Highway Star Chords by Deep Purple

Tempo:
86.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Deep Purple - Highway Star Lyrics chords
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[G] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb] [G] I'm going to keep my collar from raising [Gm] to the [G] ground.
Nobody's going to keep my collar from the breakers [Gm] beating [F] sound.
No, when you're killing trees, you've got to have a [E] thing.
[D] Like a drive and power, you've got ties that [F] can't [Am] break.
I love it!
I mean it!
Yeah, if you want it, man, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [C] tight.
[Dm] [F] [G] I'm [A] quick, strong.
[C] [Bb] [G]
Nobody's going to keep my girl, ain't going to keep her [Bb] to me.
[C] [G]
Nobody's going to have my girl, she can't control [Bb] everything.
[C] [F]
Oh, she's a killing machine, she's got to have a [E] thing.
[D]
Like a move in mouth, body control, I'm everything.
[Am]
I need her!
I need her!
Yeah, she turns me on, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [Am] tight.
[D]
[F] [G] I'm quick, [A] strong.
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[E] [Dm]
[Am] [E] [Gm]
[D] [Am] [E] [Gm]
[D] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[D] [F] [G] [F] [D]
[F] [G] [F] [D] [Dm] [D]
[F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Bb] [G] Nobody's going to keep my head, I got to be inside [C] my [Bb] frame.
[G] Nobody's going to steal my head, now that I'm on the road [C] again.
[F] Oh, I'm heaven-given, I've got to have a thing.
[Eb] [D] Like a move in [Dm] mouth, body control, I'm [Am] everything.
I got to have a thing!
I ain't trilling, it's all [C] right, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [C] tight.
[D] [F] [G] [A] I'm quick, strong.
[C] [D]
Nobody's [Gm] [G] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[A] [Am] going to keep [Dm] my girl, I got to be [Gm] [C]
[A] [Am] [Dm]
[Gm] inside my frame.
[C]
[Am] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[A]
[Am] [C] [Bb]
[G] I ain't going to miss my car, I'm going to make it to [Bb] the clouds.
[G] But nobody, my car, is going to beat the speed of [C] [F] sound.
Oh, she's a killing machine, she's got to have a thing.
[Eb]
[D] Like a drive-in car, beat that tire, she's everything.
[Am]
I'm a man, I'm a [C] king, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [Am] tight.
[Dm] I'm [F] [G] [A] quick, [C] strong.
[Dm] I'm [F] [G]
[A] [C] [F] [G] quick, [A] strong.
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Deep Purple - Highway Star chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, G, C, Am, Dm, Gm, C, A, C, Dm, F and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 86 BPM. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ I'm going to keep my collar from raising [Gm] to the [G] ground.
Nobody's going to keep my collar from the breakers [Gm] beating [F] sound.
No, when you're killing trees, you've got to have a [E] thing.
[D] _ Like a drive and power, you've got ties that [F] can't [Am] break.
I love it!
_ I mean it!
_ _ Yeah, if you want it, man, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [C] tight.
[Dm] _ [F] [G] I'm [A] quick, strong.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
Nobody's going to keep my girl, ain't going to keep her [Bb] to me.
[C] _ [G] _
Nobody's going to have my girl, she can't control [Bb] everything.
[C] _ [F] _
Oh, she's a killing machine, she's got to have a [E] thing.
[D] _
Like a move in mouth, body control, I'm everything.
[Am] _ _
I need her!
I need her!
_ Yeah, she turns me on, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [Am] tight.
[D] _
[F] [G] I'm quick, [A] strong. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [D] _
[F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ Nobody's going to keep my head, I got to be inside [C] my [Bb] frame.
[G] _ Nobody's going to steal my head, now that I'm on the road [C] again.
[F] _ Oh, I'm heaven-given, I've got to have a thing.
[Eb] _ [D] Like a move in [Dm] mouth, body control, I'm [Am] everything.
I got to have a thing! _
_ _ I ain't trilling, it's all [C] right, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [C] tight.
[D] _ [F] _ [G] [A] I'm quick, strong. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
Nobody's _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] going to keep [Dm] my girl, I got to be _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] inside my frame.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[G] I ain't going to miss my car, I'm going to make it to [Bb] the clouds.
[G] But nobody, my car, is going to beat the speed of [C] [F] sound.
Oh, she's a killing machine, she's got to have a thing.
[Eb] _
[D] Like a drive-in car, beat that tire, she's everything.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a man, I'm a [C] king, [D] all [C] right, [D] hold [Am] tight.
[Dm] I'm [F] _ [G] [A] quick, [C] strong.
[Dm] I'm [F] _ [G] _
[A] _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] quick, [A] strong. _ _
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This song was featured on the The Classic Radio Sessions album.

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