*Although this is the actual key in which the song is sung, I personally feel it sounds
better for guitar transposed a whole step up (D, A, Bm, G). If you want it to sounds as
close to the piano instrumentation as possible, I recommend tuning DGCFAD and using the
above progression.
Intro: C G F G 2x
C G
Well, you can run to the end of the highway
Am F
And not find what you're looking for
C F G
No, it won't make your troubles disappear
C G
And you can search to the end of the highway
Am F
And come back no better than before
C F G C
To find yourself you've got to start right here
Am
Well, I came running when I got the news
E
That you were leaving
Am
Oh, I've gotta talk some sense to you
E
'Cause I'm your friend
Am
You say you want to hit the road
C
'Cause life is so deceiving
F G
Do you think it's different at the other end?
C G
Well, you can run to the end of the highway
Am F
And not find what you're looking for
C F G
No, it won't make your troubles disappear
C G
And you can search to the end of the highway
Am F
And come back no better than before
C F G C
To find yourself you've got to start right here
Am
Oh, I came running when I got the news
E
That you were crying
Am E
Oh, my friend has life been so unkind to you?
Am
You say you want to find a place
C
Where people are not lying
F G
If you find a place like that I'll go there too
C G
Well, you can run to the end of the highway
Am F
And not find what you're looking for
C F G
No, it won't make your troubles disappear
C G
And you can search to the end of the highway
Am F
And come back no better than before
C F G C
To find yourself you've got to start right here
F C F G C
Oh, yes, to find yourself, you've got to start right here
C G F G
Oh, you can run, run to the end of the highway
Oh, you can run to the end of the highway
C G
You can run to the end of the highway
F G
You can run to the end of the highway
C G
You can run to the end of the highway
F G
You can run to the end of the highway
(fade out)