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[Verse 1]
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I just pulled onto the highway in my little foreign car.
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Well, it's rainin' an' the road is really bad.
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I never saw that big ol' diesel but I heard him hit the air.
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I've got a feelin' that I might have made him mad.


[Verse 2]
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He closed the gap between us, pushed the pedal on the floor.
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He's makin' ninety in that big ol' diesel truck.
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I can hear the names he's callin' me above the engine's roar,
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An' the words won't be found in Webster's book.


[Chorus]
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There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
   D                                 A
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
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I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
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Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.


[Verse 3]
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Well, I'm huffin' an' a-puffin' as I try to make the grade
                      A              D
An' I wish I had some pedals on this car,

An' I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' an' afraid to touch the brake
                         A               D
For this doodlebug could never stand the jar.


[Chorus]
G
There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
   D                                 A
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
           D                        G                D
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
                                            A            D    D A D
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.
.

[Verse 4]
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Well, I'm slippin' an' a-slidin' tryin' to hold it on the road,
                      A               D
An' I tell you I just got to win this race.
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While I'm tremblin' an' a-shakin' he's a-pourin' on the coal,
                                A       D
So close that I could steal his license plate.


[Chorus]
G
There's a diesel on my tail a-makin' ninety miles an hour.
   D                                 A
My reflection in my mirror is mighty pale.
           D                        G                D
I can hear St. Peter callin'; I can almost smell the flowers.
                                            A            D
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.
                                            A            D    D
Can this compact take the impact? There's a diesel on my tail.