Intro
G7
[Verse 1]
G G7
Well, I’m walking down the highway
G
With my suitcase in my hand
C
Yes, I’m walking down the highway
G7 G
With my suitcase in my hand
D
Lord, I really miss my baby
G7 G
She’s in some foreign land
[Verse 2]
C
Well, your streets are getting empty
G7 G
Lord, your highway’s getting filled
C
And your streets are getting empty
G7 G
And your highway’s getting filled
D
Well, the way I love that woman
G7 G
I swear it’s bound to get me killed
[Verse 3]
C
Well, I've been gambling so long
G7 G
Lord, I ain't got much more to lose
C
Yes, I've been gambling so long
G7 G
Lord, I ain't a-got much more to lose
D
Right now I’m having trouble
G7 G
Please don’t take away my highway shoes
[Verse 4]
C
Well, I’m bound to get lucky, baby
G7 G
Or I’m bound to die trying
C
Yes, I’m a-bound to get lucky, baby
G7 G
Lord, Lord, I’m a-bound to die trying
D
Well, meet me in the middle of the ocean
G7 G
And we’ll leave this old highway behind
[Verse 5]
C
Well, the ocean took my baby
G7 G
My baby stole my heart from me
C
Yes, the ocean took my baby
G7 G
My baby took my heart from me
D
She packed it all up in a suitcase
G7 G
Lord, she took it away to Italy, Italy
[Verse 6]
C
So, I’m a-walking down your highway
G7 G
Just as far as my poor eyes can see
C
Yes, I’m a-walking down your highway
G7 G
Just as far as my eyes can see
D
From the Golden Gate Bridge
G7 G
All the way to the Statue of Liberty