Highways
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Intro
C G Am F C G C G
C G Am F C G C
[Refrão]
F C
There are roads that run through summer sun, through fields of waving corn,
Em F G
Streets that past through city's broken hopeless and forlorn.
Am Em F C
And there a paths that take the traveler down to the banks of the windy blue,
F C G C G Am G
But on the highways of my heart, the signs all lead to you.
[Verso 1]
C F C
There are doors that open cautiously, while the stranger stands and waits,
Em F G
And angels carved with wings and harps upon the mansions gates.
Am Em F C
And there are blue eyed laughing women with their curtains hung askew,
F C G C
And as I pass the mizzen-mast my heart cries out to you.
[Ponte]
G F C
There are birds above this harbor, living out their simple fate,
G F G
I set my sail through the frozen gale and the hours turn to late.
Am Em F C
There's a ghost below and he let's me know what he thinks that I should do,
F C G C
But let him yell and go to hell 'cause I'm sailing home to you.
Interlude
G Am F C G C G
C G Am F C G C
[Verso 2]
F C
There's a music in the laughter, of the children that you love,
Em F G
The careful hand of the minstrel man, the murmur of the dove.
Am Em F C
There's the rhythm of the ever beaten world we travel through,
F C G C
But the softest sound I ever found was the silence next to you.
[Refrão]
G F C
There are roads that run through summer sun, through fields of waving corn,
G F G
Streets that past through city's broken hopeless and forlorn.
Am Em F C
And there a paths that take the traveler down to the banks of the windy blue,
F C G C
But on the highways of my heart, the signs all lead to you.
Outro
C G Am F C G C G
C G Am F C G C G
(repeat & fade)
How to play Highways
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.