Deep Purple - Machine Head - Highway Star Chords

Tempo:
92.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Deep Purple - Machine Head - Highway Star chords
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[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb] [G]
I'm going to raise it [Gm] to the ground.
[G]
Nobody's going to keep my car until the break of day.
[Gm] [F]
No, it's guilty.
It's got to end with me.
[Eb]
[D] I can drive the car, pick up [Dm] tires, and everything.
[Am] I can get through all of them, [D] all [C] that, [D] all the [C] time.
[D] [F] [G] [A]
[C] [Bb] [G]
Nobody's going to take my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the [C] [Bb] end.
[G]
Nobody's going to have my girl, she thinks she's cool, soft, [Bb] and everything.
[C] [F]
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[Eb]
[D] I'm moving out, trying to control [Am] everything.
I see her.
Yeah, she turns me on, [D] all [C] night, [D] all the [Am] time.
[D] [F] [G] [A] I'm gone.
[D]
[Eb] [Dm] [D]
[E] [Dm] [Am]
[E] [Gm] [Gbm]
[Am] [E] [Gm] [D]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[D] [F] [G] [D]
[F] [G] [F] [D] [G] [F]
[D] [G] [F] [G] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [G] I'm going to raise it to the ground.
Nobody's going to keep my car until [C] the break [G] of day.
Nobody's going to take my girl, nobody's going to keep her until [Bb] the end.
[C] [F]
Nobody's going to have my girl, she thinks she's cool, soft, and everything.
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[Eb] [D]
I'm moving out, trying to control everything.
[Am]
She's killing me all night, [D] all [C] night, [D] all the [C] time.
[D] [F] [G] I'm [A] going
[Am] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[A] to
[Am] [A]
[Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[A] [Am] raise [Dm] it to the [Gm]
[C] [A]
[C] [D] [Am] [Gm]
[C] [A]
[Dm] ground.
[Gm]
[C] [A]
[Am] [C] [Bb] [G]
Nobody's going to keep my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the end.
I'm [Bb] going to raise it to the ground.
[G]
Nobody's going to take my girl, [C] [F]
nobody's going to keep her until the end.
Nobody's going to keep my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the end.
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[E]
[D] I'm going to raise
[Am] it
[D] [C]
[D] [Am] [Dm] [F] to [G] [A] [C] the ground.
[Dm]
[F] I'm a [G] highway [A] [C] star, [Dm] I'm [F] a [G]
[A] highway star
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Deep Purple - Highway Star chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, Dm, F, G, A, C, D, Am, D, C and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
_ I'm going to raise it [Gm] to the ground.
[G] _
Nobody's going to keep my car until the break of day.
[Gm] _ _ [F]
No, it's guilty.
It's got to end with me.
[Eb] _
[D] I can drive the car, pick up [Dm] tires, and everything.
[Am] I _ _ _ _ _ _ can get through all of them, [D] all [C] that, [D] all the [C] time.
[D] _ [F] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _
Nobody's going to take my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the [C] [Bb] end.
[G] _
Nobody's going to have my girl, she thinks she's cool, soft, [Bb] and everything.
[C] _ [F] _
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[Eb] _
[D] I'm moving out, trying to control [Am] everything.
_ _ _ _ I see her.
_ Yeah, she turns me on, [D] all [C] night, [D] all the [Am] time.
[D] _ [F] _ [G] [A] I'm gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] I'm going to raise it to the ground.
Nobody's going to keep my car until [C] the break [G] of day.
Nobody's going to take my girl, nobody's going to keep her until [Bb] the end.
[C] _ [F] _
Nobody's going to have my girl, she thinks she's cool, soft, and everything.
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[Eb] _ [D] _
I'm moving out, trying to control everything.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She's killing me all night, [D] all [C] night, [D] all the [C] time.
[D] _ [F] [G] I'm [A] going _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] to _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] raise [Dm] _ it to the _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Dm] ground.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G]
Nobody's going to keep my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the end.
I'm [Bb] going to raise it to the ground.
[G] _
Nobody's going to take my girl, [C] _ [F]
nobody's going to keep her until the end.
Nobody's going to keep my girl, nobody's going to keep her until the end.
Oh, she's a killing machine.
She's got everything.
[E] _
[D] _ I'm going to _ raise _ _
[Am] _ _ _ it _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
[D] _ [Am] _ [Dm] [F] to [G] _ [A] [C] the ground.
[Dm]
[F] I'm a [G] highway [A] [C] star, [Dm] I'm [F] a [G]
[A] highway star _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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