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Adam Carroll - Smoky Mountain Taxi

Well, ^CI caught a ^Gtaxi in the ^Dold Smoky ^GMountains, I had to ^Cget to the ^Gairport, be^Dfore ten o'^Gclock ^CHad to check ^Gout of my ^Dfunky mo^Gtel room And the ^Cnearest bus ^Gstation was a ^Dten mile ^Gwalk ^C ^G ^C ^G

Well, the ^Ctaxi cab ^Gpulled up and the ^Ddriver stepped ^Gout She wore a ^Cpink shirt with ^Gblack slacks and ^Dsome cheap per^Gfume There were ^Choles in her ^Gsmile and she ^Dtalked kinda ^Emraspy And she was ^Cshaped like the ^Gsister of "^DEarthquake Mc^GGoon"

Well the ^Csunrise was ^Ghazy and my ^Dsuitcase was ^Gheavy And she ^Clit up a ^Gsmoke while my ^Dshoulder bags ^Gsagged She said "I'll ^Ctake you as ^Gfar as the ^DHickory ^EmAirport But I'm ^Cain’t gettin' ^Gpaid to ^Dcarry your ^Gbags"

Chorus:

I took a ^Ctwo hour ^Dtaxi through ^DNorth Caro^Glina, I heard ^Cmore bluegrass ^Gmusic, than I ^Dwanted to hear And the ^Cbig lady ^Gdriver, she had a ^Dtattoo of ^EmJesus Said "^Clet the lord ^Gbless you and ^Dkeep you my ^Emdear" Said "^Clet the lord ^Gbless you and ^Dkeep you my ^Gdear"

The cab smelled like menthols and the floorboards were dirty She said "I hope that my daughter doesn't pick up my habits she's just nine years old, and she's way to young yet" Well I looked out my window at the old Smoky Mountains while she sang high harmonies with Charlie Monroe And the air smelled like hickory mixed in with the menthol And both sides of the highway were covered with snow She said "Most of my family lives in a trailer” But my husband hauls diesel so we're not on relief" And I pictured him somewhere of some lonely truckstop He was hittin’ on a waitress with a good set of teeth Chorus:

Well I reached for my billfold as we pulled in the airport She blew me a kiss while she counted the cost And when she pulled away there were mandolins playing With the smoke from the menthols and the tail-pipe exhaust

Adam Carroll - Smoky mountain taxi