                          F                    Dm 
I'd be so much better if I could get her off my mind 
A#                            C                       F 
Well that long black ribbon's gettin longer all the time 


When I left my home down in Austin TX just a pullin on a reefer load 
Headed up for that old midwest out in that awful cold 
She just stood and shook her head and said that's a sorry way to go 
Its 6 weeks later now and 2 days more just maybe I'll be headed home 

18 wheeler fever, driving me home 
This old deisels weaving all over the damned old road 
I'm gonna sleep with one eye open, I gotta keep on makin time 
That long black ribbon's getting longer all the time 

Well it's been sung about a thousand times, that old song about a truck drivers life
How he's so alone out on that open road and it's hard to keep his wife satisfied at home
It's a damn old shame yo uknow it is when that love becomes a sacrifice
Well a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do, theres two loves in a truck drivers life

Yeah too much time for a mans mind to wonder out on that old open road
He gets used to the whine and hum of wheels and the way they roll
And they love that woman when he's home gonna give up all his time
Well the bills roll in and the time begins gotta hit that old highway right

18 wheeler fever, Keeps driving on
This old deisels weaving all over the damned old road 
I'm gonna sleep with one eye open, I gotta keep on makin time 
That long black ribbon getting longer all the time 
Well i'd be so much better if i could get her off my worried mind
That long black ribbon's getting longer all the time
That long black ribbon's gettin longer all the time


Walk up from F to C: G-A-A#-B 

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