Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E5
Verse 1:
E5
He's got a road map of Jupiter, a radar fix on the stars
E5
All along the highway
B5 C5
She's got a liquid-crystal compass, a picture book of the rivers
G5 E5
Under the Sahara
Chorus 1:
G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
They travel in the time of the prophets
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D F5 E5 B5
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
C5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
Like lovers and heroes and the restless part of everyone
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D
We're only at home when we're on the run
F#5 E5 B5 C5C5 D5 E5
On the run
Verse 2:
E5
He's got a star map of Hollywood, a list of cheap motels
E5
All along the freeway
B5 C5
She's got a sister out in Vegas, the promise of a decent job
G5 E5
Far away from her hometown
Chorus 1:
G5 F5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
They travel on the road to redemption
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D F#5 E5 B5
A highway out of yesterday that tomorrow will bring
C5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
Like lovers and heroes, birds in the last days of spring
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D
We're only at home when we're on the wing
F#5 E5 B5 C5 D5 E5
On the wing
Chorus 2:
A5
When we are young
G5
Wandering the face of the Earth
D5
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C5
Learning that we're only immortal
A5
For a limited time
A5
When we are young
G5
Wandering the face of the Earth
D5
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C5
Learning that we're only immortal
E5
For a limited time
Verse 3:
E5
Time is a gypsy caravan
E5
Steals away in the night to leave you stranded in Dreamland
B5
Distance is a long-range filter
C5
Memory a flickering light
G5 E5
Left behind in the heartland
Chorus 1:
G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
We travel in the dark of the new moon
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D F#5 E5 B5
A starry highway traced on the map of the sky
C5 D5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Like lovers and heroes, lonely as the eagle's cry
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D
We're only at home when we're on the fly
F#5 E5 B5 C5 D5
On the fly
Instrumental:
E5 D5 B5 C5 G5 E5
E5 D5 B5 C5 G5
Chorus 2:
A5
When we are young
G5
Wandering the face of the Earth
D5
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C5
Learning that we're only immortal
A5
For a limited time
A5
When we are young
G5
Wandering the face of the Earth
D5
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C5
Learning that we're only immortal
A5
For a limited time
A5
When we are young
G5
Wandering the face of the Earth
D5
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
C5
Learning that we're only immortal
E5
For a limited time
Chorus 1:
G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
We travel on the road to adventure
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D F5 E5 B5
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
C5 D5 E5 G5 F#5 E5
Like lovers and heroes and the restless part of everyone
G5 F#5 D Dsus4 D
We're only at home when we're on the run
F#5 E5 B5 C5 D5 E5
On the run
