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intro]
   BmWell me Bmand my frF#iend we walked thErough the splitBm  
  Then I Bmheaded on F#home and he Eheaded out F#7bound
  I didn't Bmlisten to A6him
  But you can Bmtake it from GmJim
[chorus] 
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighGway 
  It's a DhighBmway lowdownG  
[verse]
  BmIf you're Gtired why don't you just go to BmsleepE7  Bm  E7  
  BmAnd if you're Gwired I'll be your brother and you can be Bmmy keepE7  Bm  E7  
  BmAnd all these Gfires, Jim, they just keep E7following you aroGund
[chorus]
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighGway 
  It's a DhighBmway lowdownG  
[verse]
  BmYou can get Gfound if you don't think like my good Bmfriend JameE7sBm  E7  
  BmHe wasn't even underGground
  I think he was playing all those Bmfaster gigsE7  Bm  E7  
  BmI bet you can't slow Gdown
  You'll be a E7running man while you Gpray
[chorus]
  It's a BmhighAway
  It's a BmhighAway
  It's a BmhighAwayA6  
[break]
  Some Bmcall it a F#road, some Ecall it a streetBm  
  Well Bmsay what you F#will
  It leads Eright out of F#7town
  To a Bmdesolate A6land
  It will Bmmess up yours Gmplans
[chorus]
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighBmway lowdownG  
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighGway
  It's a DhighBmway lowdownG  Bm  E  Bm  

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Highway To Lowdown

by Frank Black

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F#7

intro]

Bm Bm F# E Bm

Well me and my friend we walked through the split

Bm F# E F#7

Then I headed on home and he headed out bound

Bm A6

I didn't listen to him

Bm Gm

But you can take it from Jim

[chorus]

D G

It's a highway

D G

It's a highway

D Bm G

It's a highway lowdown

[verse]

Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7

If you're tired why don't you just go to sleep

Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7

And if you're wired I'll be your brother and you can be my keep

Bm G E7 G

And all these fires, Jim, they just keep following you around

[chorus]

D G

It's a highway

D G

It's a highway

D Bm G

It's a highway lowdown

[verse]

Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7

You can get found if you don't think like my good friend James

Bm G

He wasn't even underground

Bm E7 Bm E7

I think he was playing all those faster gigs

Bm G

I bet you can't slow down

E7 G

You'll be a running man while you pray

[chorus]

Bm A

It's a highway

Bm A

It's a highway

Bm A A6

It's a highway

[break]

Bm F# E Bm

Some call it a road, some call it a street

Bm F#

Well say what you will

E F#7

It leads right out of town

Bm A6

To a desolate land

Bm Gm

It will mess up yours plans

[chorus]

D G

It's a highway

D G

It's a highway

D Bm G

It's a highway lowdown

D G

It's a highway

D G

It's a highway

D Bm G Bm E Bm

It's a highway lowdown

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