words and music by Arlo Guthrie G C D G There's a tavern up on the roadside I must be coming into town F D The moon must be in Aries Because the truck ain't slowing down Am C D G Pulled back on the throttle I've been doing that all day C D G Looking ahead for a right-hand turn To carry me away G C D G There's times for understanding It don't seem like one of those F D The times are too demanding When you're hanging by your nose Am C D G So why don't you just get out of here And leave me here to pray C D G That one of these mornings the sun's going to rise And carry me away CHORUS: G C D G C D G Carry me over the highway Carry me over the sky C D Em C D G Carry me over the loneliness That I'm feeling here tonight C D G You know I'm feeling just like a riptide And I'm feeling a little scared F D A twisted maze of old highways Nobody has repaired Am C D G It ain't nothing that can't be handled Like an actor in a play C D G Who becomes enraged, jumps from the stage And gets a little carried away C D G Now all of your highways Don't mean much to me no more F D I've been on all of your highway roads Of that you can be sure Am C D G But I still get lost on all of them roads I can't seem to find my way C D G I know there's one out there somewhere To carry me away (CHORUS)