Tombstone Every Mile Song Lyrics and Chords by Dick Curless
Tombstone Every Mile
Recorded by Dick Curless
Written by Dan Fulkerson
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All you big and burly men who roll the trucks along
Better listen you'll be thankful when you
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hear my song
You have
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really got it made if you're
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hauling
goods
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Anyplace on earth but those
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Haynesville
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Woods
It's a stretch of road up
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north in Maine
That's
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never ever ever seen a
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smile
If they'd
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buried all the truckers
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lost in them woods
There'd be a
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tombstone
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every
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mile
Count 'em
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off there'd be a
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tomb-stone
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every
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mile
When you're loaded with potatoes and you're headed down
You've gotta drive the woods to get to
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Boston
town
When it's
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winter up in Maine better
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check it over twice
That
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Haynesville road is just a
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ribbon of
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ice
Repeat #2
When you're talking to a trucker that's been hauling goods
Down that stretch of road in Maine they call the
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Haynesville
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He'll tell
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you that dying and going
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down
below
Won't be
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half as bad as driving on that
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road of ice and
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snow
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Tombstone Every Mile?
- The song Tombstone Every Mile was sang by Dick Curless.
Who is Dick Curless?
- Richard William Curless (March 17, 1932 - May 25, 1995) was an American country music singer. He usually wore a patch over his right eye.
