Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson - Gulf Coast Highway Chords
Tempo:
127.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A]
[F#m] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D]
Gulf Coast Highway, [G] he worked [D] the rails, he worked the rice fields with their cool [G] dark wells.
He worked [Bm] the oil rigs [A] in the Gulf of [D] Mexico, the only [G] thing we've [D] ever owned is this [A] old
house here [D] by the road.
And when [Bm] he dies, he says [A] he'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and [G] we'll fly away [D] to heaven,
come [A] some sweet move [D] on its spring.
She walked through springtime when [G]
I [D] was home.
[G] [D] The days were sweet, our nights were [G] warm.
The seasons [Bm] changed, the jobs would [A] come, the flowers [D] fade, and this old [G] house felt
so [D] alone when the work [A] took me [D] away.
And [Bm] when she dies, she says [A] she'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away to
[D] heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] Highway night, [G] the [D] jobs are gone.
We tend our gardens, we set [G] the sun.
This is [B] the only [Bm]
place [C#m] on earth [A] where the bondage [D] grows.
And once [G] a year they come [D] and go, this [A] old house here by [D] the road.
And when [Bm] we die, she says [A] she'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away [D] to
heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
Yes, when we [Bm] die and save, [A] we'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and we [G] will fly away [Bm] together,
come [A] some sweet move on [D] its spring.
[F#m] [D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D]
Gulf Coast Highway, [G] he worked [D] the rails, he worked the rice fields with their cool [G] dark wells.
He worked [Bm] the oil rigs [A] in the Gulf of [D] Mexico, the only [G] thing we've [D] ever owned is this [A] old
house here [D] by the road.
And when [Bm] he dies, he says [A] he'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and [G] we'll fly away [D] to heaven,
come [A] some sweet move [D] on its spring.
She walked through springtime when [G]
I [D] was home.
[G] [D] The days were sweet, our nights were [G] warm.
The seasons [Bm] changed, the jobs would [A] come, the flowers [D] fade, and this old [G] house felt
so [D] alone when the work [A] took me [D] away.
And [Bm] when she dies, she says [A] she'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away to
[D] heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
[F#]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [E] [A]
[D] Highway night, [G] the [D] jobs are gone.
We tend our gardens, we set [G] the sun.
This is [B] the only [Bm]
place [C#m] on earth [A] where the bondage [D] grows.
And once [G] a year they come [D] and go, this [A] old house here by [D] the road.
And when [Bm] we die, she says [A] she'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away [D] to
heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
Yes, when we [Bm] die and save, [A] we'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and we [G] will fly away [Bm] together,
come [A] some sweet move on [D] its spring.
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
F#
D
A
G
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Gulf Coast Highway, _ _ [G] he worked [D] the _ rails, _ he worked the rice fields _ with their cool [G] dark _ wells.
_ He worked [Bm] the oil rigs [A] in the Gulf of [D] Mexico, the only [G] thing we've [D] ever owned is this [A] old
house here [D] by the road.
_ _ And when [Bm] he dies, he says [A] he'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and [G] we'll fly away [D] to heaven,
come [A] some sweet move [D] on its spring.
_ _ _ She walked through springtime _ _ when [G]
I [D] was home.
[G] _ [D] _ _ The days were sweet, _ _ _ our nights were [G] warm.
_ _ _ The seasons [Bm] changed, the jobs would [A] come, the flowers [D] fade, and this old [G] house felt
so [D] alone _ when the work [A] took me [D] away.
_ _ _ _ And [Bm] when she dies, she says [A] she'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away to
[D] heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Highway night, _ _ [G] the [D] jobs are gone.
_ _ We tend our gardens, _ _ we set [G] the sun. _
_ _ This is [B] the only [Bm]
place [C#m] on earth [A] where the bondage [D] grows.
And once [G] a year they come [D] and go, this [A] old house here by [D] the road.
_ _ And when [Bm] we die, she says [A] she'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away [D] to
heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
_ _ Yes, when we [Bm] die and save, [A] we'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and we [G] will fly away [Bm] together,
come [A] some sweet move on [D] its spring.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Gulf Coast Highway, _ _ [G] he worked [D] the _ rails, _ he worked the rice fields _ with their cool [G] dark _ wells.
_ He worked [Bm] the oil rigs [A] in the Gulf of [D] Mexico, the only [G] thing we've [D] ever owned is this [A] old
house here [D] by the road.
_ _ And when [Bm] he dies, he says [A] he'll catch some [D] blackbird's wing, and [G] we'll fly away [D] to heaven,
come [A] some sweet move [D] on its spring.
_ _ _ She walked through springtime _ _ when [G]
I [D] was home.
[G] _ [D] _ _ The days were sweet, _ _ _ our nights were [G] warm.
_ _ _ The seasons [Bm] changed, the jobs would [A] come, the flowers [D] fade, and this old [G] house felt
so [D] alone _ when the work [A] took me [D] away.
_ _ _ _ And [Bm] when she dies, she says [A] she'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away to
[D] heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Highway night, _ _ [G] the [D] jobs are gone.
_ _ We tend our gardens, _ _ we set [G] the sun. _
_ _ This is [B] the only [Bm]
place [C#m] on earth [A] where the bondage [D] grows.
And once [G] a year they come [D] and go, this [A] old house here by [D] the road.
_ _ And when [Bm] we die, she says [A] she'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and she will [G] fly away [D] to
heaven, come some [A] sweet move on [D] its spring.
_ _ Yes, when we [Bm] die and save, [A] we'll catch some _ [D] blackbird's wing, and we [G] will fly away [Bm] together,
come [A] some sweet move on [D] its spring.
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