Down The Highway chords and lyrics
Free chords for Down The Highway by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Down The Highway
Words and music Bob Dylan
Released on Freewheelin' (1963)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Double drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-d')
Capo 5th fret (sounding key G major)
Recurring riff:
An occasional flourish:
[Verse]
With my suitcase in my hand.
D7 (riff)
With my suitcase in my hand.
(riff)
She's in some far-off land.
[Verse]
Lord, your highway's gettin' filled.
D7 (riff)
And your highway's gettin' filled.
(riff)
I swear it's bound to get me killed.
[Verse]
Lord, I ain't got much more to lose.
D7 (riff)
Lord, I ain't got much more to lose.
(riff)
Please don't take away my highway shoes.
[Verse]
Or I'm bound to die tryin'.
D7 (riff)
Lord, Lord I'm a-bound to die tryin'.
(riff)
And we'll leave this ol' highway behind.
[Verse]
My baby stole my heart from me.
D7 (riff)
My baby took my heart from me.
(riff)
Lord, she took it away to Italy, Italy.
[Verse]
Just as far as my poor eyes can see.
D7 (riff)
Just as far as my eyes can see.
(riff)
All the way to the Statue of Liberty.Down The Highway Chords by Bob Dylan
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