Key To The Highway Chords by Big Bill Broonzy

Tempo:
106.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

G

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Bill Broonzy-Key To the Highway chords
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[B] [A]
[E] [G] [D] [E] [B] [E]
[A] I've got the key to [B] the highway [A] Yes
I'm built out and bound to go
[E] I'm gonna leave leave here [B] running
[C#m] Because walking is [E] most too slow
[B] [E] I'm going down
on the [B] border [A] Yeah
Baby, you know what I'm better known or [E] she haven't done nothing yet little woman
[B] [C#] But drove a good man [E] away from home [B] [E] now when the moon peeps over [B] the mountain
[A] Yeah You know
I'll be on my way
I'm [E] gonna walk
Walk so [B] highway, [C#] babe until their [E] break of day
[B]
[D] [E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [G#] [E]
[G] [C#m] [G] [B] [E] I'll give me one
more [B] kiss, baby
[A] Yeah
I
Just before I go
[E] Of course when I leave you this time [Em] now, baby
[B]
Out of [C#] cloud won't [E] be back no more
[B] [E] now when the moon
peeps over the [B] mountain [A] Yeah
You know, I'll be on my way
I'm [E] gonna walk
Walk the soul [B] highway, [C#] babe until their [E] break of day
so [B] [E] long
[B] [A]
Goodbye Yes
I had to say goodbye
Of course, [E] I'm gonna walk
Walk the soul [B] highway, [C#m] babe until the day [E] I die
[G] [A] [G] [E] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Big Bill Broonzy - Key To The Highway chords, practice playing A, E, B, A, C# and E in sequence. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 107. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E]
[A] I've got the key to [B] the highway _ [A] Yes
_ _ _ I'm built out and bound to go
_ [E] I'm gonna leave leave here [B] running
[C#m] Because walking is [E] most too slow _ _ _
[B] _ [E] I'm going down
on the [B] border _ [A] Yeah
_ _ _ Baby, you know what I'm better known or [E] she haven't done nothing yet little woman
_ [B] [C#] But drove a good man [E] away from home _ _ _ [B] _ [E] now when the moon peeps over [B] the mountain
_ [A] _ Yeah _ You know
I'll be on my way
I'm [E] gonna walk
Walk so [B] highway, [C#] babe until their [E] break of day
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ [B] _ [E] I'll give me one
more [B] kiss, baby
_ [A] Yeah
_ _ _ I
Just before I go
_ [E] Of course when I leave you this time [Em] now, baby
_ [B]
Out of [C#] cloud won't [E] be back no more _ _ _
[B] _ [E] now when the moon
peeps over the [B] mountain _ [A] Yeah
_ _ You know, I'll be on my way
I'm [E] gonna walk
Walk the soul [B] highway, [C#] babe until their [E] break of day
so _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ long
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Goodbye Yes
I had to say goodbye
Of course, [E] I'm gonna walk
Walk the soul [B] highway, [C#m] babe until the day [E] I die
_ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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