intro ]
Bm Bm F# E Bm
well me and my friend we walked through the split
Bm F# E F#7
then i headed on home and he headed out bound
Bm A6
i didn’t listen to him
Bm Gm
but you can take it from jim

[ chorus ]
D G
it’s a highway
D G
it’s a highway
D Bm G
it’s a highway lowdown

[ verse ]
Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7
if you’re tired why don’t you just go to sleep
Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7
and if you’re wired i’ll be your brother and you can be my keep
Bm G E7 G
and all these fires , jim , they just keep following you around

[ chorus ]
D G
it’s a highway
D G
it’s a highway
D Bm G
it’s a highway lowdown

[ verse ]
Bm G Bm E7 Bm E7
you can get found if you don’t think like my good friend james
Bm G
he wasn’t even underground
Bm E7 Bm E7
i think he was playing all those faster gigs
Bm G
i bet you can’t slow down
E7 G
you’ll be a running man while you pray

[ chorus ]
Bm A
it’s a highway
Bm A
it’s a highway
Bm A A6
it’s a highway

[ break ]
Bm F# E Bm
some call it a road , some call it a street
Bm F#
well say what you will
E F#7
it leads right out of town
Bm A6
to a desolate land
Bm Gm
it will mess up yours plans

[ chorus ]
D G
it’s a highway
D G
it’s a highway
D Bm G
it’s a highway lowdown

D G
it’s a highway
D G
it’s a highway
D Bm G Bm E Bm
it’s a highway lowdown