Rockin Down The Highway
The Doobie Brothers
Rockin’ Down The Highway - Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston 1972) Chorded By: Skidaddy Esq. G.Q. 4/4 TIME @ 144 BPM (3 Min. 51 Sec.) in ’A’. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYS ------------------ ------------------ - x 0 2 2 2 0 -#- - 3 2 0 0 3 3 -- - x 5 7 7 7 5 -- - 1 3 3 2 1 1 -- - x 1 3 3 3 1 -- - 0 2 2 1 0 0 #-- Gs4 - 3 3 0 0 3 3 -- - 2 4 2 2 2 2 -#-- - x 4 6 4 5 4 #--#- - x 2 4 2 3 2 --#- - 0 2 0 1 2 0 #--#-- - x x 7 9 x x - - x x 5 7 x x - - x x 4 6 x x #- - x x 2 4 x x - - x x 0 2 x x - INTRO: [8 M] ----- 1 2 3 4 1 2+3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | | | |… | | 1 2+3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Got them VERSE #1: [16 M] -------- high-way… blues… can’t you hear my mo-tor run-nin’… fly-in’ down the road… with my foot on… the floor… All the way in town… they can hear… me a-com-in’… Ford’s a-bout to drop… she won’t do no… more… And I smell… … my mo-tor burn-in’… un-… der-neath the hood… is smoke… can’t… stop… and I can’t… stop… got to keep… mov-in’ or I’ll lose my… mind… CHORUS #1: [21 M] --------- Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC | VERSE #2: [16 M] ’Guitar Solo’ - -------- | | | |… | | | |… | | | | | | | | | Gs4 | CHORUS #2: [21 M] --------- Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC | The VERSE #3: [16 M] -------- high-way pa-trol… got his eyes… on… me… I know what he’s think-… in’ and it… ain’t good… I’m mov-in’ by fast… he can bare-… ly see… me… Gon-na lose that man… I know… I… should… I got-ta kick in… my ped-al make my Ford… move a lit-tle fast-… er… can’t… stop… and I can’t… stop… got to keep… mov-in’ or I’ll lose my… mind… CHORUS #3: [16 M] --------- Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… INTERLUDE: [8 M] --------- | |… | |… | | |… | | | CHORUS #3: [15 M] --------- Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… Oh… rock-… in’ down the high-… way… CODA: [1.125 M] ---- 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | |!
