Key To The Highway Chords
Key To The Highway by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A E D D7
I got the key to the highway, I'm booked out and bound to go,
A E A E
I'm gonna leave here running, ain't coming back no more
A E D D7
I'm going back to the border, where I'm better known,
A E A E
I'm gonna ride this old highway, ain't coming back no more
A E D D7
Give me one more kiss, darling, just before I go,
A E A E
I'm gonna leave here running, ain't coming back no more
A E
Now, when the moon peeks over the mountain, yeah..
D D7
You know I'll be on my way
A E A E
I'm gonna walk, walk this ol' highway, deep until the break of day
A E D D7
So long and good-bye, yes, I had to say good-bye,
A E A E
Cause I'm gonna walk, walk this ol' highway, deep 'til the day I die