Highway 40 Blues Chords by Ricky Skaggs
Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#m
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [F#m] [E] [B]
[E] [D] [E]
Well these Highway [A] 40 blues [B]
I've walked holding both [E] my shoes
Counted the days since [F#m] I've been gone [B] And I'd love to see the [E] lights at home
Waste of time and [A] money too [B]
Squandered youth in [E] search of truth
[B] [C#m]
But in the end I [F#] had to lose The Florida Bub who paid [B] my dues
Got Highway [E] 40 blues [G] [F#m] [E] The highway car when [F#m] I was young
[B]
Told me lies of [E] things to come Fame and fortune [F#m] lies ahead
[B]
Swapped the billboard [E] light and said Shattered dreams my [A] mind is numb
[B]
My money's gone stick [E] out my [B] thumb [C#m]
My eyes are filled with [F#] bitter tears
Lord I ain't [B] been home in years Got Highway [E] 40 [G] blues
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[E] [G] [E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] You [B]
[E] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[E] [G] [E]
know I've rambled all [F#m] around [B] Like a rolling stone from town [E] to town
Met pretty girls I [F#m] have to say [B] But none of them could make [E] me stay
Well I've played the music [A] halls and bars [B]
Had fancy clothes and big [E] fine cars
[C#m]
Things a country boy [F#] can't use Dixieland sure [B] miss you
Got the Highway [E] 40 [D] blues
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m] [B]
[E] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [E]
[E] [D] [E]
Well these Highway [A] 40 blues [B]
I've walked holding both [E] my shoes
Counted the days since [F#m] I've been gone [B] And I'd love to see the [E] lights at home
Waste of time and [A] money too [B]
Squandered youth in [E] search of truth
[B] [C#m]
But in the end I [F#] had to lose The Florida Bub who paid [B] my dues
Got Highway [E] 40 blues [G] [F#m] [E] The highway car when [F#m] I was young
[B]
Told me lies of [E] things to come Fame and fortune [F#m] lies ahead
[B]
Swapped the billboard [E] light and said Shattered dreams my [A] mind is numb
[B]
My money's gone stick [E] out my [B] thumb [C#m]
My eyes are filled with [F#] bitter tears
Lord I ain't [B] been home in years Got Highway [E] 40 [G] blues
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[E] [G] [E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] You [B]
[E] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[E] [G] [E]
know I've rambled all [F#m] around [B] Like a rolling stone from town [E] to town
Met pretty girls I [F#m] have to say [B] But none of them could make [E] me stay
Well I've played the music [A] halls and bars [B]
Had fancy clothes and big [E] fine cars
[C#m]
Things a country boy [F#] can't use Dixieland sure [B] miss you
Got the Highway [E] 40 [D] blues
[A] [E] [F#m] [C#m] [B]
[E] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [E]
Key:
E
B
F#m
A
C#m
E
B
F#m
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
Well these Highway [A] 40 blues _ _ [B]
I've walked holding both [E] my shoes _ _
Counted the days since [F#m] I've been gone [B] And I'd love to see the [E] lights at home _ _
Waste of time and [A] money too _ _ [B] _
Squandered youth in [E] search of truth
[B] _ _ [C#m]
But in the end I [F#] had to lose The Florida Bub who paid [B] my dues
Got Highway [E] 40 blues [G] _ [F#m] [E] The highway car when [F#m] I was young
_ [B] _
Told me lies of [E] things to come _ Fame and fortune [F#m] lies ahead
_ [B] _
Swapped the billboard [E] light and said _ _ Shattered dreams my [A] mind is _ numb
[B]
My money's gone stick [E] out my [B] thumb [C#m] _
My eyes are filled with [F#] bitter tears
Lord I ain't [B] been home in years Got Highway [E] 40 [G] blues
[F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] You _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
know I've rambled all [F#m] around _ [B] Like a rolling stone from town [E] to town _ _
Met pretty girls I [F#m] have to say _ [B] But none of them could make [E] me stay _
Well I've played the music [A] halls and bars _ [B]
Had fancy clothes and big [E] fine _ cars
[C#m] _
Things a country boy [F#] can't use Dixieland sure [B] miss you
Got the Highway [E] 40 [D] blues
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
Well these Highway [A] 40 blues _ _ [B]
I've walked holding both [E] my shoes _ _
Counted the days since [F#m] I've been gone [B] And I'd love to see the [E] lights at home _ _
Waste of time and [A] money too _ _ [B] _
Squandered youth in [E] search of truth
[B] _ _ [C#m]
But in the end I [F#] had to lose The Florida Bub who paid [B] my dues
Got Highway [E] 40 blues [G] _ [F#m] [E] The highway car when [F#m] I was young
_ [B] _
Told me lies of [E] things to come _ Fame and fortune [F#m] lies ahead
_ [B] _
Swapped the billboard [E] light and said _ _ Shattered dreams my [A] mind is _ numb
[B]
My money's gone stick [E] out my [B] thumb [C#m] _
My eyes are filled with [F#] bitter tears
Lord I ain't [B] been home in years Got Highway [E] 40 [G] blues
[F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] You _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
know I've rambled all [F#m] around _ [B] Like a rolling stone from town [E] to town _ _
Met pretty girls I [F#m] have to say _ [B] But none of them could make [E] me stay _
Well I've played the music [A] halls and bars _ [B]
Had fancy clothes and big [E] fine _ cars
[C#m] _
Things a country boy [F#] can't use Dixieland sure [B] miss you
Got the Highway [E] 40 [D] blues
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _