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The Long Highway

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This is from a song called "The Long Highway", I think
it was on the single for "What it is", though I could be wrong. 
Anyway it's a great song and here are the chords for it:
Intro: 
G A D D
G A D D
Verses: 
       DI heard a bell being Bmtoll  
       Dbefore the break of Gday 
And my Dname being Gcalled 
Gdown that Along Dhighway 
Now, you don't get long 
you don't get long 
You don't get long to stay 
Kiss me once, and I'll be gone 
down that long highway 
Spirits call way beyond 
Lord, I may not disobey 
Spare a thought for a vagabond 
down that long highway 
down that long highway 
down that long highway

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The Long Highway

by Mark Knopfler

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This is from a song called "The Long Highway", I think

it was on the single for "What it is", though I could be wrong.

Anyway it's a great song and here are the chords for it:

Intro:

G A D D

Verses:

D Bm

I heard a bell being toll

D G

before the break of day

D G

And my name being called

G A D

down that long highway

Now, you don't get long

you don't get long

You don't get long to stay

Kiss me once, and I'll be gone

down that long highway

Spirits call way beyond

Lord, I may not disobey

Spare a thought for a vagabond

down that long highway

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