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[Verse]
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Well, my daddy went away had to go and get his pay on the highway
E      A                                             E
But He never came back, he must got off track on the highway
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Now my mom wont let me go like that old so and so on the highway


[Verse]
E                                  A                      E
Well I'm lookin' down below lordie Lord I wanna go on the highway
E      A                                                      E
Way up in the mountain air all I do is dream and stare at the highway
E         B7                  A                     E          B7
I'm gonna run downhill, gonna find my thrill on the highway


[Chorus]
E           B7
Car lights, so bright
E                 A
That's where I'll be tonight
       B7                  E
On the highway, on the highway


[Instrumental]
E A E A E B7 A E  E A E A E B7 A E


[Verse]
E                               A                        E
Find a future find a girl gonna see the big world on the highway
E      A                                                  E
It's a little bit dumb but I'm gonna ride my thumb on the highway
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When my mama goes to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep on the highway


[Chorus]
E           B7
Car lights, so bright
E               A
That where I'll be tonight
       B7                  E
On the highway, on the highway


[Instrumental]
E A E A E B7 A E  E A E A E B7 A E B7


[Chorus]
E           B7
Car lights, so bright
E               A
That where I'll be tonight
       B7                  E
On the highway, on the highway