Gene Pitney - Trans-canada Highway

trans – canada highway : gene pitney .
#14 in uk and australia on bronze
records in 1974/’75 . ( wasn’t released
in canada or usa . )

intro : D C E

#1 .
E B C#m
met a woman in vancouver . . nearly drove me outta
A
my mind .
F#m B
she told me she was looking for a man that could
E A B
satisfy her .
E B C#m
she was married to a law – man and life was passing
A F#m E
her by in a two – room shack and now she wanted to fly .

bridge :
G#m B
you know a man of hunger is a man of fear and being
E
hungry for your love is being hungry for my blood .
B E
a jealous man can make a big man run and i Am running
A
like the devil through the morning sun .

chorus :
E A E B E A E
traaaans – canada highway take me home . . trans – canada highway
B A
take me home . . take me home .

#2 .
E B C#m E
moved out of town in a hurry . . he’s chasing me mile after
A
mile .
F#m E A B
i’m driving cause i’m knowing that i’ve got his lady with me .
E B C#m A F#m
i see a sign for toronto almost making me smile . . the border’s
E A B
in sight i think i’m gonna be free .

bridge :
G#m B
you know a man of hunger is a man of fear and being
E
hungry for your love is being hungry for my blood .
B E
a jealous man can make a big man run and i Am running
A B
like the devil through the morning sun .

chorus :
E A E B E A E
traaaans – canada highway take me home . . trans – canada highway
B A E
take me home . . take me home .

#3 .
C#m G#m G# A
the morning paper had a photograph of his burnt out wreck and it
E
made me laugh .
C#m F#
i told the lady but the lady ran and now the papers say , i’m A
B
wanted man on the . .

chorus :
E A E B E A E
traaaans – canada highway take me home . . trans – canada highway
B A E B
take me home . . take me home . . . . . come on . .

outro :
E A E B E A E
traaaans – canada highway take me home . . trans – canada highway
B A E B E
take me home . . take me home . . . . . ( fade . )

a seventies smash from kraziekhat .