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Highway Song

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[Intro]
B F# E F# B F# B E B E F#
[Verse]
BStars fall F#out
Of the sEky, my lF#ove
BOne by F#one
As the yEears go F#by
And oBne by oF#ne
All the ghEosts in the nF#ight
BWhisper my nF#ame
And fly aEwayF#  
[Chorus]
I don’t wBait for their retBurn
I don’t wBait for their retuErnB  
[Verse]
BAcross the F#miles
And aEll reF#turn
BReaching for and inF#to the nigEhtF#  
BIn the dusty F#veil
EHighway sF#ong
BI whisper your nF#ame
And fly awEayF#  
[Chorus]
I will waiEt Bfor your returnE  B  
I will waF#it Bfor your returEnB  
B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F#
BI will wait for your return
I will wF#ait Bfor your return

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Highway Song

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

B F# E F# B F# B E B E F#

[Verse]

B F#

Stars fall out

E F#

Of the sky, my love

B F#

One by one

E F#

As the years go by

B F#

And one by one

E F#

All the ghosts in the night

B F#

Whisper my name

E F#

And fly away

[Chorus]

B B

I don’t wait for their return

B E B

I don’t wait for their return

[Verse]

B F#

Across the miles

E F#

And all return

B F# E F#

Reaching for and into the night

B F#

In the dusty veil

E F#

Highway song

B F#

I whisper your name

E F#

And fly away

[Chorus]

E B E B

I will wait for your return

F# B E B

I will wait for your return

B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F# B F# E F#

I will wait for your return

F# B

I will wait for your return

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