Chords for James "Son" Thomas Highway 61 Blues
Tempo:
219.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
This time it's a highway 61 blues.
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] I walk 61 highway till I
Get down in [E] my knee I
[E]
[A] Walk 61 highway till [F#m] I
[D] Get down in [E] my knee
[G] You know I ain't [B] found [F#] nobody
[G] [A] Give my poor [E] hearty
[Bm] [B] [E] Tell me 61 highway
[A]
[E] It's the longest road they know
[A]
[A#] [G#] [E]
[G] Tell me [A] 61 [F#m] highway
[A]
Longest road, you [E] know
[Bm] You know it [B] run from [F#] Chicago
[G] [A] down to the Gulf of [A] [E] Mexico I
[B] [E]
Want you to keep your arms around me
[A] [A#]
[A] [E] Tell my love come down
[A] Just keep your arms around me, baby
[F#m] [A]
Tell my love [D] come [E] down
[Bm] So when I [B] leave home
[F#m]
[G] [A] Won't be no more [E] go back
[B] [Em] You can [A] love me or [Em] leave me
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Be the one you want to do
[A] [D]
[E] You [A] can love me or leave me
Either one you love to [E] do
[Bm] You know, it's better [B] to be without [F#m] you
[A] And they live on in [E] misery
61
[B] [E]
highway
[A]
[A#] [A] [E]
Longest road I know
[A] [E]
[A] [G] [E] [A]
61 highway
[D]
[A]
Longest road I [E] know
You [G] know it [B] run from Chicago
Down
[A] to the Gulf of Mexico
[G]
Thank [A]
[Em] [E]
you
[N] [E]
[N]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] I walk 61 highway till I
Get down in [E] my knee I
[E]
[A] Walk 61 highway till [F#m] I
[D] Get down in [E] my knee
[G] You know I ain't [B] found [F#] nobody
[G] [A] Give my poor [E] hearty
[Bm] [B] [E] Tell me 61 highway
[A]
[E] It's the longest road they know
[A]
[A#] [G#] [E]
[G] Tell me [A] 61 [F#m] highway
[A]
Longest road, you [E] know
[Bm] You know it [B] run from [F#] Chicago
[G] [A] down to the Gulf of [A] [E] Mexico I
[B] [E]
Want you to keep your arms around me
[A] [A#]
[A] [E] Tell my love come down
[A] Just keep your arms around me, baby
[F#m] [A]
Tell my love [D] come [E] down
[Bm] So when I [B] leave home
[F#m]
[G] [A] Won't be no more [E] go back
[B] [Em] You can [A] love me or [Em] leave me
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Be the one you want to do
[A] [D]
[E] You [A] can love me or leave me
Either one you love to [E] do
[Bm] You know, it's better [B] to be without [F#m] you
[A] And they live on in [E] misery
61
[B] [E]
highway
[A]
[A#] [A] [E]
Longest road I know
[A] [E]
[A] [G] [E] [A]
61 highway
[D]
[A]
Longest road I [E] know
You [G] know it [B] run from Chicago
Down
[A] to the Gulf of Mexico
[G]
Thank [A]
[Em] [E]
you
[N] [E]
[N]
Key:
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E
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D
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_ This time it's a highway _ 61 blues.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] I walk 61 highway till I
_ _ _ _ _ Get _ down in [E] my knee _ _ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Walk 61 _ highway till [F#m] I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Get _ down in [E] my knee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] You know I ain't [B] found [F#] nobody _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ Give my poor [E] hearty _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Tell me 61 _ highway
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ It's the longest road they know
_ [A] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] Tell me [A] 61 _ [F#m] highway
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Longest road, you [E] know _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] You know it [B] run from [F#] Chicago _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ down to the Gulf of [A] _ [E] Mexico _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Want you to keep your arms around me
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Tell my love come down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Just keep your arms around me, _ baby _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tell my love [D] come [E] down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] So when I [B] leave home
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ Won't be no more [E] go back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] You can _ [A] love me or [Em] leave me
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Be the one you want to do _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ You [A] can love me or leave me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Either one you love to [E] _ do _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] You know, it's better [B] to be without [F#m] you _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ And they live on in _ [E] misery _ _
_ _ _ 61 _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ highway
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Longest road I know
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [A]
61 _ _ highway
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Longest road I [E] know _
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] know it [B] run from Chicago _
_ _ _ _ _ Down _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ to the Gulf of _ Mexico
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Thank [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] I walk 61 highway till I
_ _ _ _ _ Get _ down in [E] my knee _ _ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Walk 61 _ highway till [F#m] I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Get _ down in [E] my knee _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] You know I ain't [B] found [F#] nobody _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ Give my poor [E] hearty _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Tell me 61 _ highway
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ It's the longest road they know
_ [A] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] Tell me [A] 61 _ [F#m] highway
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Longest road, you [E] know _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] You know it [B] run from [F#] Chicago _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ down to the Gulf of [A] _ [E] Mexico _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Want you to keep your arms around me
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Tell my love come down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Just keep your arms around me, _ baby _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tell my love [D] come [E] down _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] So when I [B] leave home
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ Won't be no more [E] go back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] You can _ [A] love me or [Em] leave me
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Be the one you want to do _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ You [A] can love me or leave me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Either one you love to [E] _ do _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] You know, it's better [B] to be without [F#m] you _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ And they live on in _ [E] misery _ _
_ _ _ 61 _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ highway
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Longest road I know
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [A]
61 _ _ highway
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Longest road I [E] know _
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] know it [B] run from Chicago _
_ _ _ _ _ Down _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ to the Gulf of _ Mexico
_ _ [G] _ _
_ Thank [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _