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Life Is A Highway

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Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane/Rascal Flatts
[Intro]
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
[Verse 1]
Life's Bblike a road that you travel on
There's Fone day here and the next day gone
SomeCtimes you bend; sometimes you stand; sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a Bbworld outside every darkened door
Where Fblues won't haunt you anymore
Where the Cbrave are free and lovers soar, come ride with me to the distant shore
[Pre-Chorus]
  DmWe won't hesitate Cto break down the garden gate
BbThere's not much time left toGday
[Chorus]
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
[Verse 2]
Through Bball these cities, and all these towns
It's Fin my blood and in it's all around
I Clove you now, like I loved you then;
This is the road, and these are the hands
From BbMozambique to those Memphis nights
The FKhyber Pass to Vancouver's Lights
CKnock me down and back up again
You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
[Pre-Chorus]
  DmThere's no load I can't hold, a Croad so rough, this I know
BbI'll be there when the light comes in
Just Gtell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus]
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
[Bridge]
   GmThere was a diBbstance between yDmou and I (bCetween you and I)
   GmA misunderstaBbnding once, but nDmow we look it in the eCye
[Solo: Adam]
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
[Pre-Chorus]
There Dmain't no load that I can't hold, a Croad so rough, this I know
BbI'll be there when the light comes in
GTell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus]
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
Life Dmis Ca higBbhway, I F/Awanna Fride it all BbnighFt ClongBb  F  C  
If Dmyou're Cgoing Bbmy way, I F/Awanna Fdrive it all BbnigFht ClongBb  F  C  
[Outro]
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
|  Dm   C     Bb|  Bb   F/A     F|
|  Bb   F      C|  Bb   F       C|
(fade out)

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The story behind the song

"Life Is A Highway" is a song about the journey of life itself, seeing it as an open road where you're free to travel, with brave souls and lovers soaring alongside you. Originally conceived in the 1970s by Tom Cochrane, he revisited the song after a trip to eastern Africa, transforming it into this anthem of resilience. It speaks to a feeling that survival is in your blood, all around you, encouraging you to ride on to a distant shore. Rascal Flatts brought their country sound to this enduring track for the 2006 Cars soundtrack, making it an ode to the adventurous spirit.

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F/A

Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane/Rascal Flatts

[Intro]

Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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[Verse 1]

Life's like a road that you travel on

There's one day here and the next day gone

Sometimes you bend; sometimes 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

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C

We won't hesitate to break down the garden gate

Bb G

There's not much time left today

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

[Verse 2]

Through all these cities, and all these towns

It's in my blood and in 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 and back up again

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

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C

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

I'll be there when the light comes in

Just tell 'em we're survivors

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

[Bridge]

Gm Bb Dm C

There was a distance between you and I (between you and I)

Gm Bb Dm C

A misunderstanding once, but now we look it in the eye

[Solo: Adam]

Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C

There ain't no load that I can't hold, a road so rough, this I know

I'll be there when the light comes in

Tell 'em we're survivors

[Chorus]

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long

Dm C Bb F/A F Bb F C Bb F C

If you're going my way, I wanna drive it all night long

[Outro]

Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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Dm C Bb Bb F/A F

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Bb F C Bb F C

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(fade out)

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