Hope The High Road (Jason Isbell)
From "The Nashville Sound"
[Intro]
| D A . . | F#m A . . | D A . . |
[Verse 1]
|F#m A |D A |
. . . I used to think that this was my town . what a stupid
|F#m A |D A |
Thing to think . I hear you're fightin' off a breakdown, I myself am
|F#m A |D A |
On the brink . I used to wanna be a real man . I don't know what that
|F#m A |D A |
Even means . Now I just want you in my arms again
|F#m A |
. And we can search each other's dreams . .
[Chorus]
|Bm |A E |
. . I know you're tired and you ain't sleepin' well
|Bm |A E |
. . Uninspired and likely mad as hell
|Bm |A E |D <> |
. . But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you home again . .
[Verse 2]
|E |A |
. . . I've heard enough of the white man's blues, . I've sang enough about
|F#m A |D A |
My - self . . So if you're lookin' for some bad news, . you can find it
|F#m A |D A |
Somewhere else . Last year was a son of a bitch . for nearly every
|F#m A |D A
One we know, . but I ain't fightin' with ya down in a ditch,
|F#m A |
. I'll meet you up here on the road . .
[Chorus]
|Bm |A E |
. . I know you're tired and you ain't sleepin' well
|Bm |A E |
. . Uninspired and likely mad as hell
|Bm |A E |
. . But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you
|D |E |
Home again . to a world you wanna live in .
[Bridge]
|F#m |F#m |A |A |
. . We'll ride the ship down dumping buckets overboard . . .
|F#m |F#m |E |D |
. . There can't be more of them than us, there can't be more . . .
[Break]
| D A . . | F#m A . . | D A . . | F#m A . . |
| D A . . | F#m A . . | D A . . | F#m A . . |
[Chorus]
|Bm |A E |
. . I know you're tired and you ain't sleepin' well
|Bm |A E |
. . Uninspired and likely mad as hell
|Bm |A E |
. . But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you
|D |E |
Home again . to a world you wanna live in .
|D |E |
. . . To a world you wanna live in .
[Outro]
| D A . . | F#m A . . | D A . . | F#m A <> |
Note: Counting this song is a little unusual because accent is placed on the
second beat of every measure. So instead of ONE-two-three-four . . . count it
as one-TWO-three-four.
Charted by Dexex