Highway 40 Blues Chords by Ricky Skaggs

Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#m

A

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ricky Skaggs - Highway 40 Blues chords
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[E] [F#m] [B]
[E]
Well these Highway [F#m] 40 blues,
[B] I'd walk, hold, and bolt my [E] shoe
Counted the days since I've been [F#m] gone, [B] and I'd love to see it last [E] long
Waste of time and [A] money too, [B]
just wondering if [E] you'd search and prove
[B]
[C#m] But in the end I [F#] had to lose the Florida Club, I paid my [B] dues
Got the Highway 40 [Em] blues, [E]
the highway car when I was [F#m] young
[B]
Told me lies and [E] things to come, fame and fortune lies [F#m] ahead
[B]
Walked the billboard [E] like a sad, shattered dreams my [A] mind is numb
[B] My money's gone, stick [E] out my [B] thumb,
[C#m] eyes are filled with bitter [F#] tears
Lord I ain't been home [B] in years, got the Highway [E] 40
[F#m]
[B] [E]
[F#m] blues
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] [B]
[C#m] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[F#m] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [B]
[E] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [Bm]
You [E]
know I've rambled all [F#m] around, [B]
like a rolling stone from town [E] to town
Met pretty girls I have [F#m] to say, [B]
but none of them could make [E] me stay
Well I've played the music [A] halls and the bars, [B]
had fancy clothes and big [E] fine [B] cars
[C#m]
Land's a country boy [F#] can't you, Disneyland it sure [B] means to you
Got the Highway [E] 40 blues
[F#m] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To start learning Ricky Skaggs - Highway 40 Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, B, E, F#m, B, C#m, F# and B. Start with a comfortable 59 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 118. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well these Highway [F#m] 40 blues, _ _ _
[B] I'd walk, hold, and bolt my [E] shoe _ _ _
Counted the days since I've been [F#m] gone, _ [B] and I'd love to see it last [E] long _ _ _
Waste of time and [A] money too, _ _ [B]
just wondering if [E] you'd search and prove
[B] _
[C#m] But in the end I [F#] had to lose the Florida Club, I paid my [B] dues
Got the Highway 40 [Em] blues, _ [E]
the highway car when I was [F#m] young
_ [B] _
Told me lies and [E] things to come, _ _ fame and fortune lies [F#m] ahead
_ [B]
Walked the billboard [E] like a sad, _ _ shattered dreams my [A] mind is numb _
[B] My money's gone, stick [E] out my [B] thumb, _
[C#m] eyes are filled with bitter [F#] tears
Lord I ain't been home [B] in years, got the Highway [E] 40 _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] blues _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ You [E]
know I've rambled all [F#m] around, _ _ [B]
like a rolling stone from town [E] to town _ _
Met pretty girls I have [F#m] to say, _ _ [B]
but none of them could make [E] me stay
Well I've played the music [A] halls and the _ bars, [B]
had fancy clothes and big [E] fine _ [B] cars
[C#m] _
Land's a country boy [F#] can't you, Disneyland it sure [B] means to you
Got the Highway [E] 40 blues _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _