Key To The Highway Chords by Big Bill Broonzy

Tempo:

100.65 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Big Bill Broonzy-Key to the Highway chords

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[D] [Dm] [C] .
[G] .
[D] [Gm] .
[Bm] [Gm] [Bm] .
[C] .
[G] .
[D] [Gm] [G] .
[E] [Gm] .
[G] I got the key to [D] the highway [G] And I'm [C] built out and bound to go.
[Am] I'm gonna [Bm] leave there running [G] Cause walking is more too slow.
[Gm] .
I'm [C#] going [Gm] down on the border [C] Now I'm better known.
[D] Cause woman you don't do nothing I'm a good [G] man away from home .
[Gm] Now when the moon peaks over the mountain .
[C] I'll [E] be [C] on my [Am] way.
[A#] Now I'm [D] gonna walk this old highway Until they [G] break of day.
[Gm] .
[Bm] [F#] [G] .
[D] [C] .
[G] .
[Gm] [G] .
[Gm] [Dm] .
[G] [C] .
[Bm] [C] .
[G] .
[D] [G] .
[D] [Gm] .
[G] Run him [D] sweet mama [Gm] Now [C] help me with this heavy load.
[D] I'm doing West Texas [G] [Dm] And I've got [G] to get on the road.
[D] .
[G] I'm going to [D] West Texas [C] I'm going down behind the sun.
[Dm] I'm gonna ask the good Lord [E] [G] What evil have I done .
[Gm] [G] [D] .
[Gm] [Bm] [C] .
[Gm] [G#] [G] .
[Gm] .
[G] [Gm] .
[G] .
[N] .

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To start learning Big Bill Broonzy - (Album Version) Key To The Highway chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Gm, G, D, C, G, Gm, Bm and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 101 BPM. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
[Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
[G] I got the key to [D] the highway [G] And I'm [C] built out and bound to go.
_ [Am] _ I'm gonna [Bm] leave there running [G] Cause walking is more too slow.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ I'm [C#] going [Gm] down on the border [C] _ Now _ _ I'm better known.
_ [D] Cause woman you don't do nothing I'm a good [G] man away from home _ _ .
_ [Gm] _ Now when the moon _ peaks over the mountain _ _ .
[C] _ I'll [E] be [C] on my [Am] way.
[A#] Now I'm [D] gonna walk this old highway _ Until they [G] break of day.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ .
[G] Run him [D] sweet mama _ [Gm] Now [C] help me with this heavy load.
_ _ [D] I'm doing West Texas [G] [Dm] And I've got [G] to get on the road.
_ _ _ [D] _ .
[G] I'm going _ to [D] West Texas _ [C] I'm going down behind the sun.
_ [Dm] I'm gonna ask the good Lord [E] _ [G] What evil have I done _ _ _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [G#] _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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