Peter Morgan - Life On The Interstate Chords

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Peter Morgan - Life On The Interstate by Misc Your Songs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, Cadd9 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 
G D Em Cadd9 

verse 1 
G 
Cruising down I29 at 95 I passed a man with a Georgia plate 
Em 
Man your sure a long way from home 
Cadd9                        D 
He probably been driving for days 

Instrumental 
D Em Cadd9 

verse 2 
G 
One minuet hes here the next hes there 
Em 
Flying in the old ford he could be going anywhere 
Cadd9                                     D 
 he turns off to get gas and leaves me to wonder, 

D 
He could be going anywhere 
G 
Lincoln Nebraska where the huskers rule, 
Em 
Memphis Tennesee, where the king once reigned 
Cadd9                                              D 
Or Minneapolis Minnesota, where prince sang purple rain 
G                                  Em      D   Cadd9 
Yeah he coulda been going anywhere on that old interstate 
G                  D 
Miles and miles of open country 
Am                          Em                     D 
Little here and there towns scattered throught the land 
Am                   D 
Stop in for a cup of coffee, 
Am          D 
take a ride around 
Em             G              G 
Grab some Gas, and your gone, your gone 

verse 3 
G 
Flying on down 94 
G                         Cadd9 D 
I was heading down to the state fair 
G 
Saw a woman with Cali plates 
Em                           Cadd9 D 
She had long blonde hair and blue eyes 
G                   Em             D 
Thought man you’re a long way from there 
G 
One minuet shes here the next shes there 
Em 
Flying in a  convertible she could be going anywhere 

Cadd9                                          D 
She turns off at the truck stop, leaving me to wonder, 
D 
She could be going anywhere 
G 
Indianapolis Indiana, where the cars go round and round 
Em                                              D 
Niagra Falls New York, The water comes tumbling down 
Cadd9                                                  D 
Or Chicago Illiniois, Where the cubs turned their luck around 
G                                   Em      D   Cadd9 
Yeah she coulda been going anywhere on that old interstate 
 
G                  D 
Miles and miles of open country 
Am                          Em                     D 
Little here and there towns scattered throught the land 
Am                   D 
Stop in for a cup of coffee, 
Am          D 
take a ride around 
Em             G              G 
Grab some Gas, and your gone, your gone 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante