Capo 4 
                             G5 
Wild young cowboy out on the highway 
G5 
Telecaster kid of the rockin trade 
G5                          D5 
Lost unto the straight and narrow 
                         G5  
To honky tonks and masquerade 
                      G5  
Tempted by a thousand pleasures 
                            G5  
Its foolish comfort for the soul 
                       D5 
A deadly shot missed a shadow 
                                     G5 
There ain't no sign posts along this road. 

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                       C5 
It is such a sweet temptation 
                        G5   
it gives such a brief relief 
                   D5 
It is such a false sensation 
                             G5 
How come that's so hard to believe
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Hiram Williams was in the back seat 
Of a Cadillac on New Year's Day 
He closed his eyes and sang his last song 
Mister Leon Payne's "The Lost Highway" 
That same old song with the sad sweet ending 
Is playing somewhere south of town 
By a band of hard young rockers 
Who never think they'll see the sun go down 
 
Chorus 
  
A young angel sings in sorrow 
For the broken hearted and betrayed 
A last waltz for the wild young cowboys 
Who never came back from the lost highway 
An old Diablo waits in silence 
For the loco gringo young in years 
He waits alone in heavens shadows 
With a stolen horse and tequila tears 
  
Chorus