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[Intro]
Am G F E
AmFive-hundred miles from the Mexican border
The Gdays getting shorter, the nights getting colder
It's Fhard by the highway he leans on her shoulder
Just a Elittle bit tired and a little bit older
[Verse 1]
The Amdays keep on running down through the seasons
They're running like Gprairie fire, wild with no reason
The FDevil's to pay for the moments he's seizing
Still Enothing is lost that's left to believe in
[Verse 2]
He's got Amlittle to lose and his only companions
Are the Gliquor that he loves, the rambling and the gambling
The Fcoyote answers from back in the canyon
EHungry for more than plain understanding
[Verse 3]
SomeAmtimes it gets hard, sometimes it's amusing
When Gkindness repaid is just an illusion
When Fblind men know best what to make of confusion
And Edead men know nothing at all
[Solo]
Am G F E
[Verse 4]
Still he Amdreams of a lady who'll lay down beside him
He Gprays for the day when the sweet Lord will guide him
To Fone who might drain all the poison inside him
Let him Ehang up his boots with his traveling behind him
[Outro]
But it's Amfive-hundred miles from the Mexican border
The Gdays getting shorter, the nights getting colder
As Fhard by the highway he leans on her shoulder
A Elittle bit tired, a little bit older

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Hard By The Highway

by Richard Dobson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F E

Five-hundred miles from the Mexican border

The days getting shorter, the nights getting colder

It's hard by the highway he leans on her shoulder

Just a little bit tired and a little bit older

[Verse 1]

The days keep on running down through the seasons

They're running like prairie fire, wild with no reason

The Devil's to pay for the moments he's seizing

Still nothing is lost that's left to believe in

[Verse 2]

He's got little to lose and his only companions

Are the liquor that he loves, the rambling and the gambling

The coyote answers from back in the canyon

Hungry for more than plain understanding

[Verse 3]

Sometimes it gets hard, sometimes it's amusing

When kindness repaid is just an illusion

When blind men know best what to make of confusion

And dead men know nothing at all

[Solo]

Am G F E

[Verse 4]

Still he dreams of a lady who'll lay down beside him

He prays for the day when the sweet Lord will guide him

To one who might drain all the poison inside him

Let him hang up his boots with his traveling behind him

[Outro]

But it's five-hundred miles from the Mexican border

The days getting shorter, the nights getting colder

As hard by the highway he leans on her shoulder

A little bit tired, a little bit older

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