STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY - JAMES TAYLOR
"Before This World"(2015)
Submitted by ClassicalfreaK
INTRO
(slide down from E)
A - G Em
A - Em7 -
A - G Em
A - Em7 -
A G Em A
I was born singing yes I am
A Asus A G Em7
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A Em A Asus A G Em7
Grew up some kind of travelin’ man
A Em A Asus A G Em7
Sunday morning, pack my things
A
Say so long sweet potato
Em7 A Asus A G Em7
I’m on the road again
D/F# G Em A D/F# G
Oh it’s a lovely stretch of the highway
Em A D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
Em A D/F# G Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
A Asus A G Em A Em7
When I’m gone, soon as I’m gone
A Em A Asus A G
Chi-Town baby, that’s my town too
Em A Em A Asus A G Em
People pick it right on up, do the looma lamaloo
A Em A Em7
Just for example, look at ye yonder over there
A Emm7
Chicago’s got the finest high-test first-class
A Asus A G Em
Poontang anywhere
D/F# G Em A D/F# G
Oh it’s a lovely stretch of the highway, child
Em A D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
Em A D/F# G Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
A G Em A Em
When I'm gone, solid gone
A7
I want to thank the man that planed the land
I want to thank the man that towed the load
In the burning sun and the freezing cold
(A7) G D/F#
I want to thank the man that made this road
A7 G Em | A Em
A G Em | A Em9
A Em
Eisenhower
A G Em7
Mr. D-wight D. (Eisenhower)
A A7 Em
General Motors (General Motors Corporation)
A Asus A G Em
Big Ol’ GMC
A Em7
They saw the future
A G Em
Yes, indeed (yes indeed)
A
Eternal combustion, baby
Em A Asus A G Em
That’s what the country’s gonna need
D/F# G Em A D/F# G
Oh it’s a lovely stretch of the highway
Em A D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
Em A D/F# G Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
A Em | A G Em
When I'm gone
A Em | A G Em
When I'm gone
A G Em
Someday, gone
A Em
Tomorrow
A G Em
Same as today
A Em
One more time
A
Mama that’s okay
A Em
Shake your head “yes” (shake your head)
A G Em
Shake your head “no”
A Em
Keep it straight and level
A G Em
And steady as she goes
A Em
Steady as she goes
A G Em
I'm gonna ride around
A Em
(I wanna thank the man)
A Asus A G Em
Steady as she goes
A Em
(I wanna thank the man)
A G Em
(Thank the man)
A Em
(I wanna thank the man)
A G Em
(Thank the man ...)
A Em
A G Em ... ...
