Crash On The Highway
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Crash on the Highway - Hurray for the Riff Raff (Capo: 5th fret)
G
There's a crash on the highway today.
G D
Nobody's going anywhere they say.
G Em
It could be you up there, so you better say your prayers,
G D G
and take it easy on your narrow way.
G
Now we can't make it to our gig on time,
G D
so we pull over and drink some wine.
G Em
They got a five-car pile up in Rosenheim,
G D G
oh, driver take me down the line.
C
Germany has been cold and mean.
G
I want to get home to New Orleans.
C
Me and my baby, all we do is fight.
D D7
Take me back home to BJ's on a Monday night.
G
They got these two-dollar coins here, man.
G D
Some people say this is the promised land.
G Em
But me, I'm happy in some southern bar,
G D G
just in the corner playin' my guitar.
G
There's a crash on the highway today.
G D
Nobody's going anywhere they say.
G Em
Man, it could be you up there, so you better say your prayers,
G D G
and take it easy on your narrow way.
C
All dressed up with nowhere to go,
G
feeling like the last stand at the Alamo.
C
Man, I ain't got nothin' but time,
D D7
and I got Louisiana on my mind.
G
Oh, There's a crash on the highway today.
G D
Nobody's going anywhere they say.
G Em
Well, it could be you up there, so you better say your prayers,
G D G
and take it easy on your narrow way.
G D G
Take it easy on your narrow way.
How to play Crash On The Highway
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.