Prisoner Of The Highway Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
G
F
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[G] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
[D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in [G] as I pull it on to the [D] interstate.
[Dm]
[D] I've got 13 hours [F] to make my destination [G] and I don't want to stop to [A] check my weight.
[Bb] There won't be no [C] sleep for [Dm] me tonight, no.
[C]
[Bb] I've got to be hitting Tulsa [D] by first [A] morning light.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] imprisoned by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Fm] [G]
[Dm] [D] I've run freight [F] out of Beale, English, Virginia, [G] and U.S. Steel from [D] Bethlehem.
[G] [Dm] I've rolled [D] tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] California wines into [A] Birmingham.
[Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's where I'm most alive.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom of the road.
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm] [G] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Dm] I've
[G] got [C] a wife living back in [G] Tennessee, and she tries to understand the way [Dm] I feel.
[F]
[G] I could give my hands to another line of work, [Ab]
[Bb] heart would always be [A] behind the wheel.
Call [Dm] me a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
Don't you know I'm a [F] prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the freedom of [D] the road.
[Dm] [C] [G]
[F] [Dm] Let it play, let it play.
[C] [G] [F] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
[D] Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in [G] as I pull it on to the [D] interstate.
[Dm]
[D] I've got 13 hours [F] to make my destination [G] and I don't want to stop to [A] check my weight.
[Bb] There won't be no [C] sleep for [Dm] me tonight, no.
[C]
[Bb] I've got to be hitting Tulsa [D] by first [A] morning light.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] imprisoned by the [Dm] freedom of the road.
[Fm] [G]
[Dm] [D] I've run freight [F] out of Beale, English, Virginia, [G] and U.S. Steel from [D] Bethlehem.
[G] [Dm] I've rolled [D] tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] California wines into [A] Birmingham.
[Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's where I'm most alive.
[Dm] I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom of the road.
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm] [G] [F]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Dm] I've
[G] got [C] a wife living back in [G] Tennessee, and she tries to understand the way [Dm] I feel.
[F]
[G] I could give my hands to another line of work, [Ab]
[Bb] heart would always be [A] behind the wheel.
Call [Dm] me a prisoner [C] of the highway,
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
Don't you know I'm a [F] prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, [G] imprisoned by the freedom of [D] the road.
[Dm] [C] [G]
[F] [Dm] Let it play, let it play.
[C] [G] [F] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
Key:
Dm
G
F
C
D
Dm
G
F
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in [G] as I pull it on to the [D] interstate.
_ [Dm]
[D] I've got 13 hours [F] to make my destination [G] and I don't want to stop to [A] check my weight. _ _
[Bb] There won't be no [C] sleep for [Dm] me tonight, no.
[C]
[Bb] I've got to be hitting Tulsa [D] by first [A] morning light.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] imprisoned by the [Dm] freedom of the road. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ I've run freight [F] out of Beale, English, Virginia, [G] and U.S. Steel from [D] Bethlehem.
_ [G] _ [Dm] I've rolled [D] tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] _ California wines into [A] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's where I'm most alive.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom of the road.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] [Dm] I've _ _ _
[G] got [C] a wife living back in [G] Tennessee, and she tries to understand the way [Dm] I feel.
_ [F]
[G] I could give my hands to another line of work, [Ab]
[Bb] heart would always be [A] behind the wheel.
Call [Dm] me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul. _
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
Don't you know I'm a _ [F] prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] imprisoned by the freedom of [D] the road. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] Let it play, let it play.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Diesel power, [F] 18 wheels to roll in [G] as I pull it on to the [D] interstate.
_ [Dm]
[D] I've got 13 hours [F] to make my destination [G] and I don't want to stop to [A] check my weight. _ _
[Bb] There won't be no [C] sleep for [Dm] me tonight, no.
[C]
[Bb] I've got to be hitting Tulsa [D] by first [A] morning light.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] imprisoned by the [Dm] freedom of the road. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ I've run freight [F] out of Beale, English, Virginia, [G] and U.S. Steel from [D] Bethlehem.
_ [G] _ [Dm] I've rolled [D] tobacco [F] out of the Carolinas, [G] _ California wines into [A] Birmingham.
_ _ _ [Bb] Some people [C] work just [Dm] to survive, yeah.
[C] [Bb] But up here in this cab, [A] that's where I'm most alive.
[Dm] I'm a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul.
Call me a _ prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _ [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom of the road.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] [Dm] I've _ _ _
[G] got [C] a wife living back in [G] Tennessee, and she tries to understand the way [Dm] I feel.
_ [F]
[G] I could give my hands to another line of work, [Ab]
[Bb] heart would always be [A] behind the wheel.
Call [Dm] me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ _
[G] driven on by [F] my [Dm] restless soul. _
I'm a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] imprisoned by the [F] freedom [Dm] of the road.
Don't you know I'm a _ [F] prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] driven on by [F] my [D] restless [Dm] soul.
Call me a prisoner [C] of the highway, _ [G] imprisoned by the freedom of [D] the road. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] Let it play, let it play.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _