Chords for The Highway
Tempo:
71.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[B]
I drove in on the four lane where [E] the two lane used to be.
[F#] highway hung the near forgotten tune from 1963.
[B] I turned 18 and set my sights [E] and heard the highway [B] call.
[E] Now the highways come full [B] circle to a place I scarce recall.
[E] [B] There's a girl I still remember whose [E] name I can't [B] recall.
it all.
[B] run.
I drove in on the four lane where [E] the two lane used to be.
[F#] highway hung the near forgotten tune from 1963.
[B] I turned 18 and set my sights [E] and heard the highway [B] call.
[E] Now the highways come full [B] circle to a place I scarce recall.
[E] [B] There's a girl I still remember whose [E] name I can't [B] recall.
it all.
[B] run.
100% ➙ 71BPM
B
E
F#
G#m
C#m
B
E
F#
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I drove in on the four lane where [E] the two lane used to be.
[B] The [F#] highway hung the near forgotten tune from 1963.
The year [B] I turned 18 and set my sights [E] and heard the highway [B] call.
[E] Now the highways come full [B] circle to a place I scarce recall. _
[E] _ [B] There's a girl I still remember whose [E] name I can't [B] recall.
_ [F#] I gave her what I had but then she tried to take it all.
I [B] stayed long enough to love her and [E] then left her on the [B] run.
Like [E] a flower [B] left to wither in that deep east Texas sun.
_ _ [E] There's a place out [F#] on the highway [B] where I go to spend my time.
[G#m] Where the bartenders [B] all know me [E] and the players are friends of mine.
And we light up on [F#] the brakes and [B] talk of things that we [E] all know.
But _ I've heard it all before and _ _ I'll hear it all again. _
_ [C#m] And I've heard it [F#] said the highway [B] never ends.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So what about old handsome John and [E] the class of [B] 64?
_ [F#] Did the women all make promises when they shipped him off to war?
_ [B] Did his mama get the medal [E] and did his country [B] ever win?
[E] Well let's drink a round [B] to Johnny cause he died for all our sins. _
They're still down there in the factories.
_ [E] You can see them in [B] the mills.
[F#] They've sweated there for years Lord.
_ I guess they always will.
[B] And you know they won't be leaving.
[E] I can't watch them [B] die that way.
So in my rear view mirror I'll just watch them slip away.
_ [E] There's a place out [F#] on the highway [B] where I go to spend my time.
[G#m] Where the bartenders [B] all know me [E] and the players are friends of mine.
And we light up [F#] on the brakes and [B] talk of things that we [E] all know.
But I've heard it all before and I'll hear it all again. _
[C#m] And I've heard it said [F#] the [B] highway never ends. _ _
_ The highway never ends. _ _ _
_ _ [E] The highway [B] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I drove in on the four lane where [E] the two lane used to be.
[B] The [F#] highway hung the near forgotten tune from 1963.
The year [B] I turned 18 and set my sights [E] and heard the highway [B] call.
[E] Now the highways come full [B] circle to a place I scarce recall. _
[E] _ [B] There's a girl I still remember whose [E] name I can't [B] recall.
_ [F#] I gave her what I had but then she tried to take it all.
I [B] stayed long enough to love her and [E] then left her on the [B] run.
Like [E] a flower [B] left to wither in that deep east Texas sun.
_ _ [E] There's a place out [F#] on the highway [B] where I go to spend my time.
[G#m] Where the bartenders [B] all know me [E] and the players are friends of mine.
And we light up on [F#] the brakes and [B] talk of things that we [E] all know.
But _ I've heard it all before and _ _ I'll hear it all again. _
_ [C#m] And I've heard it [F#] said the highway [B] never ends.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So what about old handsome John and [E] the class of [B] 64?
_ [F#] Did the women all make promises when they shipped him off to war?
_ [B] Did his mama get the medal [E] and did his country [B] ever win?
[E] Well let's drink a round [B] to Johnny cause he died for all our sins. _
They're still down there in the factories.
_ [E] You can see them in [B] the mills.
[F#] They've sweated there for years Lord.
_ I guess they always will.
[B] And you know they won't be leaving.
[E] I can't watch them [B] die that way.
So in my rear view mirror I'll just watch them slip away.
_ [E] There's a place out [F#] on the highway [B] where I go to spend my time.
[G#m] Where the bartenders [B] all know me [E] and the players are friends of mine.
And we light up [F#] on the brakes and [B] talk of things that we [E] all know.
But I've heard it all before and I'll hear it all again. _
[C#m] And I've heard it said [F#] the [B] highway never ends. _ _
_ The highway never ends. _ _ _
_ _ [E] The highway [B] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _