Son Volt – “Down the Highway” From the record “Honky Tonk” Words and music by Jay Farrar Tabs by Tim Prizer ([email protected]) 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 [A5] [A] Every [D] road Has a [G] story to [D] tell Of [G] dreams that have [D] soared And [G] dreams that [A] fell Of finding that [D] level That says [G] out of con[D]trol [G] Prospecting [D] riches That re[A]side in the [D] soul CHORUS (abbreviated) Throw this [G] love down the [D] highway [G] See where it [A] turns [G] Life is a [D] shell game Lessons [A] lost, lessons [D] learned [A] There will never be a [D] time Like the [G] time that is [D] now To [G] reach for the [D] promise Of [G] melody on the [A] bough Break up the [D] silence Make it [G] clear, make it [D] last [G] Forgiveness [D] given Break [A] away from the [D] past CHORUS (full) Throw this [G] love down the [D] highway [G] See where it [A] turns [G] Life is a [D] shell game Lessons [G] lost, lessons [A] learned There’s a [G] world of [D] wisdom in[G]side a fiddle [A] tune Throw this [G] love down the [D] highway [A] See where it takes [D] you GUITAR/FIDDLE BREAK [A] [D] [G] [D] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [A] While the [D] mortar and [G] bricks may [D] crumble [G] Time moves [D] along with a [G] dance-step [A] stumble Really no [D] choice but [G] escape from the [D] past [G] Break up the [D]silence, make it [A] clear make it [D] last CHORUS (full) [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] There’s a [G] world of [D] wisdom in[G]side a fiddle [A] tune Throw this [G] love down the [D] highway [A] See where it takes [D] you [G] [D] [G] [D] Throw this [G] love down the [D] highway [A] See where… it takes [D] you [G] [D] [A] [D]
