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Chris LeDoux
Life Is A Highway
Written By: Tom Cochrane
Intro:  
Dm    C    Bb        Bb    Am     F
Bb    F    C         Bb    F      C
Life''s Bblike a road that you travel on  
when there''s Fone day here and the next day gone  
SomeCtimes you bend some times you stand  
sometCimes you turn your back to the wind  
ThereBb''s a world outside every darkened door  
where Fblues won''t haunt you anymore  
Where Cthe brave are free and lovers soar  
come Cride with me to the distant shore  
DmWe won''t hesitatCe, break down the garden gate  
Bbthere''s not muGch time left today  
DmLife   Cis a Bbhighway,  BbI       Amwant to Fride it         
Bball    Fnight lCong        Bb  F  C  
DmIf you''re Cgoing mBby way,  BbI     Amwant to Fdrive it  
Bball  nFight  ClongBb  F  C  
Through Bball these cities and all these towns  
it''s Fin my blood and it''s all around  
I Clove you now like I loved you then  
this Cis the road and these are the hands  
From BbMozambique to those Memphis nights,  
the FKhyber Pass to Vancouver's lights  
CKnock me down get back up again  
you''re Cin my blood I''m not a lonely man  
DmThere''s no load I can''t hCold, the road so rough this I know  
BbI''ll be there when the ligGht comes in, tell ''em we''re survivors  
(Chorus) x2 
GmThere was Bba distance beDmtween you Cand I 
GmA misunderBbstanding once Dmbut now we look it Cin the eye  
Intro  
DmThere''s no load I can''t hCold, the road so rough this I know  
BbI''ll be there when the ligGht comes in, tell ''em we''re survivors 
(Chorus) x3

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Chris LeDoux

Life Is A Highway

Written By: Tom Cochrane

Intro:

Dm C Bb Bb Am F

Bb F C Bb F C

Life''s like a road that you travel on

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

Sometimes you bend some times you stand

sometimes you turn your back 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

Dm C

We won''t hesitate, break down the garden gate

Bb G

there''s not much time left today

Dm C Bb Bb Am F

Life is a highway, I want to ride it

Bb F C Bb F C

all night long

Dm C Bb Bb Am F

If you''re going my way, I want to drive it

Bb F C Bb F C

all night long

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 get back up again

you''re in my blood I''m not a lonely man

Dm C

There''s no load I can''t hold, the road so rough this I know

Bb G

I''ll be there when the light comes in, tell ''em we''re survivors

(Chorus) x2

Gm Bb Dm C

There was a distance between you and I

Gm Bb Dm C

A misunderstanding once but now we look it in the eye

Intro

Dm C

There''s no load I can''t hold, the road so rough this I know

Bb G

I''ll be there when the light comes in, tell ''em we''re survivors

(Chorus) x3

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