Dmaj7:  x 0 0 11 10 9

D:      x x 0 5  5  7

D6:     x x 0 7  7  7

 

intro: Dmaj7 / D / D6 / Dmaj7 / D / D6 / Dmaj7 / D / D6

 

D               Bm        D                     Bm

The kid's left home, the kid's got a kid of her own

D                 Bm    D                       Bm

Don't knock that door, don't knock it, nobody's home

Em           Bm    Em                    Bm

The mystery sign, turn off and follow it blind

Em         D                  G                   D

The interstate is jammed and crammed with exhaust mist

Em        D                 G

It only leads to somewhere you'll never miss

A

You'll never miss

 

 D                  Bm     D                  Bm

Get on the blue highways, follow the blue highways

Em                     Bm    Em                    Bm

You know that they're there, you know that they're there

F#m        G      A     D    Bm   D   Bm

Where the real America lies

D                 Bm    D                       Bm

The rusty chrome, the shutters swing open and closed

D                 Bm    D                       Bm

Don't knock that door, don't knock it, nobody's home

Em              Bm    Em            Bm

The blood runs cold, the blood runs cold

Em             D

There must be gold where fools are

G                    A

That's what we are, that's what we are

 

 D                  Bm     D                  Bm

Get on the blue highways, follow the blue highways

Em                     Bm    Em                    Bm

You know that they're there, you know that they're there

F#m        G      A     Bm

Where the real America lies

Em        Bm   Em    Bm       Em        D    Bm  D Bm

Blue highways, blue highways, blue highways

 

(outro same as intro)