Down the Highway
Son Volt â??? â??Down the Highwayâ??
Words and music by Jay Farrar
Chords used (w/ capo on 1st fret):
A5
: x-0-2-2-0-0
A
: x-0-2-2-2-0
D
: X-X-0-2-3-2
G
: 3-2-0-0-3-3
CAPO 1
AA
D
Every road
G D
Has a story to tell
G D
Of dreams that have soared
G A
And dreams that fell
D
Of finding that level
G D
That says out of control
G D
Prospecting riches
A D
That reside in the soul
CHORUS (abbreviated)
G D
Throw this love down the highway
G A
See where it turns
G D
Life is a shell game
A D
Lessons lost, lessons learned
A
D
There will never be a time
G D
Like the time that is now
G D
To reach for the promise
G A
Of melody on the bough
D
Break up the silence
G D
Make it clear, make it last
G D
Forgiveness given
A D
Break away from the past
CHORUS (full)
G D
Throw this love down the highway
G A
See where it turns
G D
Life is a shell game
G A
Lessons lost, lessons learned
G D G A
There's a world of wisdom inside a fiddle tune
G D
Throw this love down the highway
A D
See where it takes you
GUITAR/FIDDLE BREAK
ADGD
DGDA
GDGDGDAD
A
D G D
While the mortar and bricks may crumble
G D G A
Time moves along with a dance-step stumble
D G D
Really no choice but escape from the past
G D A D
Break up the silence, make it clear make it last
CHORUS (full)
GDGDGDAD
G D G A
There's a world of wisdom inside a fiddle tune
G D
Throw this love down the highway
A D
See where it takes you
GDGD
G D
Throw this love down the highway
A D
See whereâ?¦ it takes you
GDAD