Chords for HIGHWAY PATROLMAN - Dar Williams (Bruce Springsteen)
Tempo:
107.25 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
My name is Joe Roberts,
[D] I work for the [A] state I'm a sergeant out of Perenville, barracks
number [E] eight I [A] always done an honest job, [D] as honest as [A] I
could I got a brother named [E] Frankie, and Frankie
ain't [A] no good Now ever since we was young kids, [D] it's been
the same come [A] down I get a call over the short way, Frankie's
in trouble [E]
downtown But [A] if it was any other man, [D] I'd put him
straight [A] away But when it's [E] your brother, sometimes you
look the [A] other way
[D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, [D] nothing
feels better than blood on [A] bus [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band
played Night of the [Em] [E] Johnstown Flood [A] I catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother
[A] would Man turns his [Em] back on [E] his family, well he just
[A] ain't no good Well Frankie went in the army, back [D] in 1965
[A] I got a farm to furman, settled down, took Maria for my [E] wife
[A] But them weed prices kept on dropping, till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed
Frankie came home [E] in 68, me I [A] took this job [D] Yeah we're laughing [A] and drinking, [Em] nothing
[D] feels better than blood [A] on bus [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, as the band
played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood [A] I catch him when he's straight, [G] teach [D] him
how to walk that [A] line Man turns his back on [E] his family, he ain't
no [A] friend of mine The
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
night was like any other, I got [D] a call
about a quarter to nine [A] There was trouble in our roadhouse, out on
the [E] Michigan line [Eb] There [A] was a kid lying on the floor looking
bad, [D] bleeding from his [A] head There was a girl crying [E] at a table, it was
[A] Frank they said Well I went out and I jumped in my car, [D] and
I hit the [A] light I must have done a hundred and ten, through
Michigan County that [Em] night [A] It was out at the crossroads, [D] down Round
Willow Bank [A] Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind the
wheel [A] was Frank Well I chased him through them county roads
Till a [D] sign said Canadian border [A] five miles from here
I pulled over the side of the highway [E] and watched his taillights [A] disappear
[D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] bus
[D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood
[A] I catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother [Bm] [A] would
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he just [A] ain't no good
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[A]
[E] [A]
[Am]
My name is Joe Roberts,
[D] I work for the [A] state I'm a sergeant out of Perenville, barracks
number [E] eight I [A] always done an honest job, [D] as honest as [A] I
could I got a brother named [E] Frankie, and Frankie
ain't [A] no good Now ever since we was young kids, [D] it's been
the same come [A] down I get a call over the short way, Frankie's
in trouble [E]
downtown But [A] if it was any other man, [D] I'd put him
straight [A] away But when it's [E] your brother, sometimes you
look the [A] other way
[D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, [D] nothing
feels better than blood on [A] bus [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band
played Night of the [Em] [E] Johnstown Flood [A] I catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother
[A] would Man turns his [Em] back on [E] his family, well he just
[A] ain't no good Well Frankie went in the army, back [D] in 1965
[A] I got a farm to furman, settled down, took Maria for my [E] wife
[A] But them weed prices kept on dropping, till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed
Frankie came home [E] in 68, me I [A] took this job [D] Yeah we're laughing [A] and drinking, [Em] nothing
[D] feels better than blood [A] on bus [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, as the band
played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood [A] I catch him when he's straight, [G] teach [D] him
how to walk that [A] line Man turns his back on [E] his family, he ain't
no [A] friend of mine The
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
night was like any other, I got [D] a call
about a quarter to nine [A] There was trouble in our roadhouse, out on
the [E] Michigan line [Eb] There [A] was a kid lying on the floor looking
bad, [D] bleeding from his [A] head There was a girl crying [E] at a table, it was
[A] Frank they said Well I went out and I jumped in my car, [D] and
I hit the [A] light I must have done a hundred and ten, through
Michigan County that [Em] night [A] It was out at the crossroads, [D] down Round
Willow Bank [A] Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind the
wheel [A] was Frank Well I chased him through them county roads
Till a [D] sign said Canadian border [A] five miles from here
I pulled over the side of the highway [E] and watched his taillights [A] disappear
[D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] bus
[D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood
[A] I catch him when he's straight, [D] like any brother [Bm] [A] would
Man turns his back [E] on his family, he just [A] ain't no good
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[A]
[E] [A]
[Am]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My name is Joe Roberts, _ _
_ [D] I work for the [A] state _ I'm _ a sergeant out of Perenville, _ _ _ barracks
number [E] eight _ I _ [A] _ always done an honest job, _ [D] as honest as [A] I
could I _ got a brother named [E] Frankie, and Frankie
