Chords for Brad James - Prisoner of the Highway (cover)
Tempo:
93.25 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
G
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [D]
[Dm] [C] [F]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in as [G] I pull out on the [D] interstate.
[C]
[D] I got 13 hours [F] to make my destination and [G] I don't want to stop to check [A] my weight.
[Bb] Won't be no sleep [C] for me [Dm] tonight, no.
[C] [Bb] Gotta be hitting Tulsa [B] by first morning [A] light.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C] [G]
[D] I brought [F] freight out of Wheeling, West Virginia, [G] and U.S. steel from [D] Bethlehem.
[E] [Dm] And I've rolled tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] California wines into [A] Birmingham.
[Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's when I know I'm [Dm] just a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C]
[G] [Dm] Prisoner of the [C] highway.
[Dm] I [C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[G] got a wife and kids in Florida, you see, and they try to [D] understand the way I feel.
[Dm] [G] I could give my hands to another line of [Ab] work, [Bb] my heart would always [A] have the weed.
[Dm] I'm just a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on [F] by my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] risen by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Em] Don't you know [Dm] I'm a prisoner of the [C] highway,
[G] driven on by [D] my restless [Dm] soul.
[G] [Dm] I'm a prisoner of [C] the highway,
[G] risen by the freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [D] I'm a prisoner [Dm] of [G] the highway.
[Dm] [C] [G] [F] [Dm] [F]
[A] [D] [Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[D]
[G] [F] [D]
[Dm] [C] [F]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in as [G] I pull out on the [D] interstate.
[C]
[D] I got 13 hours [F] to make my destination and [G] I don't want to stop to check [A] my weight.
[Bb] Won't be no sleep [C] for me [Dm] tonight, no.
[C] [Bb] Gotta be hitting Tulsa [B] by first morning [A] light.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C] [G]
[D] I brought [F] freight out of Wheeling, West Virginia, [G] and U.S. steel from [D] Bethlehem.
[E] [Dm] And I've rolled tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] California wines into [A] Birmingham.
[Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's when I know I'm [Dm] just a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C]
[G] [Dm] Prisoner of the [C] highway.
[Dm] I [C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[G] got a wife and kids in Florida, you see, and they try to [D] understand the way I feel.
[Dm] [G] I could give my hands to another line of [Ab] work, [Bb] my heart would always [A] have the weed.
[Dm] I'm just a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on [F] by my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] risen by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Em] Don't you know [Dm] I'm a prisoner of the [C] highway,
[G] driven on by [D] my restless [Dm] soul.
[G] [Dm] I'm a prisoner of [C] the highway,
[G] risen by the freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [D] I'm a prisoner [Dm] of [G] the highway.
[Dm] [C] [G] [F] [Dm] [F]
[A] [D] [Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[D]
Key:
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G
F
D
Dm
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G
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in as [G] I pull out on the [D] interstate.
_ [C]
[D] I got 13 hours [F] to make my destination and [G] I don't want to stop to check [A] my weight. _
_ [Bb] Won't be no sleep [C] for me [Dm] tonight, no.
[C] [Bb] Gotta be hitting Tulsa [B] by first morning [A] light.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, _
_ [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I brought [F] freight out of Wheeling, West Virginia, [G] and U.S. steel from [D] Bethlehem.
_ [E] [Dm] And I've rolled tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] _ California wines into [A] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's when I know I'm [Dm] just a _ prisoner [C] of the highway,
_ _ [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Prisoner of the [C] highway.
[Dm] _ I _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ got a wife and kids in Florida, you see, and they try to [D] understand the way I feel. _
[Dm] _ [G] I could give my hands to another line of [Ab] work, [Bb] my heart would always [A] have the weed. _
[Dm] I'm just a prisoner _ [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on [F] by my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] risen by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Em] Don't you know [Dm] I'm a prisoner _ of the [C] highway, _
_ [G] driven on by [D] my restless [Dm] soul.
[G] [Dm] I'm a prisoner _ of [C] the highway, _
_ [G] risen by the freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] [D] I'm a prisoner [Dm] of [G] the highway.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ [D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in as [G] I pull out on the [D] interstate.
_ [C]
[D] I got 13 hours [F] to make my destination and [G] I don't want to stop to check [A] my weight. _
_ [Bb] Won't be no sleep [C] for me [Dm] tonight, no.
[C] [Bb] Gotta be hitting Tulsa [B] by first morning [A] light.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, _
_ [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ I brought [F] freight out of Wheeling, West Virginia, [G] and U.S. steel from [D] Bethlehem.
_ [E] [Dm] And I've rolled tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] _ California wines into [A] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's when I know I'm [Dm] just a _ prisoner [C] of the highway,
_ _ [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] risen by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Prisoner of the [C] highway.
[Dm] _ I _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ got a wife and kids in Florida, you see, and they try to [D] understand the way I feel. _
[Dm] _ [G] I could give my hands to another line of [Ab] work, [Bb] my heart would always [A] have the weed. _
[Dm] I'm just a prisoner _ [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on [F] by my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] risen by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Em] Don't you know [Dm] I'm a prisoner _ of the [C] highway, _
_ [G] driven on by [D] my restless [Dm] soul.
[G] [Dm] I'm a prisoner _ of [C] the highway, _
_ [G] risen by the freedom [Dm] of the road.
[C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] [D] I'm a prisoner [Dm] of [G] the highway.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [F] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _