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Highway 1 West

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Dmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

-- Note: root 5 notation dropped to improve readability -–
Chorus           Verse
------------     ------------
     Dxx023x          Dxx023x     
  D/F#2x023x       D/F#2x023x
  D/G#4x023x        D/G3x023x
   D/Ax0023x         Em02200x
                      G3x003x
                      Ax0222x
Capo 5th fret
[Chorus 1]
DToo far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
Too far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
Too far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
Too far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
[Verse 1]
  DAnd it didn't take long, for the D/F#words to slow
D/GRoll over the gravel shouDlder, thump into the ditch
EnD/F#gine cutD/G,  battery Ddying
The Emstation metastaD/F#sizing
GTumours of evangelists and ads for vinyl Asiding
The city's some Dcheap EQ with the D/F#mids pushed up
In the D/Gone long note of Dwheat
[Chorus 2]
DToo far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
Too far to D/F#walk to D/G#anywheD/Are from Dhere
Too farD/F#  D/G#  D/A  D  
[Outro solo]
e|-----2-----2---0----|-----2-----2---0----|-----2-----2---0--------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------3~--|
G|--/2-----2---2---0--|--/2-----2---2---0--|--/2-----2---2---2--2~--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------0~--| x2
A|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

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Highway 1 West

by John K. Samson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

D/G#

D/G

D/A

-- Note: root 5 notation dropped to improve readability -–

Chorus Verse

------------ ------------

D D

xx023x xx023x

D/F# D/F#

2x023x 2x023x

D/G# D/G

4x023x 3x023x

D/A Em

x0023x 02200x

3x003x

x0222x

Capo 5th fret

[Chorus 1]

D D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

[Verse 1]

D D/F#

And it didn't take long, for the words to slow

D/G D

Roll over the gravel shoulder, thump into the ditch

D/F# D/G D

Engine cut, battery dying

Em D/F#

The station metastasizing

G A

Tumours of evangelists and ads for vinyl siding

D D/F#

The city's some cheap EQ with the mids pushed up

D/G D

In the one long note of wheat

[Chorus 2]

D D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far to walk to anywhere from here

D/F# D/G# D/A D

Too far

[Outro solo]

e|-----2-----2---0----|-----2-----2---0----|-----2-----2---0--------|

B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------3~--|

G|--/2-----2---2---0--|--/2-----2---2---0--|--/2-----2---2---2--2~--|

D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------0~--| x2

A|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

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