On The Highway
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
3rd traste
Trampled by Turtles – On The Highway
Capo 3
[Intro]
G C D G x4
[Verse 1]
G C D G
Outer reaches come and go and I'm forever grateful
G C D G
Come and tell me long and slow exactly what I'll wait for
C D G C
Better times yeah better times somehow I don't believe it
G C D G
I built a house up long ago just to up and leave it
G C D G x2
[Verse 2]
G C D G
There's a bright light in the cold dark night so bloom where you're planted
G C D G
Still I pray to the summer rain and every heart that's slanted
C D G C
Borderlines and severed ties and the crickets in the meadow
G C D G
To form a line and say goodbye to such a lucky fellow
G C D G
[Chorus]
C D G C
Out on the highway, like a portrait in the rain
C D G C D D
Out on the highway, we'll never be the same again
G C D G x4
[Verse 3]
G C D G
Whittled like a mousetrap queen of the sky ah tell me I'm forgiven
G C D G
Simulated pilgrims why-oh-why won't they take me with them?
C D G C
Sell me something bright and shinier than I can imagine
G C D G
Parting ways those summer days so happy to have had them
G C D G x2
[Chorus]
C D G C
Out on the highway, there's a storm out in the west
C D G C D D
Out on the highway, oh God I'm such a mess once again
C D G C
Out on the highway, it all comes crashing down
C D G C D D
Out on the highway, ah where would we be now I don't know
G C D G x4
How to play On The Highway
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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.