We toured more or less four to six months out of the year. We were starting to become real guys, and really enjoying the hell out of it. And at the same time, it was the material that you drew from to write about. Copyright Isis Productions, Daniel Television, Grateful Dead Productions, 1997.) Weir: There was a romance about being a young man on the road in America, and you had to do it! It was a rite of passage. Weir, Hunter, Lesh, and Hart were interviewed about the song in the film Classic Albums: The Grateful Dead: American Beauty. Two versions by the Pop-O-Pies, on their White EP.Other firsts in the show were "Operator", "Brokedown Palace," and "Ripple." It remainedin the repertoire thereafter. This version included on What a Long, Strange Trip It's Beenįirst performance: August 18, 1970, at the Fillmore West, San Francisco.They opened the show with an acoustic set, and "Truckin'" was the firstsong.Classic Grateful Dead: Selections from 'American Beauty'Recorded on:.The Music of the Grateful Dead Made Easy for Guitar.Chords used: E, A, B, Bsus4, G, D, F#, Amaj7.Get out of the door - light out and look all around I guess they can't revoke your soul for trying You're sick of hanging around and you'd like to travel I'd like to get some sleep before I travelīut if you got a warrant I guess you're gonna come in Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again Sitting and staring out of a hotel window She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the sameĪll a friend can say is "ain't it a shame" What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? Out of the door and down to the street all alone One of these days they know they gotta get goin Most of the time they're sittin and cryin at home Most of the cats you meet on the street speak of True Love Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Words by Robert Hunter music by Garcia, Lesh, WeirĬopyright Ice Nine Publishing used by permission.Īrrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main StreetĬhicago, New York, Detroit it's all on the same street
The Annotated "Truckin'" "I guess they can't revoke your soul for trying" The Annotated "Truckin'"An installment in The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.
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