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Rockin Down The Highway Chords by The Doobie Brothers

Rockin Down The Highway chords by The Doobie Brothers

Guitar chords with lyrics

Rockin' Down The Highway - Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1972)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

4/4 TIME @ 144 BPM (3 Min. 51 Sec.) in 'A'.

Chords Used:
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              GUITAR                KEYS
         E  A  D  G  B  e    Bass|    Chord
        ------------------   ------------------
A     -  x  0  2  2  2  0     A    A-C#-E
G     -  3  2  0  0  3  3     G    G-B-D
D     -  x  5  7  7  7  5     D    A-D-F#
F     -  1  3  3  2  1  1     F    A-C-F
Bb    -  x  1  3  3  3  1     Bb   Bb-D-F
E     -  0  2  2  1  0  0     E    G#-B-E
Gs4   -  3  3  0  0  3  3     G    G-C-D
F#m7  -  2  4  2  2  2  2     F#   A-C#-E-F#
C#m7  -  x  4  6  4  5  4     C#   G#-B-C#-E
Bm7   -  x  2  4  2  3  2     B    B-D-F#-A
E13   -  0  2  0  1  2  0     E    G#-B-C#-D-E
A5    -  x  x  7  9  x  x     A    A-E
G5    -  x  x  5  7  x  x     G    G-D
F#5   -  x  x  4  6  x  x     F#   F#-C#
E5    -  x  x  2  4  x  x     E    E-B
D5    -  x  x  0  2  x  x     D    A-D
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INTRO: [8 M]
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 1 2 3 4  1 2+3 4  1 2 3 4  1+2 3 4  1 2 3 4
|A       |A  G  D |D A     |?D  A   |A       |

 1 2+3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
|A  G  D |D A     |NC            |
                         Got them

VERSE #1: [16 M]
--------

|A                          |A                          |
 high-way? blues?  can't you hear my mo-tor run-nin',?

|D                           A |?                   D |
 fly-in' down the road? with my foot on? the floor?

|A                            |A                    |
 All the way in town? they can hear? me a-com-in'?

|D                          A    |?               |F               |
 Ford's a-bout to drop? she won't do no? more?          And I smell?

|F                  Bb   |F                             |F       |
? my mo-tor burn-in'? un-? der-neath the hood? is smoke,?

|E                         |E           |
 can't? stop,?  and I can't?  stop?

|G                           |G     Gs4    G   |
 got to keep? mov-in' or I'll lose my? mind?

CHORUS #1: [21 M]
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|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |

VERSE #2: [16 M] 'Guitar Solo' -
--------

|A       |A       |D      A|?     D |A       |A       |D      A|?       |


|F       |F     Bb|F       |F       |E       |E       |G       |G Gs4 G |

CHORUS #2: [21 M]
---------

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|NC      |NC      |NC      |NC      |NC        |
                                            The

VERSE #3: [16 M]
--------

|A                             |A           |
 high-way pa-trol? got his eyes?  on? me?  I

|D                              A |?             D   |
 know what he's think-? in' and it? ain't good?   I'm

|A                            |A             |
 mov-in' by fast? he can bare-? ly see? me?

|D                       A   |?              |F            |
 Gon-na lose that man? I know? I? should?          I got-ta

|F                   Bb     |F                         |F        |
 kick in? my ped-al, make my Ford? move a lit-tle fast-? er?

|E                         |E          |
 can't? stop,?  and I can't?  stop?

|G                           |G     Gs4    G   |
 got to keep? mov-in' or I'll lose my? mind?

CHORUS #3: [16 M]
---------

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

INTERLUDE: [8 M]
---------

|F#m7  C#m7    Bm7|?       |F#m7  C#m7    Bm7|?       |


|F#m7  C#m7    Bm7|?       |E13     |E13     |

CHORUS #3: [15 M]
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|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |A       |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

|A        |A  G          D       |D      A        |
 Oh,?         rock-? in' down the high-? way?

CODA: [1.125 M]
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 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
|A5 G5    F#5   E5    D5 |A!

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