Forty Acres

	  		C                                 D7 
He was headin' into Beantown in a big long diesel truck 

       G7                              C 
It was his first trip to Boston he was having all bad luck 

                                        D7 
He was going the wrong direction down a one-way street in town 

    G7                                              C 
And this is what he said when the police chased him down 




                             D7 
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 

G7                           C 
Give me forty acres it's the easiest way I've found 

                                   D7 
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown 

G7                                      C 
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around 




                                      D7 
When he finally found where to unload he had a dreadful shock 

    G7                                      C 
His trailer pointed toward the road and his cab right to the dock 

                                        D7 
And as he looked around him through the tears he made this sound 

     G7                                         C 
Well give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 




                             D7 
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 

G7                           C 
Give me forty acres it's the easiest way I've found 

                                   D7 
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown 

G7                                      C 
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around 





                                   D7 
When he finally got unloaded he was glad to leave the town 

       G7                    C 
He was very very happy goin' back to Alabam' 

                                 D7 
When up ahead he saw a sign that said you're northward bound 

        G7                                         C 
He said give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 





                             D7 
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 

G7                           C 
Give me forty acres it's the easiest way I've found 

                                   D7 
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown 

G7                                      C 
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around 





                                        D7 
He was driving down the right lane when ahead he saw a sign 

   G7                          C 
He had to make a left turn but could not get in line 

                                                 D7 
Now the tears came streaming down his cheeks and everybody heard him yell 

        G7                                C 
Give me forty sticks of dynamite and I'll blow this thing to ... 





                             D7 
Give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 

G7                           C 
Give me forty acres it's the easiest way I've found 

                                   D7 
Some guys can turn it on a dime or turn it right downtown 

G7                                      C 
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around 

  



                                  D7 
Yeah give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around 

G7                           C 
Give me forty acres it's the easiest way I've found 

                                    D7 
Now if you can turn it on a dime or turn it way downtown 

G7                                      C 
But I need forty acres to turn this rig around 





                               D7 
Yeah it takes me forty acres to turn this thing around 

G7 
Better make that fifty acres 

C                                   D7     G7 
Well maybe I can turn when I get to Kansas better make that Texas 

C 
Heck with it Iâ??ll back all the way to Birmingham 

D7        G7             C 
Cleveland how'd I get to Cleveland