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Lonely Highway

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[Intro]
Bb G7 F F
Eb Bb F C
[Verse 1]
BbI'm never Ebgoing back to FJackson
GmI couldn't Ebbear to show my Fface
BbI nearly Ebkilled you with my Fdrinking
GmWouldn't be Ebcaught dead in that Fplace
[Chorus]
BbLonely G7highway, Fonly friend
EbYou've got Bbme to keep you Fwarm aCgain
BbLonely G7highway, Fdon't you cry
EbLet me Bbhold you in my Farms toCnight
[Verse 2]
BbAnd as I Ebhurtle down the Fhighway
GmPast the Ebfactories and the Fgraves
BbI think of Eball the years I've Fwasted
GmI think of Eball the years I've Fsaved
[Chorus]
BbLonely G7highway, Fonly friend
EbYou've got Bbme to keep you Fwarm aCgain
BbLonely G7highway, Fdon't you cry
EbLet me Bbhold you in my Farms toCnight
[Outro]
Bb G7 F F
Eb Bb F C

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Lonely Highway

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb G7 F F

Eb Bb F C

[Verse 1]

Bb Eb F

I'm never going back to Jackson

Gm Eb F

I couldn't bear to show my face

Bb Eb F

I nearly killed you with my drinking

Gm Eb F

Wouldn't be caught dead in that place

[Chorus]

Bb G7 F

Lonely highway, only friend

Eb Bb F C

You've got me to keep you warm again

Bb G7 F

Lonely highway, don't you cry

Eb Bb F C

Let me hold you in my arms tonight

[Verse 2]

Bb Eb F

And as I hurtle down the highway

Gm Eb F

Past the factories and the graves

Bb Eb F

I think of all the years I've wasted

Gm Eb F

I think of all the years I've saved

[Chorus]

Bb G7 F

Lonely highway, only friend

Eb Bb F C

You've got me to keep you warm again

Bb G7 F

Lonely highway, don't you cry

Eb Bb F C

Let me hold you in my arms tonight

[Outro]

Bb G7 F F

Eb Bb F C

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