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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
♫ Intro:
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
♫ Verse 1:
G Cmaj7
If you’re strong enough to take another dose
G Cmaj7
Brave enough to chase someone else’s ghost
G Cmaj7
If you’ve never been too good at standing still
G Cmaj7
Ain’t found yourself and you probably never will
G Cmaj7
If you’re all outta shit that you ain’t seen
G Cmaj7
And you got enough for a tank of gasoline
♫ Chorus:
C
Out here on the highway
D
We could use a friend
Em D Cmaj7
If you blow in the direction of a changing wind
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
You’re a highway man
♫ Verse 2:
G Cmaj7
If you’re wastin’ all the time you’ve got to kill
G Cmaj7
A cigarette sitting on a window sill
G Cmaj7
You turn it up a little at a time
G Cmaj7
’Til your voice gives out and your amps are dimed
G Cmaj7
You’ve sweat all of the ink out off your arm
G Cmaj7
Praying someone triggers the alarm
♫ Chorus:
C
Out here on the highway
D
We could use a friend
Em D Cmaj7
If you wanna live forever in a traveling band
G Cmaj7
You’re a highway man
G Cmaj7
You’re a highway man
[Interlude]
D C D C D C
♫ Bridge:
D Cmaj7
You just got there ain’t nobody home
D Cmaj7
You’re thankful for a little time alone
D Cmaj7
Water dripping off your back
D Cmaj7
You’re nowhere now you’re never going back
♫ Chorus:
C
Out here on the highway
D
We could use a friend
Em D C
If you wanna play a game you can never win
G C
You’re a highway man
G C
You’re a highway man
G C
You’re a highway man
G C
You’re a highway man
♫ Outro:
G C G C
G C G C G
Song History
Published: March 29, 2026
Last Updated: March 29, 2026