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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1798497,"song":"Stretch Of The Highway","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1798497-stretch-of-the-highway-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1798497?type=chord","rating":4.78849,"votes":6,"content":"STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY - JAMES TAYLOR\r\n\"Before This World\"(2015)\r\nSubmitted by ClassicalfreaK\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO\r\n(slide down from E)\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em7[/ch] - \r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em7[/ch] -\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was born singing yes I am[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\ne||----------------|----------------|\r\nB||--------3---2---|2-0---0---------|\r\nG||--------2---2---|2-0---0---------|\r\nD||--------2---2---|2-0---0---------|\r\nA||0---------0-----|----------------|\r\nE||--------------3-|3-------0-------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nGrew up some kind of travelin’ man[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nSunday morning, pack my things[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSay so long sweet potato[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI’m on the road again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh     it’s a lovely stretch of the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]GM7[/ch]\r\nLeading me on (leading me on)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\nAnd my favorite thing is to miss my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWhen I’m gone,      soon as I’m gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nChi-Town baby, that’s my town too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPeople pick it right on up, do the looma lamaloo[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nJust for example, look at ye yonder over there[/tab]\r\n                  A                Emm7\r\nChicago’s got the finest high-test first-class\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPoontang anywhere[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh     it’s a lovely stretch of the highway, child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]GM7[/ch]\r\nLeading me on (leading me on)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\nAnd my favorite thing is to miss my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm gone, solid gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI want to thank the man that planed the land[/tab]\r\nI want to thank the man that towed the load\r\nIn the burning sun and the freezing cold\r\n[tab](A7)                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI want to thank the man that made this road[/tab]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEisenhower[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nMr. D-wight D. (Eisenhower)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGeneral Motors (General Motors Corporation)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBig Ol’ GMC[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey saw the future[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYes, indeed (yes indeed)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] \r\nEternal combustion, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n That’s what the country’s gonna need[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh     it’s a lovely stretch of the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]GM7[/ch]\r\nLeading me on (leading me on)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\nAnd my favorite thing is to miss my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I'm gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSomeday, gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTomorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSame as today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOne more time[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama that’s okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShake your head “yes” (shake your head)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShake your head “no”[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nKeep it straight and level[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd steady as she goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSteady as she goes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n     I'm gonna ride around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(I wanna thank the man)[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSteady as she goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(I wanna thank the man)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n (Thank the man)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(I wanna thank the man)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n(Thank the man ...)[/tab]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] ... ...","plain_text":"STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY - JAMES TAYLOR\n\"Before This World\"(2015)\nSubmitted by ClassicalfreaK\n\n\nINTRO\n(slide down from E)\nA - G Em\nA - Em7 - \nA - G Em\nA - Em7 -\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                  A                Emm7\nChicago’s got the finest high-test first-class\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI want to thank the man that towed the load\nIn the burning sun and the freezing cold\n\nA7 G Em | A Em\nA  G Em | A Em9\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Em\nA  G Em ... ...","chords":["E","A","G","Em","Em7","Asus","B","D","D/F#","GM7","Em9","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}