Highway 46
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A D A
Well I wonder where Spade Cooley is tonight
D A
Is he wandering 'cross Death Valley deep in flight
D
Or is he somewhere down in Purgatory
A D
For the murder of his wife
A D A
Oh I wonder where Spade Cooley is tonight
[Verse 2]
A D A
Where were you on the day Merle Haggard died
D A
Did you pull off of the road, break down and cry
D A D
I drove down highway 46, I sang a verse of “Mama Tried”
A D A
Where were you on the day Merle Haggard died
[Chorus 1]
D C#m
Out on Highway 46, that old California road
D Bm E
Heading for the San Joaquim, where the onion fields do grow
D
Towards Bakersfield and the honky-tonks
C#m D
With the jukebox flashing lights,
A D A
Oh I wish I was in Bakersfield tonight
[Instrumental]
A D A
D A
D
A D
A D A
[Verse 3]
A D A
Oh I wonder where Wynn Stewart is tonight
D A
He sang "That's a lot of heartaches for a dime"
D
He wrote "Sing me a sad song" for Merle
A D
It's on the jukebox, A-twenty-nine
A D A
Oh I wonder where Wynn Stewart is tonight
[Chorus 2]
D C#m
Out on Highway 46, listening to an old Buck Owens song
D Bm E
Near a shrine there on the roadside where James Dean went out alone
D C#m D
Ralph Mooney on the pedal steel, Don Rich sings that harmony (I tell you)
A D A
Oh, I wonder where Buck Owens is tonight
[Outro]
D
Yeah, those Strato steels and Telecasters
C#m D
With the treble turned up so bright
A D A
Oh I wish I was in Bakersfield tonight
D A
Yeah I wish I was in Bakersfield tonight
How to play Highway 46
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.