Intro
G#7
[Verse 1]
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Well, I’m walking down the highway
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With my suitcase in my hand
C#
Yes, I’m walking down the highway
G#7 G#
With my suitcase in my hand
D#
Lord, I really miss my baby
G#7 G#
She’s in some foreign land
[Verse 2]
C#
Well, your streets are getting empty
G#7 G#
Lord, your highway’s getting filled
C#
And your streets are getting empty
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And your highway’s getting filled
D#
Well, the way I love that woman
G#7 G#
I swear it’s bound to get me killed
[Verse 3]
C#
Well, I've been gambling so long
G#7 G#
Lord, I ain't got much more to lose
C#
Yes, I've been gambling so long
G#7 G#
Lord, I ain't a-got much more to lose
D#
Right now I’m having trouble
G#7 G#
Please don’t take away my highway shoes
[Verse 4]
C#
Well, I’m bound to get lucky, baby
G#7 G#
Or I’m bound to die trying
C#
Yes, I’m a-bound to get lucky, baby
G#7 G#
Lord, Lord, I’m a-bound to die trying
D#
Well, meet me in the middle of the ocean
G#7 G#
And we’ll leave this old highway behind
[Verse 5]
C#
Well, the ocean took my baby
G#7 G#
My baby stole my heart from me
C#
Yes, the ocean took my baby
G#7 G#
My baby took my heart from me
D#
She packed it all up in a suitcase
G#7 G#
Lord, she took it away to Italy, Italy
[Verse 6]
C#
So, I’m a-walking down your highway
G#7 G#
Just as far as my poor eyes can see
C#
Yes, I’m a-walking down your highway
G#7 G#
Just as far as my eyes can see
D#
From the Golden Gate Bridge
G#7 G#
All the way to the Statue of Liberty