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Restless Highway

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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--3-2-0-------------3-2-0---0-2-3-----|
B|--------3-1-0-------------3-----------|
G|--------------2-0---------------------| x2
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
I Gam a travelling Cman, I have no GcountryC  
And Gtravelling people Care my kin by GbirthC  
No Gchains will keep me Cfrom my destiGnationC  
And Gfar-flung are my Cfootsteps on this GearthG  
There's Amsomething in my Dmind that makes me
AmSomething in the Dwind that takes me
GLike the dust, I'm Cblown out on the Dstreet again
Restless GhighwayC  G  
I Emneed to C/Eleave this town beDhind
Restless GhighwayC  G  
Come Emsee the C/Ecountry of my Dmind
You hear my GfootstepsC  G  
WherEmever this Crocky road will Dwind
This Gempty restless Chighway Dis my Gheart
By way of trade I am anything you fancy
I'll sew your purse, I'll milk your garden cow
I'll shine your shoes or sew your silver button
I'll punch your nose, I'll sharpen up your plough
There's something in my mind that makes me
Something in the wind that takes me
Like the dust, I'm blown out on the street again
Restless highway
I need to leave this town behind
Restless highway
Come see the country of my mind
You hear my footsteps wherever this rocky road will wind
This empty restless highway is my heart
Restless highway
I need to leave this town behind
Restless highway
Come see the country of my mind
You hear my footsteps wherever this rocky road will wind
This empty restless highway is my heart
This empty restless highway is my heart

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Restless Highway

by Richard & Linda Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

[Intro]

e|--3-2-0-------------3-2-0---0-2-3-----|

B|--------3-1-0-------------3-----------|

G|--------------2-0---------------------| x2

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

G C G C

I am a travelling man, I have no country

G C G C

And travelling people are my kin by birth

G C G C

No chains will keep me from my destination

G C G G

And far-flung are my footsteps on this earth

Am D

There's something in my mind that makes me

Am D

Something in the wind that takes me

G C D

Like the dust, I'm blown out on the street again

G C G

Restless highway

Em C/E D

I need to leave this town behind

G C G

Restless highway

Em C/E D

Come see the country of my mind

G C G

You hear my footsteps

Em C D

Wherever this rocky road will wind

G C D G

This empty restless highway is my heart

By way of trade I am anything you fancy

I'll sew your purse, I'll milk your garden cow

I'll shine your shoes or sew your silver button

I'll punch your nose, I'll sharpen up your plough

There's something in my mind that makes me

Something in the wind that takes me

Like the dust, I'm blown out on the street again

Restless highway

I need to leave this town behind

Restless highway

Come see the country of my mind

You hear my footsteps wherever this rocky road will wind

This empty restless highway is my heart

Restless highway

I need to leave this town behind

Restless highway

Come see the country of my mind

You hear my footsteps wherever this rocky road will wind

This empty restless highway is my heart

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