Stretch Of The Highway chords by James Taylor

STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY - JAMES TAYLOR
"Before This World"(2015)
Submitted by ClassicalfreaK


INTRO
(slide down from E)
A - G Em
A - Em7 -
A - G Em
A - Em7 -

      A   G        Em      A
I was born singing yes I am
   A       Asus A   G       Em7
e||----------------|----------------|
B||--------3---2---|2-0---0---------|
G||--------2---2---|2-0---0---------|
D||--------2---2---|2-0---0---------|
A||0---------0-----|----------------|
E||--------------3-|3-------0-------|
     A Em                      A  Asus A G Em7
Grew up some kind of travelin? man
       A       Em              A  Asus A G Em7
Sunday morning, pack my things
        A
Say so long sweet potato
    Em7              A Asus A G Em7
I'm on the road again

D/F# G        Em     A              D/F# G
Oh     it's a lovely stretch of the highway
Em          A             D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
       Em       A           D/F#    G   Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
         A Asus A G Em          A  Em7
When I'm gone,      soon as I'm gone

A            Em               A Asus A G
Chi-Town baby, that?s my town too
Em             A          Em                 A Asus A G Em
People pick it right on up, do the looma lamaloo
         A      Em                       A    Em7
Just for example, look at ye yonder over there
                  A                Emm7
Chicago?s got the finest high-test first-class
         A Asus A G Em
Poontang anywhere

D/F# G        Em     A              D/F#     G
Oh     it's a lovely stretch of the highway, child
Em          A             D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
       Em       A           D/F#    G   Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
         A   G Em    A  Em
When I'm gone, solid gone

          A7
I want to thank the man that planed the land
I want to thank the man that towed the load
In the burning sun and the freezing cold
(A7)                         G         D/F#
I want to thank the man that made this road
A7 G Em | A Em
A  G Em | A Em9

A         Em
Eisenhower
            A          G Em7
Mr. D-wight D. (Eisenhower)
A             A7                    Em
General Motors (General Motors Corporation)
          A Asus A G Em
Big Ol? GMC
             A    Em7
They saw the future
     A             G  Em
Yes, indeed (yes indeed)
A
Eternal combustion, baby
Em                               A Asus A G Em
 That?s what the country?s gonna need

D/F# G        Em     A              D/F# G
Oh     it's a lovely stretch of the highway
Em          A             D/F# GM7
Leading me on (leading me on)
       Em       A           D/F#    G   Em9
And my favorite thing is to miss my home
         A  Em | A  G Em
When I'm gone
         A  Em | A  G Em
When I'm gone
        A    G Em
Someday, gone

  A    Em
Tomorrow
          A   G Em
Same as today
A           Em
One more time
            A
Mama that?s okay
                 A                Em
Shake your head ?yes? (shake your head)
                 A  G Em
Shake your head ?no?
        A                Em
Keep it straight and level
                  A   G Em
And steady as she goes
              A   Em
Steady as she goes
A  G Em
     I'm gonna ride around

         A             Em
(I wanna thank the man)
              A   Asus A G Em
Steady as she goes
         A             Em
(I wanna thank the man)
A           G Em
 (Thank the man)
         A            Em
(I wanna thank the man)
 A           G Em
(Thank the man ...)
A Em