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Hillbilly Highway by Steve Earle
Hillbilly Highway
Verse 1
G C G
My granddaddy was a miner but he finally saw the light
He didn't have much just a beat up truck
C G
And a dream about a better life
Gran mamma cried when she waved goodbye
C G
You never heard such a lonesome sound
Pretty soon the dirt road tuned to blacktop
C G
Detroit city bound
Chorus
C G C G
Down that Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
On that Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway, Goes on and on
Verse 2
G C G
Now he worked and saved his money so that one day he might send
C G
My old man off to college to use his brain and not his hands
Gran mama cried when she said goodbye
C G
You never heard such a lonesome sound
But daddy had himself a good job in Houston
C G
One more rolling down
Chorus
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway, rolls on and on
Verse 3
G C G
Now granddaddy rolled over in hi grave the day that I quit school
C G
I just sat around the house playing my guitar, my daddy said "I was a fool!"
My mama cried when I said goodbye
C G
I never heard such a lonesome sound
Now I'm standing on the highway and if your going my way
C G
You know we're I'm bound
Chorus
C G C G
Down that Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway
C G C G
That old Hill..billy Highway rolls on and on
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version 2
Key of G# (capo 1)
Intro lick:
G C
-----3--------------3----3-|
-----3--------------3----3-|
-----0--------------0----0-|
---------3-2p0-------------|
-----------------------3---|
-2h3------------2h3--------|
Verse lick:
G C
----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|
----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------|
----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
-------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-2p0-|
-------------------------------------3-----------|
-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------|
My grandaddy.... finally saw the light
etc.
Chorus lick:
The chorus is just the intro lick played 4 times:
------------3--------------3----3------------3--------------3----3-|
------------3--------------3----3------------3--------------3----3-|
------------0--------------0----0------------0--------------0----0-| (repeat)
--------------3-2p0----------------------------3-2p0---------------|
------------------------------3--------------------------------3---|
--------2h3------------2h3---------------2h3------------2h3--------|
Down that hiiiiill..... billy highway
On that hiiiiill..... billy highway
followed by:
------------3-----------3--------0----0---0------0-----3--------3---3----|
------------3-----------3--------1----1---1------1-----3--------3---3----|
------------0-----------0--------0----0---0------0-----0--------0---0----| (Intro x1)
--------------3-2p0-------------------------------------3-2p0------------|
---------------------------0-2-3--------3-------------------------3------|
--------2h3---------2h3-------------3---------3-----2h3- -----2h3--------|
That old hiiiill... billy highway goes on and on
Then back to verse.
Bridge (listen to song to get bends right):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
--0------0------0-------0-------0--------------2b2b-0---------0-----0----|
----2b2b-----0----2b2b------0-----2b2b-------------------------2b2b----0-|
----------3--------------3---------------0-2-3-----3-3s5-1b2----------3--|
-3------3------3------3--------3------3-3--------------------3-----3-----|
Then to verse.
So the whole song goes:
Intro lick x4
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Bridge (fade)
My grandaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light
He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye, never heard such a lonesome sound
Pretty soon the dirt road turned into blacktop, Detroit City bound
Down that hillbilly highway
That hillbilly highway
Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on
He worked and saved his money so that one day he might send
My old man off to college, to use his brains and not his hands
Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye, never heard such a lonesome sound
But daddy had himself a good job in Houston, one more rollin' down
Down that hillbilly highway
That hillbilly highway
Hillbilly highway
Goes on and on
Grandaddy rolled over in his grave the day that I quit school
I just sat around the house playin' my guitar, Daddy said I was a fool
My mama cried when I said goodbye, I never heard such a lonesome sound
Now I'm standin' on this highway and if you're going my way
You know where I'm bound
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