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Highways and Heartaches
Written and performed by Joe Ely
one chord.  Listen to the album to understand what's going
Highways and Heartaches
Intro:    G    C  G  
Verse 1:
GLeaving California
GShe is on my mind
GI left her back in Travis County
GCrying to a clothesline
DSteel guitar on the radio,
Cuttin' slow and mean
I brought home the bottle
She just wanted beans
Chorus
GHighways and Cheartaches
GGo together like Cyou and me
GDo you ever Cthink about it
GWhen the night is Csad and lonely.
Verse 2:
I wonder if she's watching TV
Cryin' with soap opera stars
I wonder if she's seen it in me
Or if we've gone to far.
Look at all the lovers,
Runnin' from their past
Gassin' up just to get somewhere
But goin' nowhere fast
Chorus
Bridge:
DDo you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
Verse 3:
Runnin' away don't stop the pain
It just delays the cryin'
What's left unsaid is better swallowed
Is covered up with lyin'
Though the song is over
I can still hear the steel guitar's
And though the past is gone for good
It still helps to swallow hard.
Chorus

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Highways And Heartaches

by Joe Ely

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Highways and Heartaches

Written and performed by Joe Ely

one chord. Listen to the album to understand what's going

Highways and Heartaches

G C G

Intro:

Verse 1:

Leaving California

She is on my mind

I left her back in Travis County

Crying to a clothesline

Steel guitar on the radio,

Cuttin' slow and mean

I brought home the bottle

She just wanted beans

Chorus

G C

Highways and heartaches

G C

Go together like you and me

G C

Do you ever think about it

G C

When the night is sad and lonely.

Verse 2:

I wonder if she's watching TV

Cryin' with soap opera stars

I wonder if she's seen it in me

Or if we've gone to far.

Look at all the lovers,

Runnin' from their past

Gassin' up just to get somewhere

But goin' nowhere fast

Chorus

Bridge:

Do you ever think about it

When the night is sad and lonely

Verse 3:

Runnin' away don't stop the pain

It just delays the cryin'

What's left unsaid is better swallowed

Is covered up with lyin'

Though the song is over

I can still hear the steel guitar's

And though the past is gone for good

It still helps to swallow hard.

Chorus

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