• Song:

    Highway Song

  • Artist:

    James Taylor

  • Album:

    Mud Slide Slim and the ...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Artist: James Taylor
Song: Highway song
Tabbed by: DJ

Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in key of G)

E (022100@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)          C#m7 (x4242x@1)            Abm7          Amaj7 (x02120@1)        A/BFather, (002520@1)let us build a boat and sail a - way, there's nothing for you here,
E (022100@1)            Bm7 (x20202@1)            C#m7 (x4242x@1)          Abm7 Amaj7 (x02120@1)                  A/B (002520@1) And Brother, let us throw our lot out upon the sea,     it's been done be - fore!

D/E (000232@1)                 E/A (002100@1)       D/E (000232@1)                     E/AI'm (002100@1)thinkin' 'bout a broken heart, I'm talkin' 'bout the break of dawn,
        D/E (000232@1)             E/A (002100@1)              D/E (000232@1)            E/AYou've (002100@1)loved me while I'm here, then you can miss me when I'm gone,
 D/E (000232@1)             E/A (002100@1)              D/E (000232@1)               E/ASweet (002100@1)misunder - standing, won't you leave a poor boy a - lone?
        D/E (000232@1)                   E/A (002100@1)             E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)    C#m (x13321@4) DI'm (xx0232@1)the one - eyed seed of a tumbleweed, in the belly of a rolling stone,
             C#m7 (x4242x@1)        Bm7 (x20202@1) Amaj7Back (x02120@1)on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah,  
E7sus4 (020200@1)     D/E (000232@1) E/A (002100@1)          D/E (000232@1)         E/A (002100@1)Back on the road-----  again!  | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  /   /   /   /  |
                                  ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

D/E (000232@1)                   E/A (002100@1)       D/E (000232@1)           E/AI (002100@1)had a little woman in Memphis, she wanted to be my bride,
            D/E (000232@1)                   E/A (002100@1)                 D/E (000232@1)           E/AShe (002100@1)said, "Settle on down, travel - ing man, and you can stay right by my side!"
   D/E (000232@1)            E/A (002100@1)             D/E (000232@1)                E/AI (002100@1)tried so hard to please her, but I couldn't hold out too long,
              D/E (000232@1)                E/A (002100@1)                 E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)   C#m (x13321@4) D'Cause, (xx0232@1)one Saturday night, I was laying in bed, and I heard that highway song,
             C#m7 (x4242x@1)        Bm7 (x20202@1) Amaj7Back (x02120@1)on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah,  
E7sus4 (020200@1)     D/E (000232@1) E/A (002100@1)          D/E (000232@1)         E/A (002100@1)Back on the road-----  again!  | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  /   /   /   /  |
                                  ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

D/E (000232@1)             E/A (002100@1)             D/E (000232@1)         E/A| (002100@1) /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  /   /   /   /  |
                                      ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

D/E (000232@1)                    E/A (002100@1)            D/E (000232@1)               E/ANow, (002100@1)one of these days, that highway song will lose it's appeal to me,
           D/E (000232@1)                   E/AI'm (002100@1)gonna settle on down, like a natural born man, 
          D/E (000232@1)                    E/A (002100@1)I'm gonna live my life naturally, (Free and easy!)                                
D/E (000232@1)                E/A (002100@1)                      D/E (000232@1)                   E/ATill (002100@1)that day, the thunder's gonna roll, and I notice there's a sign of rain,
     D/E (000232@1)               E/A (002100@1)                     E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)     C#m (x13321@4) DSo (xx0232@1)I grab my bags, and I pack my clothes, and I'm back on the road a - gain,
             C#m7 (x4242x@1)        Bm7 (x20202@1) Amaj7Back (x02120@1)on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah,  
E7sus4 (020200@1)     D/E (000232@1) E/A (002100@1)          D/E (000232@1)         E/A (002100@1)Back on the road-----  again!  | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  /   /   /   /  |
                                  ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

D/E (000232@1)                 E/A (002100@1)             D/E (000232@1)                     E/AI'm (002100@1)thinkin' 'bout a broken heart, I've been talkin' 'bout the break of dawn,
        D/E (000232@1)             E/A (002100@1)             D/E (000232@1)            E/AYou've (002100@1)loved me while I'm here, and you can miss me when I'm gone,
             D/E (000232@1)             E/A (002100@1)              D/E (000232@1)               E/AAnd (002100@1)I said, sweet misunder - standing, won't you leave a poor boy a - lone?
               D/E (000232@1)                   E/A (002100@1)             E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)    C#m (x13321@4) D'Cause (xx0232@1)I'm the one - eyed seed of a tumbleweed, in the belly of a rolling stone,
             C#m7 (x4242x@1)               Bm7 (x20202@1) Amaj7Back (x02120@1)on the highway, yeah - yeah, yeah, yeah now,  
E7sus4 (020200@1)     D/E (000232@1) E/A (002100@1)          D/E (000232@1)         E/A (002100@1)Back on the road-----  again!  | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  /   /   /   /  |
                                  ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

D/E (000232@1)                   E/A (002100@1)    D/E (000232@1)                   E/AHere (002100@1)I am again, Holi - day Inn, same old four walls a - gain,
D/E (000232@1)                E/A (002100@1)             D/EGee, (000232@1)but it's fine to be back home a - gain, woh now,
E/A (002100@1)            D/E (000232@1)    E/A (002100@1)                       D/E (000232@1)               Amaj7 (x02120@1)   It's a Holi - day Inn,    I'm on the road again! | /__/  /__/  /  /  |  / ||
                                                       ^  ^     ^  ^  ^

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E (022100@1)      =  022100
Bm7 (x20202@1)    =  x24232
C#m7     =  x46454
Abm7     =  464444  
Amaj7    =  x02120
A/B (002520@1)    =  x22220
D/E (000232@1)    =  000232
E/A (002100@1)    =  x02100
D (xx0232@1)      =  xx0232
C#m (x13321@4)    =  x24432
E7sus4   =  020200
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