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Dancing on the Highway

unreleased 
dancing on the highway - elliott smith

standard D tuning (DGCFAD)

D      xx0232
Bm7    x24235
C#7    x46464
G      355433 (or 320003)
Em     022000
Emmaj7 021000
F#     244322
A      577655 (or x02220)
Gm     355333


D           Bm7     C#7          G               Em  Emmaj7
here if you want me listening so close from far away
      D              Bm7     C#7          G          Em  Emmaj7
I memorized what you told me like a foreigner on holiday
          D           Bm7        C#7            G                   Em  Emmaj7
I know to smile at confusion and not forget the soul that smiles on me
   D           Bm7         C#7              G               Em  Emmaj7
dancing on the highway the broken line that led from you to me
          F#       G           A                Em             G  Gm  A
well I'll be at my station all night so come on by if you feel like

      D           Bm7     C#7                G             Em  Emmaj7
still here if you want me look at what I can do with empty time
       D                  Bm7           C#7               G              Em  Emmaj7
a lost love that likes to haunt me it's waitin' 'round to meet me when I die
         D                   Bm7    C#7              G           Em  Emmaj7
death surrounds protects the living this is what you said and I agree
       D          Bm7    C#7               G                Em  Emmaj7
not to be so unforgiving just because your soul is untimely free
         F#          G          A       Em              G  Gm  A
'cos I'm here if you want me my love dancing on the highway

D  Bm7  C#7  G  Em  Emmaj7  x4

         F#        G        A      Em      G  Gm  A  D
but your sun still burns my eye oh why oh why