You can play this either in Em or like it is here,
in Fm with all strings tuned down 1/2 step.
Intro:
2X
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-9--------8------8-------8-------6------
-11(13)~--10(12)-10(12)--10(12)--8(10)~-
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2X
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-13-------11-----11------11------9-------
-15(17)~--13(15)-13(15)--13(15)--11(13)~-
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Verse:
Fm
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---1-----------------
---1-----------------
---3-1---1t3---------
-------3-------1-2-3-
-1-----------4-------
C#7#9
-0---
-5---
-4---
-3---
-4---
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G#
-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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A#
-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
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repeat first part of intro
second verse
repeat intro
Solo:
---------13------------------------------13---------------
-------13--16(18)~-(18)--13-13~--------13--16(18)--13-13~-
-15(17)----------------15--------15(17)----------15(17)---
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---------13----------------13----------------13--------------------
-------13--16(18)~-------13--16(18)~-------13--16(18)~-16p13--13~--
-15(17)------------15(17)------------15(17)-----------------15(17)-
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-------------------------------------------------------------------
---------13---------13---------13------------------13--------13-------------
-------13---------13---------13--16(18)(18)~-----13--------13---16(18)(18)~-
-15(17)-----15(17)-----15(17)---------------15(17)----15(17)----------------
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---------13-------16p13------16p13-------------------13--------13------------
-------13---16p13------16(18)-----16(18)(18)~------13--------13--16(18)(18)~-
-15(17)--------------------------------------15(17)----15(17)----------------
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---------13---------13------------------13-----------------
-------13---------13--16(18)(18)~-----13---16(18)(18)(18)~-
-15(17)-----15(17)---------------15(17)--------------------
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---------13--------13--------13--------13----------------------
-------13--------13--------13--------13---13-----13-----13-----
-15(17)----15(17)----15(17)----15(17)-----15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-
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Third verse
repeat intro
Outro:
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-13-------11-----11------11------9-------
-15(17)~--13(15)-13(15)--13(15)--11(13)~-
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-13-----------------------------------
-16(18)~--13-----11-----11-----9------
----------15(17)-13(15)-13(15)-11(13)-
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Lyrics:
Fm
Yeah! His guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots is his cadillac
Flamin' hair just a-blowin' in the wind
ain't seen a bed in so long it's a sin
C#7#9
He left home when he was seventeen
The rest of the world he was gonna see
Fm
And everybody knows the boss
a rollin' stone gathers no moss
G#
Now you'd probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But it goes a little deeper than that
Fm
He's a highway chile
Highway Chile
Fm
Some people say he had a girl back home
who messed around and did her baby wrong
They tell it kinda hurt him bad
Kinda made him feel pretty sad
I couldn't say what went through his mind
Anyway he left the world behind
Everybody knows the same old story
in love or war you can lose your glory
G#
Now you'd probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But I know it goes a little deeper than that
He's a highway chile
Walk on brother
C#7#9
His old guitar slung across his back
His dusty boots is his cadillac
Fm
Flamin' hair just a-blowin' in the wind
ain't seen a bed in so long it's a sin
G#
Now you'd probably a-call him a tramp
A#
But I know it goes a little deeper than that
He's a highway chile
Walk on brother
Don't let no one stop you
Highway Child
