from the album WAR HEROES
transcribed by MaxxDaddy
You can play this either in Em or like it is here,
in Fm with all strings tuned down 1/2 step.
Intro:
2X
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-9——–8——8——-8——-6——
-11(13)~–10(12)-10(12)–10(12)–8(10)~-
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2X
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-13——-11—–11——11——9——-
-15(17)~–13(15)-13(15)–13(15)–11(13)~-
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Verse:
Fm
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—3-1—1t3———
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-1———–4——-
C#7#9
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-5—
-4—
-3—
-4—
—–
G#
-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
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A#
-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
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repeat first part of intro
second verse
repeat intro
Solo:
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——-13–16(18)~-(18)–13-13~——–13–16(18)–13-13~-
-15(17)—————-15——–15(17)———-15(17)—
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———13—————-13—————-13——————–
——-13–16(18)~——-13–16(18)~——-13–16(18)~-16p13–13~–
-15(17)————15(17)————15(17)—————–15(17)-
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———13———13———13——————13——–13————-
——-13———13———13–16(18)(18)~—–13——–13—16(18)(18)~-
-15(17)—–15(17)—–15(17)—————15(17)—-15(17)—————-
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———13——-16p13——16p13——————-13——–13————
——-13—16p13——16(18)—–16(18)(18)~——13——–13–16(18)(18)~-
-15(17)————————————–15(17)—-15(17)—————-
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———13———13——————13—————–
——-13———13–16(18)(18)~—–13—16(18)(18)(18)~-
-15(17)—–15(17)—————15(17)——————–
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——-13——–13——–13——–13—13—–13—–13—–
-15(17)—-15(17)—-15(17)—-15(17)—–15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-
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Third verse
repeat intro
Outro:
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-15(17)~–13(15)-13(15)–13(15)–11(13)~-
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-16(18)~–13—–11—–11—–9——
———-15(17)-13(15)-13(15)-11(13)-
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Lyrics:
Fm
Yeah! His guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots is his cadillac
Flamin’ hair just a-blowin’ in the wind
ain’t seen a bed in so long it’s a sin
C#7#9
He left home when he was seventeen
The rest of the world he was gonna see
Fm
And everybody knows the boss
a rollin’ stone gathers no moss
G#
Now you’d probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But it goes a little deeper than that
Fm
He’s a highway chile
Highway Chile
Fm
Some people say he had a girl back home
who messed around and did her baby wrong
They tell it kinda hurt him bad
Kinda made him feel pretty sad
I couldn’t say what went through his mind
Anyway he left the world behind
Everybody knows the same old story
in love or war you can lose your glory
G#
Now you’d probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But I know it goes a little deeper than that
He’s a highway chile
Walk on brother
C#7#9
His old guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots is his cadillac
Fm
Flamin’ hair just a-blowin’ in the wind
ain’t seen a bed in so long it’s a sin
G#
Now you’d probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But I know it goes a little deeper than that
He’s a highway chile
Walk on brother
Don’t let no one stop you
Highway Child
