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Life Is A Highway

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Capo 3
[Intro]
  Bm     A    G|
  G   D/F#    D|
  G   D/F#    A| x2
  G   D/F#    A|
[Verse 1]
GLife's like a road that you travel on
When there's Done day here and the next day gone
SomeAtimes you bend and sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your head to the wind
There's a Gworld outside every darkened door
Where Dblues won't haunt you anymore
Where the Abrave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
BmWe won't hesitate
ABreak down the garden's gate
GThere's not much time left toEmday
[Chorus]
LBmife is Aa Ghighway
GI D/F#wanna Dride it aGll D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  
If Bmyou're Agoing Gmy way
GI D/F#wanna Ddrive it Gall D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  
[Verse 2]
GThrough all these cities and all these towns
It's Din my blood and it's all around
I Alove you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
From GMozambique to those Memphis nights
The DKhyber Pass to Vancouver's lights
AKnock me down back up again
You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
BmThere's no load I can't hold
ARoad so rough this I know
GI'll be there when the light comes in
Just Emtell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] (x2)
LBmife is Aa Ghighway
GI D/F#wanna Dride it aGll D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  
If Bmyou're Agoing Gmy way
GI D/F#wanna Ddrive it Gall D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  
EmThere was a Gdistance between yoBmu and IA  
  EmA misundersGtanding once, but Bmnow we look in the eyeA  
[Solo]
BmThere's no load I can't hold
ARoad so rough this I know
GI'll be there when the light comes in
Just Emtell 'em we're survivors
N.C.
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
[Chorus] (x2)
LBmife is Aa Ghighway
GI D/F#wanna Dride it aGll D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  
If Bmyou're Agoing Gmy way
GI D/F#wanna Ddrive it Gall D/F#night AlongG  D/F#  A  

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Life Is A Highway

by Tom Cochrane

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 3

[Intro]

Bm A G

G D/F# D

G D/F# A

| x2

G D/F# A

[Verse 1]

Life's like a road that you travel on

When there's one day here and the next day gone

Sometimes you bend and sometimes you stand

Sometimes you turn your head to the wind

There's a world outside every darkened door

Where blues won't haunt you anymore

Where the brave are free and lovers soar

Come ride with me to the distant shore

We won't hesitate

Break down the garden's gate

G Em

There's not much time left today

[Chorus]

Bm A G

Life is a highway

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna ride it all night long

Bm A G

If you're going my way

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna drive it all night long

[Verse 2]

Through all these cities and all these towns

It's in my blood and it's all around

I love you now like I loved you then

This is the road and these are the hands

From Mozambique to those Memphis nights

The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights

Knock me down back up again

You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man

There's no load I can't hold

Road so rough this I know

I'll be there when the light comes in

Just tell 'em we're survivors

[Chorus] (x2)

Bm A G

Life is a highway

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna ride it all night long

Bm A G

If you're going my way

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna drive it all night long

Em G Bm A

There was a distance between you and I

Em G Bm A

A misunderstanding once, but now we look in the eye

[Solo]

There's no load I can't hold

Road so rough this I know

I'll be there when the light comes in

Just tell 'em we're survivors

N.C.

Life is a highway

I wanna ride it all night long

If you're going my way

I wanna drive it all night long

[Chorus] (x2)

Bm A G

Life is a highway

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna ride it all night long

Bm A G

If you're going my way

G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

I wanna drive it all night long

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