Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: D Difficulty: Novice Verse 1: Bm A D A I'm the son of a highway daughter G A D Born in gasoline D A Bm A I traced the steps of my foolish father G A And danced with the devil in Galilee D A Bm A It was a cold winter, ice above the water G A D And nails stuck between my toes D A Bm A So I cried out and I buried my doubt G A D And all the women along the road
Verse 2: G And I went down to Dublin County D A G Where I found God in a bottle of wine G A And I headed up north thinking I could find D A G Any work or peace of mind Bm A D Nobody sells that around here too much anymore Verse 3: Bm A G D I woke up stoned with a bag of bones G A D Laying in my bed D A Bm A She was breathing fire, I was a worn out tire G A Trying to brush her ash outside of my head D A Bm A It was an easy game, nothing in the chase G A Bm Needed something just a little more cold D A Bm A So I traded her in for a bag of sin G A D And I headed on down the road Verse 4: G And I got lost in California D A G Where I'd been waiting on the days to rain G A But I was looking to find any reason to hide D A G But no reason ever came Bm A And all of the lonesome sounds of the streetlight G A D Pushing strangers along their way Bridge: G A G A G A That town kept calling me G That town kept calling me A That town kept calling me G But, that town kept calling me A That town kept calling me G That town kept calling me A That town kept calling me, yeah Yeah, yeah Bridge 2: G A G A Outro: D A Bm A I'm the son of a highway daughter G A D Born in gasoline