Keep on truckin (1973)’    (video)

 

Bb    G             - Bb   G

      Ooh, ooh,           ooh.

 

                F                                         F

Keep on truckin’, baby, I got to keep on truckin’ !

                       G                        - A

Got to get to your good lovin’.

 

      F    - G - F - G

+  Huh...

 

        F       - G - F - G                            F           G      - F - G

1. Shame,                  a double shame on me, yeah !

      F               - G - F - G                   F           G      - F - G

    Love, love,                    I let it control me, yeah !

                    Bb                       G

    From just one kiss I am inspired,

        Bb                                 G

    to lovers in time there's a fire.

 

                F                                         F

Keep on truckin’, baby, I got to keep on truckin’ !

                       G                        - A

Got to get to your good lovin’.

 

      F    - G - F - G

+  Huh...

 

       F            G    - F - G                           F     - G - F - G

2. Baby, it's bad,              it's so hard to bear.

       F            - G - F - G                             F     - G  - F - G

    Yes, babe,                    you're hard to bear.

                     Bb                          G

     I've got a fever rising with desire,

               Bb                                               G

    it's my love jones and I feel like I'm on fire.

 

                            F                                        F

And I’ll keep on truckin’, baby, I got to keep on truckin’ !

                       G                        - A

Got to get to your good lovin.

 

      F    - G - F - G

+  Huh...                  (2x)

 

+  F - G - F - G ..... (with varying bits of lyrics)

 

                            Bb                          G

+  Yes, I've got a fever rising with desire,

                Bb                                              G

    it's my love jones and I feel like I'm on fire.

                                             F          G        - F - G

    And I'll keep on keep on truckin’, baby.

 

+  F - G - F - G ….

 

                        F                - G       F       - G

+  I'm the red ball express        of lovin’,

                 F                             G           F            - G

    diesel-powered straight to you, I'm truckin’ !

                         F               - G         F        - G

    In old Temptations rain,       I'm duckin’,

                   F                                    G            F          G

    for your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin’, ooh !

 

(drum solo)

 

                        F                - G       F       - G

+  I'm the red ball express        of lovin’,

                 F                             G           F            - G

    diesel-powered straight to you, I'm truckin’ !

 

+  F - G - F - G ….

 

                         F               - G         F        - G

    In old Temptations rain,       I'm duckin’,

                   F                                    G            F          G

    for your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin’.

 

(drum solo)

                         F                        - G      F        - G

    Ain’t nothin’ holdin’ me back,          nothin’,

                         F                 - G      F          - G

    I'll keep right on, right on          truckin’ !

                         F                       - G      F        - G

    Ain’t nothin’ holdin’ me back,          nothin’,

                         F                  - G    F           - G

    I'll keep right on, right on         truckin’ !

 

+  F - G - F - G .... (with varying bits of lyrics) ....

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Eddie Kendricks)