ain't [A] no good _ _ _ _ _ _ Now ever since we was young kids, _ [D] _ it's been
the same come [A] down I _ _ get a call over the short way, _ _ Frankie's
in trouble [E]
downtown But _ [A] if it was any other man, _ _ [D] I'd put him
straight [A] away _ But _ _ when it's [E] your brother, sometimes you
look the [A] other way _
_ _ _ _ [D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, _ [D] nothing
feels better than blood on [A] bus _ _ [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, _ as the band
played Night of the [Em] [E] Johnstown Flood _ _ [A] I catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] _ like any brother
[A] _ would _ Man turns his [Em] back on [E] his family, well he just
[A] ain't no good _ Well _ _ _ Frankie went in the army, _ back [D] in _ 1965
[A] _ I _ got a farm to furman, _ settled down, took Maria for my [E] wife
_ _ [A] But them weed prices kept on dropping, till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed
_ _ _ Frankie came home [E] in 68, me I [A] took this job _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah we're laughing [A] and drinking, _ [Em] nothing
[D] feels better than blood [A] on bus _ _ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, as the band
played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood _ [A] I catch him when he's straight, _ [G] _ teach [D] him
how to walk that [A] line _ _ _ Man turns his back on [E] his family, he ain't
no [A] friend of mine _ The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ night was like any other, _ I got [D] a call
about a quarter to nine [A] _ _ _ _ There was trouble in our roadhouse, out on
the [E] Michigan line [Eb] There [A] was a kid lying on the floor looking
bad, [D] bleeding from his [A] head _ There was a girl crying [E] at a table, it was
[A] Frank they said _ _ _ _ Well I went out and I jumped in my car, _ [D] and
I hit the [A] light _ _ _ _ I must have done a hundred and ten, through
Michigan County that [Em] night _ _ [A] It was out at the _ crossroads, [D] down Round
Willow Bank [A] _ _ _ _ Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind the
wheel [A] was Frank _ Well _ _ _ I chased him through them county roads
Till a [D] sign said Canadian border [A] five miles from here
I pulled over the side of the highway [E] and watched his taillights [A] disappear
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] bus
_ _ [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band played Night of the [E] Johnstown _ Flood
[A] I catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] _ like any brother [Bm] [A] would
_ _ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, he just [A] ain't no good _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My name is Joe Roberts, _ _
_ [D] I work for the [A] state _ I'm _ a sergeant out of Perenville, _ _ _ barracks
number [E] eight _ I _ [A] _ always done an honest job, _ [D] as honest as [A] I
could I _ got a brother named [E] Frankie, and Frankie
ain't [A] no good _ _ _ _ _ _ Now ever since we was young kids, _ [D] _ it's been
the same come [A] down I _ _ get a call over the short way, _ _ Frankie's
in trouble [E]
downtown But _ [A] if it was any other man, _ _ [D] I'd put him
straight [A] away _ But _ _ when it's [E] your brother, sometimes you
look the [A] other way _
_ _ _ _ [D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, _ [D] nothing
feels better than blood on [A] bus _ _ [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, _ as the band
played Night of the [Em] [E] Johnstown Flood _ _ [A] I catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] _ like any brother
[A] _ would _ Man turns his [Em] back on [E] his family, well he just
[A] ain't no good _ Well _ _ _ Frankie went in the army, _ back [D] in _ 1965
[A] _ I _ got a farm to furman, _ settled down, took Maria for my [E] wife
_ _ [A] But them weed prices kept on dropping, till it [D] was like we was getting [A] robbed
_ _ _ Frankie came home [E] in 68, me I [A] took this job _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah we're laughing [A] and drinking, _ [Em] nothing
[D] feels better than blood [A] on bus _ _ [D] Taking turns dancing [A] with Maria, as the band
played Night of the [E] Johnstown Flood _ [A] I catch him when he's straight, _ [G] _ teach [D] him
how to walk that [A] line _ _ _ Man turns his back on [E] his family, he ain't
no [A] friend of mine _ The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ night was like any other, _ I got [D] a call
about a quarter to nine [A] _ _ _ _ There was trouble in our roadhouse, out on
the [E] Michigan line [Eb] There [A] was a kid lying on the floor looking
bad, [D] bleeding from his [A] head _ There was a girl crying [E] at a table, it was
[A] Frank they said _ _ _ _ Well I went out and I jumped in my car, _ [D] and
I hit the [A] light _ _ _ _ I must have done a hundred and ten, through
Michigan County that [Em] night _ _ [A] It was out at the _ crossroads, [D] down Round
Willow Bank [A] _ _ _ _ Seen a Buick with [E] Ohio plates, behind the
wheel [A] was Frank _ Well _ _ _ I chased him through them county roads
Till a [D] sign said Canadian border [A] five miles from here
I pulled over the side of the highway [E] and watched his taillights [A] disappear
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Me and Frankie laughing [A] and drinking, nothing [D] feels better than blood on [A] bus
_ _ [D] Taking turns dancing with [A] Maria, as the band played Night of the [E] Johnstown _ Flood
[A] I catch him when he's straight, _ _ [D] _ like any brother [Bm] [A] would
_ _ _ Man turns his back [E] on his family, he just [A] ain't no good _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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