Chords for Hillbilly Highway~Steve Earle.wmv
Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Gb
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
My granddaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light.
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life.
Grandmama cried when she went by, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
[Eb] [Ab] Pretty soon the dirt road turned into black, South Detroit, city bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, on that hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on.
Now he worked there to save his money so that one day he might sell.
My old man off the college, he used his brain, not his hands.
Grandmama cried when he said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome [Ab] sound.
Danny had himself a good job, but he used to want more rolling down.
That old hillbilly highway, that old hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes on and [Abm] on.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Db]
Now granddaddy rolled over in his gray in the day that I quit [Eb] school.
I [Ab] sat around the house playing my guitar, daddy said I was a fool.
My mama cried when I said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
Now I'm standing on this highway, and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, on that hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on.
[Ebm] [Gb] Now I'm standing on this highway, [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway,
[C] [Db]
[Ab] on that hillbilly highway.
[Bb] [Db]
My granddaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light.
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life.
Grandmama cried when she went by, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
[Eb] [Ab] Pretty soon the dirt road turned into black, South Detroit, city bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, on that hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on.
Now he worked there to save his money so that one day he might sell.
My old man off the college, he used his brain, not his hands.
Grandmama cried when he said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome [Ab] sound.
Danny had himself a good job, but he used to want more rolling down.
That old hillbilly highway, that old hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes on and [Abm] on.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Db]
Now granddaddy rolled over in his gray in the day that I quit [Eb] school.
I [Ab] sat around the house playing my guitar, daddy said I was a fool.
My mama cried when I said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
Now I'm standing on this highway, and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, on that hillbilly highway.
That old [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on.
[Ebm] [Gb] Now I'm standing on this highway, [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway,
[C] [Db]
[Ab] on that hillbilly highway.
[Bb] [Db]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Gb
Abm
Ab
Db
Eb
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My granddaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light.
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life.
Grandmama cried when she went by, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
[Eb] [Ab] Pretty soon the dirt road turned into black, South Detroit, city bound.
Found that _ _ hillbilly highway, _ on that _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on. _
_ _ _ _ Now he worked there to save his money so that one day he might sell.
My old man off the college, he used his brain, not his hands.
_ Grandmama cried when he said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome [Ab] sound.
Danny had himself a good job, but he used to want more rolling down.
That old _ _ hillbilly highway, that old _ _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes on and [Abm] on.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now granddaddy rolled over in his gray in the day that I quit [Eb] school.
I [Ab] sat around the house playing my guitar, daddy said I was a fool.
My mama cried when I said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
Now I'm standing on this highway, and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that _ _ hillbilly highway, on that _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] Now I'm standing on this highway, _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] on that hillbilly highway. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My granddaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light.
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life.
Grandmama cried when she went by, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
[Eb] [Ab] Pretty soon the dirt road turned into black, South Detroit, city bound.
Found that _ _ hillbilly highway, _ on that _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on. _
_ _ _ _ Now he worked there to save his money so that one day he might sell.
My old man off the college, he used his brain, not his hands.
_ Grandmama cried when he said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome [Ab] sound.
Danny had himself a good job, but he used to want more rolling down.
That old _ _ hillbilly highway, that old _ _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes on and [Abm] on.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now granddaddy rolled over in his gray in the day that I quit [Eb] school.
I [Ab] sat around the house playing my guitar, daddy said I was a fool.
My mama cried when I said goodbye, you never heard such a lonesome sound.
Now I'm standing on this highway, and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that _ _ hillbilly highway, on that _ hillbilly highway.
That old _ _ [Db] hillbilly highway goes [Ab] on and on. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] Now I'm standing on this highway, _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
and if you go my way, you know where I'm bound.
Found that hillbilly highway, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] on that hillbilly highway. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _