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Highway 1 East

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First two lines     Second two lines
---------------     ----------------
     Dxx0232           Gxx0033
    A7xx2223           Dxx0232
  Dmajxx0235          A7xx2223
                      Bmxx4432
                       Axx2220
[Verse 1]
Oh Dwait for A7me, I fell beDmajhind 
Three Dsigns for A7services aDmajgo
And Gsome sarDcastic  A7satelBmlite 
Says AI'm not anywhere
[Verse 2]
Spent Devery A7cent of your goodDmajwill 
On Dfossil A7fuels and magaDmajzines
So Glet this Dfield of A7flax foreBmclose 
On Aeverything I owe
[Verse 3]
And Dscratch SasA7katchewan aDmajway
Make DManiA7toba paper Dmajdolls
Lift Gup a Dline from A7Highway BmOne 
To Atie Ontario
[Outro]
Oh Dwait for Ame

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Highway 1 East

by John K. Samson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dmaj

First two lines Second two lines

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

D G

xx0232 xx0033

A7 D

xx2223 xx0232

Dmaj A7

xx0235 xx2223

xx4432

xx2220

[Verse 1]

D A7 Dmaj

Oh wait for me, I fell behind

D A7 Dmaj

Three signs for services ago

G D A7 Bm

And some sarcastic satellite

Says I'm not anywhere

[Verse 2]

D A7 Dmaj

Spent every cent of your goodwill

D A7 Dmaj

On fossil fuels and magazines

G D A7 Bm

So let this field of flax foreclose

On everything I owe

[Verse 3]

D A7 Dmaj

And scratch Saskatchewan away

D A7 Dmaj

Make Manitoba paper dolls

G D A7 Bm

Lift up a line from Highway One

To tie Ontario

[Outro]

D A

Oh wait for me

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