VIDEO
Hitchhiker Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
Hitchhiker
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
I don't know why it
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
is every
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
time I take a trip
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
always rainin' somewhere down the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
line
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
night it was in
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Prestonsburg
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
stopped to give a
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
country boy a
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
ride
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
toward the car he
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
carried an old suitcase
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
cigarette was dangling from his
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
lips
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
suitcase in the back
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
and as he got inside
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
said I'm sorry
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
but I'm awful
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
wet
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
headed kid and he
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
said to Louisville
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
had an uncle there who ran a
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
store
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
died three weeks ago and
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
they didn't own the place
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
said he couldn't
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
live there
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
anymore
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
education was
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
that he could read and write
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
quit school the time his dad got
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
hurt
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Prestonsburg when
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
he was seventeen
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
had to go some
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
place to find some
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
work
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
girl whose father
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
had a lotta money
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
he'd send and get her if he
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
could
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
all there was
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
about tobacco farmin'
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
said he played the
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
banjo pretty
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
good
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
sandwich and the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
waitress brought the menu
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
noticed that he read the prices
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
first
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
hotdog with a
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
lot of table ketchup
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
water seemed to
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
satisfy his
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
thirst
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I insisted
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
that I pay the ticket
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
cused myself and went out to the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
car
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
got in the car and he
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
handed me a quarter
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
said you left this
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
layin' on the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
bar
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Lexington and
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
drove down to Bowling Green
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
thought boy you'll never make without
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
help
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
thinkin' about the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
days when I was younger
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
started out the
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
same darn way
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
myself
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
is every
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
time I take a trip
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
always rainin' somewhere down the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
line
FAQ
Who sang the the song Hitchhiker?
Who is Tom T. Hall?
