Gulf Coast Highway chords by Tom Russell
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
CAPO: 2
Intro: C
verse 1
N.C. C F C
Gulf coast highway, I worked the rails
F C G F
I worked the rice fields with their cool, dark wells
Am G C
I worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
F C G C
The only thing I ever owned is this old house here by the road
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Am G C
But when I die I'm gonna catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
I will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring
verse 2
N.C. C F C
I walked through springtime when we were home
F
Our days were sweet, our nights were warm
Am G C
The seasons changed, jobs would come, the flowers fade
F C G C
And this old house felt so alone when work took him away
Am G C
And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
He will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring
Instrumental: E F E A D G F
verse 3
N.C. C F C
Highway 90, the jobs are gone
F
We tend our garden, we set the sun
Am G C
This is the only place on earth Blue Bonnets grow
F C G C
Once a year they come and grow at this old house here by the road
Am G C
And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
We will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring
Am G C
And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
We will fly away together, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring Last updated: