Josh Ritter – Blazing Highway Home (Guitar)

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[Intro] C G F G C G [Verse 1]
C                                     G
  Chasin' thunder, chasin' lightning too

F                                          C      G
  You never wondered, what they thought of you

C                                          G
  You know you can't out  run the great unknown

        F                 G                      C  G
May you   find yourself a   blazin' highway home
[Verse 2]
C                                                         G
  Somewhere the high cliffs, somewhere the waves hit white

F                                                    C      G
  The wind in it's mischief, the palace of rainbows, I

C                                                G    G
  Will be here watchin' you though you may feel alone

          F                 G                      C
While you   find yourself a   blazin' highway home
[Chorus]
         F
I try to sleep

F                          C
Searching the darkness for something

             F
Your soul to keep

F                        C       G
Here I am sleeping with nothing
[Verse 3]
C                                        G
  So tell St. Peter,   you don't want to wait

F                                                C      G
  Throw it in gear and    roll on through those gates

C                                            G     G
  An' know no matter     where your soul may roam

            F                 G                      C
That you'll   find yourself a   blazin' highway home
[Chorus]
         F
I try to sleep

                           C           C
Searchin' the darkness for somethin'

             F
Your soul to keep

F                        C       G
Here I am sleeping with nothin'
[Interlude] C G F G C G [Verse 4]
C                                         G
  And may the angel sing you country songs

F                                               C      G
  Your mama sang you    back when days were long

C                                             G   G
  More beautiful than    anything you've known

          F                 G                      C   C
While you   find yourself a   blazin' highway home
[Chorus]
         F
I try to sleep

F                           C         C
Searchin' the darkness for somethin'

             F
Your soul to keep

F                        C       G
Here I am sleepin' with nothin'
[Solo] C G F G C