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