HIGHWAY 29 By Bruce Springsteen (From the album "The Ghost of Tom Joad") Note: This is a wonderful song that isn't too tough to play, once you get the picking pattern down. For ease of play (I'm not sure if Bruce does this or not, but I suspect it due to the sound of the fill before the last verse) tune the low E up to an F. This will make the piece much easier to play than doing full barres for the F. Picking Pattern and Chord Formations: C F Am7 C/G G e |------0-----|------1-----|------0-----|------0-----|------3-----| B |--------1---|--------1---|--------1---|--------1---|--------0---| G |---0------0-|---2------2-|---0------0-|---0------0-|---0------0-| D |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| A |-3----------|------------|-0----------|------------|------------| F |------------|-0----------|------------|-2----------|-2----------|
Intro: C F C I slipped on her shoe; she ... Am7 C/G I said, "There's no ... F She crossed her ... C We made some small talk; that's ... Am7 C/G F She slipped me her number; ... C My hand slipped up her skirt; .... Am7 F In that .... C On Highway 29. It was a small town bank; it w.... Am7 F In a little desert motel, the air .... C G I slept the sleep of the .. Am7 F I woke in the morning, .... C G We headed into the Sierra .... The winter sun shot through the ..... Fill: C with walking bass notes: C F G A G C The road was filled with broken ..... Outro: F C Am7 C/G F ************************************************************** Corrections are more than welcome. Enjoy! Jason Groce - jgroce@mail.utexas.edu Playwriting, Department of Theatre and Dance **************************************************************
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