Frank Black - Highway to Lowdown: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Highway to Lowdown" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Bm              F#           E                 Bm
Well me and my friend we walked through the split
        Bm        F#          E         F#7
Then I headed on home and he headed out bound
          Bm       A6
I didn't listen to him
             Bm           Gm
But you can take it from Jim

Chorus:
      D     G
It's a highway
      D     G
It's a highway
      D     Bm      G
It's a highway lowdown

If you're tired,
 why don't you just go to sleep?
And if you're wired
I'll be your brother and you can be my keep
And all these fires, Jim,
they just keep following you around

Yeah, it's a highway
It's a highway
It's a highway to lowdown

You can't get found if you're
anything like my good friend James
He wasn't even underground,
I think he was playing all them faster games
I bet you can't slow down,
you'll be a running man while you pray

It's a highway
It's a highway
It's a highway

Some call it a road and some call it a street
Well say what you will, it leads right out of town
To a desolate land
It will mess up your plans

        D    G
  It's a highway
        D    G
  It's a highway
        D    Bm       G
  It's a highway lowdown

        D    G
  It's a highway
        D    G
  It's a highway
        D    Bm       G  Bm E Bm
  It's a highway lowdown


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A6

Guitar chord A6

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Highway to Lowdown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Highway to Lowdown" by Frank Black.

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