This is a great cover of a song originally performed by the Grievous Angels
and composed by our two most musically inclined Members of Parliament,
Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash.
Verse 1:
G D G
Passing time blowin' smoke rings
G D G
Late night menu covered with coffee stains
C G
I can't remember where we been
C G
Where we're goin' to
G D G
Take a cup for me and one for you
G D G
The headlights carve out figures in the night
G D G
Late night radio keepin' me alive
C G
As raindrops streak the windowpane
C G
Diesel fumes and the cold dark rain
G D G
I'll follow you from Red Deer to Margaree
Chorus:
G Bm C G
An old country song is spinning in my head
G Bm C G
Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead
C D G C C/B Am
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
G D G
I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree
Verse 2:
G D G
Thunder Bay is two hours from sight
G D G
We left the flat lands late, late last night
C G
As sunlight rises in distant sky
C G
Says "good morning" to our tired eyes
G D G
You grin at me and I know that it's all right
Chorus:
G Bm C G
An old country song is spinning in my head
G Bm C G
Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead
C D G C C/B Am
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
G D G
I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree
Organ solo:
G D G
G D G
C G
C G
G D G
Verse 3:
G D G
One day we're going to put this truck away
G D G
Get us a place out near the bay
C G
And late at night when you hold me tight
C G
And you hear those trucks a rollin' by
G D G
I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree
Chorus:
G Bm C G
An old country song is spinning in my head
G Bm C G
Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead
C D G C C/B Am
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
G D G
I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree
G D G
All the way from Red Deer to Margaree
G D G
I'll follow you from Red Deer to Margaree