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Highway Queen

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HIGHWAY QUEEN
NIKKI LANE
No capo, standard tuning
[VERSE 1]
Well, GI heard tell of a woman out there with F/Ctight blue jeans and Clong black hair
She’ll Gcome to play but she won’t stay and it F/Calways brings them dDown
GSome folks say there’ll come a day when she’ll sF/Cettle in some old tCown
But it’s Gbest you know it’s a long long road and she F/Cain’t gonna come arDound
[CHORUS]
G60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken F/Chearts bCetween
GWinding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the F/Chighway qCueen
GShe’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a F/CmelodCy
GYou can tie her down, you can F/Cbottle lightning but the higChway queen don’t F/Cneed Dno Gking
[VERSE 2]
Well, Gone or two, they might’ve broken through, they might’ve neF/Carly roped her Cin
But a Gfire like that is far too wild, it’s gonna F/Cburn and burn aDgain
Well, Gseasons fade, so does the pain, it blows away like a F/CtumblCeweed
You can’t Gblame the girl for loving this whole world, she can’t F/Chelp it, she’s a highway Dqueen
[CHORUS]
G60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken F/Chearts Cbetween
GWinding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the F/ChighwaCy queen
GShe’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a F/CmelodCy
GYou can tie her down, you can F/Cbottle lightning but the Chighway queen don’t F/Cneed Dno Gking
CHighway queen don’t F/Cneed Dno Gking
[BRIDGE]
GWell, miles and miles, she F/Ckeeps on Crolling
GPlace your bets if F/Cyou ain’t Cfoldin’
GMiles and miles, no F/Csign of sClowing
GIt ain’t who she loves, it’s F/Cwho she’s hDolding
[CHORUS]
G60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken F/Chearts Cbetween
GWinding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the F/Chighway Cqueen
GShe’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a F/CmeloCdy
GYou can tie her down, you can F/Cbottle lightning but the Chighway queen don’t F/Cneed Dno Gking
CHighway queen don’t F/Cneed nDo kGing
CHighway queen don’t F/Cneed Dno Gking
[BRIDGE]
GWell, miles and miles, she F/Ckeeps on Crolling
GPlace your bets if F/Cyou ain’t Cfoldin’
GMiles and miles, no F/Csign of Cslowing
GIt ain’t who she loves, it’s F/Cwho she’s CholdingG  

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Highway Queen

by Nikki Lane

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F/C

HIGHWAY QUEEN

NIKKI LANE

No capo, standard tuning

[VERSE 1]

G F/C C

Well, I heard tell of a woman out there with tight blue jeans and long black hair

G F/C D

She’ll come to play but she won’t stay and it always brings them down

G F/C C

Some folks say there’ll come a day when she’ll settle in some old town

G F/C D

But it’s best you know it’s a long long road and she ain’t gonna come around

[CHORUS]

G F/C C

60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken hearts between

G F/C C

Winding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the highway queen

G F/C C

She’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a melody

G F/C C F/C D G

You can tie her down, you can bottle lightning but the highway queen don’t need no king

[VERSE 2]

G F/C C

Well, one or two, they might’ve broken through, they might’ve nearly roped her in

G F/C D

But a fire like that is far too wild, it’s gonna burn and burn again

G F/C C

Well, seasons fade, so does the pain, it blows away like a tumbleweed

G F/C D

You can’t blame the girl for loving this whole world, she can’t help it, she’s a highway queen

[CHORUS]

G F/C C

60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken hearts between

G F/C C

Winding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the highway queen

G F/C C

She’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a melody

G F/C C F/C D G

You can tie her down, you can bottle lightning but the highway queen don’t need no king

C F/C D G

Highway queen don’t need no king

[BRIDGE]

G F/C C

Well, miles and miles, she keeps on rolling

G F/C C

Place your bets if you ain’t foldin’

G F/C C

Miles and miles, no sign of slowing

G F/C D

It ain’t who she loves, it’s who she’s holding

[CHORUS]

G F/C C

60,000 miles of blacktop, countless broken hearts between

G F/C C

Winding lines are wide but don’t stop, living the life of the highway queen

G F/C C

She’s a siren, leaves you pining, haunts your mind like a melody

G F/C C F/C D G

You can tie her down, you can bottle lightning but the highway queen don’t need no king

C F/C D G

Highway queen don’t need no king

C F/C D G

Highway queen don’t need no king

[BRIDGE]

G F/C C

Well, miles and miles, she keeps on rolling

G F/C C

Place your bets if you ain’t foldin’

G F/C C

Miles and miles, no sign of slowing

G F/C C G

It ain’t who she loves, it’s who she’s holding

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