Verse 1

^GMy granddaddy was a miner but he finally ^Csaw the ^Glight He didn't have much just a beat up truck And a dream about a ^Cbetter ^Glife

Gran mamma cried when she waved goodbye

You never heard such a ^Clonesome ^Gsound Pretty soon the dirt road tuned to blacktop Detroit ^Ccity ^Gbound

Chorus

^CDown that ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^COn that ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly Highway, Goes on and^G on

Verse 2

^GNow he worked and saved his money so that one day ^Che might ^Gsend My old man off to college to use his brain and ^Cnot his ^Ghands

Gran mama cried when she said goodbye

You never heard such a ^Clonesome ^Gsound But daddy had himself a good job in Houston One more ^Crolling ^Gdown

Chorus

^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly Highway, rolls on and ^Gon

Verse 3

^GNow granddaddy rolled over in hi grave the day that ^CI quit ^Gschool I just sat around the house playing my guitar, my daddy said "^CI was a ^Gfool!"

My mama cried when I said goodbye

I never heard such a ^Clonesome ^Gsound Now I'm standing on the highway and if your going my way You know ^Cwe're I'm ^Gbound

Chorus

^CDown that ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly ^GHighway ^CThat old ^GHill..^Cbilly Highway rolls on and ^Gon

Steve Earle - Hillbilly highway