Son Volt - Down the highway

Son Volt – “Down the Highway” From the record “Honky Tonk” Words and music by Jay Farrar Tabs by Tim Prizer (tim_prizer@yahoo.com) Chords used (w/ capo on 1st fret): [G5]: x-0-2-2-0-0 [F]: x-0-2-2-2-0 [C]: X-X-0-2-3-2 [F]: 3-2-0-0-3-3 CAPO 1 [G5] [F] Every [C] road Has a [F] story to [C] tell Of [F] dreams that have [C] soared And [F] dreams that [F] fell Of finding that [C] level That says [F] out of con[C]trol [F] Prospecting [C] riches That re[F]side in the [C] soul CHORUS (abbreviated) Throw this [F] love down the [C] highway [F] See where it [F] turns [F] Life is a [C] shell game Lessons [F] lost, lessons [C] learned [F] There will never be a [C] time Like the [F] time that is [C] now To [F] reach for the [C] promise Of [F] melody on the [F] bough Break up the [C] silence Make it [F] clear, make it [C] last [F] Forgiveness [C] given Break [F] away from the [C] past CHORUS (full) Throw this [F] love down the [C] highway [F] See where it [F] turns [F] Life is a [C] shell game Lessons [F] lost, lessons [F] learned There’s a [F] world of [C] wisdom in[F]side a fiddle [F] tune Throw this [F] love down the [C] highway [F] See where it takes [C] you GUITAR/FIDDLE BREAK [F] [C] [F] [C] [C] [F] [C] [F] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] While the [C] mortar and [F] bricks may [C] crumble [F] Time moves [C] along with a [F] dance-step [F] stumble Really no [C] choice but [F] escape from the [C] past [F] Break up the [C]silence, make it [F] clear make it [C] last CHORUS (full) [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] There’s a [F] world of [C] wisdom in[F]side a fiddle [F] tune Throw this [F] love down the [C] highway [F] See where it takes [C] you [F] [C] [F] [C] Throw this [F] love down the [C] highway [F] See where… it takes [C] you [F] [C] [F] [C]