[Verse 1] [D/A] Fre-- [C][D] ezin', [D/A] rests his [C] head on a [D] pillow made of [D/A] concrete [C] , [D] again [D/A] Oh, Fee- [C] -lin [D] ' [D/A] maybe he'll [C] see a little [D] better set a [D/A] days, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, haaa [C] aaan [D] d out, [D/A] faces that he [C] sees time a [D] gain ain't that fa [D/A] miliar, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, daaa [C] aaar [D] k grin, [D/A] he can't help, [C] when he's [D] happy looks in [D/A] sane, o [C] h ye [D] ah
[Chorus 1] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh... Oh, s [D] omeday y [Bb] et, he'll begin his l [D] ife [C] again [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain...
[Verse 2] [D/A] Kne--e l [C] in', [D] [D/A] looking through the [C] paper though he [D] doesn't know to [D/A] read, [C][D] ooh yeah [D/A] Oh, pra- [C] -yin [D] ', [D/A] now to something [C] that has never [D] showed him any [D/A] thing [C][D] [D/A] Oh, fee- [C] -lin [D] ', [D/A] understands the [C] weather of the [D] winters on its [D/A] way [C][D] [D/A] Oh, cei- [C] -lin [D] gs, [D/A] few and far be [C] tween all the [D] legal halls of [D/A] shame, [C] yeah [D] ...
[Chorus 2 - Can play Bb with low D if want to make bigger] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Solo] C D
[Chorus 2] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
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[THIS ALL SWINGS LIKE A MOTHER Intro *offbeat - HIGH E5 DRONE ALSO WORKS - X-X-9-9-12-12 - Capo 1 original key] [C#m][B]* [A] [A][E/G#][E] [A][E/G#][B] [A][E/G#][B] [Repeat]
[Verse 1- Voice low] [A] Life's like a road that you travel on When there's [E] one day here and the next day gone Some [B] times you bend and sometimes you stand Some [B] times you turn your back to the wind There's a [A] world outside every darkened door Where [E] blues won't haunt you anymore Where the [B] brave are free and lovers soar Come [B] ride with me to the distant shore
[C#m] We won't hesitate [B] Break down the garden's gate [A] There's not much time left to [F#m] day
[Chorus - SEE NOTES FOR RHYTHM OF CHORDS] Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B]
[Verse 2 - Voice high] [A] Through all these cities and all these towns It's [E] in my blood and it's all around I [B] love you now like I loved you then [B] This is the road and these are the hands From [A] Mozambique to those Memphis nights The [E] Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights [B] Knock me down back up again [B] You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
[Middle Eight] [C#m] There's no load I can't hold [B] Road so rough this I know [A] I'll be there when the light comes in Just [F#m] tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] [REPEAT CHORUS]
[Pre-solo] [F#m] There was a [A] distance between yo [C#m] u and I [B] [F#m] A misunders [A] tanding once, but [C#m] now we look it in the eye [B]
[Post solo] [C#m] There's no load I can't hold [B] Road so rough this I know [A] I'll be there when the light comes in Just [F#m] tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus - JUST DRUMS] N.C. Life is a highway I wanna ride it all night long If you're going my way I wanna drive it all night long
[Chorus] (x2) Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B]
[Solo OUT?] [Repeat to end - I THINK?]
[Rhythm for chorus] l i a h w X X X X - X X X X B A G
