D           A             
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta, 
                                        D 
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat. 
                                                A 
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'. 
                  G             A                D 
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'. 
 
 
 
           A                           D 
Well I was barreling down ol' Highway 31, 
  A                             D 
Admiring the scenery in the hot sun. 
       G                              D 
Pulled over 'cross the Murray to fuel up, 
       E7                                 A 
Have a shower and throw some coffee in my cup. 
 
 
 
                           D 
Then wait for the midnight rush, 
           A                                D 
You know a boy loves to smell that charcoal dust. 
    G                                 D 
Something appeared from nowhere out behind, 
         A                       D 
It was a flash of a red and blue light. 
 
 
 
           D           A             
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta, 
                                        D 
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat. 
                                                A 
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'. 
                  G             A                D 
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'. 
 
 
 
         A                                    D 
Well the coppers eyes opened wider than Ayres Rock, 
   A                                 D 
He grabbed me by the arm and did his block. 
     G                               D 
When I asked him where he was taking me, 
         A                               D 
He said 'Son you've got a date with destiny'. 
 
 
 
           D           A             
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta, 
                                        D 
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat. 
                                                A 
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'. 
                  G             A                D 
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'. 
 
 
 
G  D  A  D  G  D  E7  A 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
 
                             D 
I did my time in cell block 21, 
           A                                       D 
The copper said 'I hope you've learned your lesson son'. 
 
Well I thought about it for a while, and this is what I told him: 
      G                                   D   
'Next time I'm overweight I won't push my luck, 
     A                                   D 
I'll remember to pump those bloody tyres up'. 
 
 
 
           D           A             
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta, 
                                        D 
When a boy in blue pulled me over for a chat. 
                                                A 
He said 'I think you need a little air in those tyres'. 
                  G             A                D 
I said 'You would too with a 50 ton load on your back'. 
           D           A                  G  A  D 
Well I was high in the saddle at Tarcutta.