Highway Kind by Van Zandt Townes chord (text):

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  Submitted by Geir Nyborg to about-townes@listbox.com

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I've been playing this in two diffrent ways, and I settled with the easiest

way. I'ts a while since I played it, but I think I played it like this:



(Em) My days they are the (D) Highwaykind

(C) They only (D) come to (Em) leave

but the (D) leaving I don't (Em) mind

It's the (C) coming (D) that I (Em) cray

(D) pour the sun (Em) upon the ground

(D) stand to throw a (Bm) shadow

(D) watch it grow (Em) into the night

and (C) feel the (D) spinning (Em) sky



(Em) Time among the (D) pinetrees

it (C) felt like (D) breath of (Em) air

(D) usely I just walk this (Em) streets

and (C) tell (D) myself to (Em) care

(D) Sometimes I believe (Em) me

(D) sometimes I (C) don't (Bm) hear

(D)sometimes the (Em) shape I'm in

(C) won't (D) let me (Em) go



I (Em) don't know too (D) much for true

but my (C) heart knows (D) how to (Em) pine

(D) my legs know how to love (Em) someone

my (C) voice knows (D) how to (Em) sound

(D) shame that It's not (Em) enough

(D) shame that it (C) is a (Bm)

(D) follow the circle (Em) down

(C) where (D) would you (Em) be



(Em) You're the only (D) one I want

and (C) I've never (D) heard your (Em) name

(D) I hope we meet (Em) someday

if (C) we don't it's (D) all the (Em) same

(D) I'll meet the ones (Em) between us

(D) be thinking (C) about (Bm) you

(D) and all the places I have (Em) been

and (C) why you (D) where not (Em) there



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Additional Comments by about-townes listmembers:



I too am facinated by that song...T played it dropped down 1/2 step.(D flat)

it starts in Em, only its on the 5th position. i believe its called Em7, then

Em6,C, Em,Dm. it really threw me til i figured out the 1/2 step drop down...i

love that song?

jeepfleet



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On the Townes Tribute, JT played it with the Capo on the second fret and in

Dm...



He played the "B" chord just like an "A" on the second fret up from the Capo.

See the chords below.. From memory...(I haven't tried to play it...) I think

these chords are pretty close, thanks Gier!....db



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