Johnny Horton – Lost Highway (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 11th September, 2022 Define: ( ) = Designated Riff * = Single Strum d = Downstroke u = Upstroke C = x32010 F =133211 G = 320003 G7 = 353433

  (C) Riff      (C*) Riff    (C1) Riff(G) Riff            C Strum
e|--------------|------------|---------|------------------|--0-0---0-0-|
B|--------------|------------|---------|------------------|--1-1---1-1-| Similar Strums for
G|------------0-|------------|---------|0-0-2p0-0-2p0---0-|--0-0---0-0-| other chords as well
D|------1p0---2-|--------0-2-|---------|--------------2-0-|--2-----2---|
A|----3-----3-3-|----0h3-----|----0-3--|----------------0-|3-----------|
E|3-3-----------|3-3---------|3-3------|----------------3-|------3-----|
                                                           d d u d d u

*********************************************************** [Intro]

N.C.            C* C* C*
(Lost highway)

[Verse 1]

NC          C                        (C)
I'm a rolling stone all alone and lost

C                (C*)       C        G  (G)
For a life of sin    I have paid the cost

            F                 C
When I pass by all the people say

C                   C          G           C
  He's just another guy on the    lost highway

[Instrumental]
  C            C           C B G/D C   C* C* C*
e|------------|---0---0---|--------------------|
B|------------|---1---1---|1-----------1--1--1-|
G|------------|---0---0-0-|0-0-0---0---0--0--0-| All C* C* C* are played the same
D|------------|-2-----2-2-|2-1-0---2---2--2--2-|
A|------0-3-3-|---------3-|--------3-----------|
E|3\2/3-------|-----3-----|--------------------|
                                       d  d  d

[Verse 2]

(C 1)        C                              C
I was just a lad (Just a lad) nearly twenty two (Twenty two)

                 C             C                    G7            G7
Neither good nor bad (Good nor bad) just a kid like you (Kid like you)

            F        F           C
And now I'm lost     too late to pray

               C              C            G        C             C
For I paid the cost (Paid the cost) on the lost highway (Lost highway)

[Instrumental]
  C          C                       G C   F     C
e|-------------------------------------0---------0-|
B|-----------------------------------0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|------------9--9--9--9--9--9---9-8-7-0-2-2-2-2-0-|
D|------7----10-10-10-10-10-10--10-9-9-2---3-3-3-2-|
A|10-10---10---------------------------3---------3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

(C 1)          C                 C                  C               C
Now boys don't start (Boys don't start) to running around (Running around)

                C            C                     G7             G7
On this road of sin (Road of sin) or you're sorrow bound, (Sorrow bound)

          F                        C
Take my advice or you'll curse the day

C                     C             C          G        C*
  You started rolling down (Rolling down) that lost highway

N.C.           C* C* C*
(Lost highway)