Written by Big Bill Broonzy
Verse 1:
A7 E7 D7 Key to the highway D7 Packed up and bound to go A7 I'm gonna leave here running E7 D7 A7 D7 E7 N.C. 'Cause walking most too slowVerse 2:
N.C. A7 E7 I'm going back down to the border D7 Where I'm much better off A7 'Cause you ain't done nothing E7 D7 A7 D7 E7 N.C. But drive a good man away from homeVerse 3:
N.C. A7 So give me one more E7 D7 One more kiss, baby, just before I go A7 Back out on the highway E7 D7 A7 D7 E7 N.C. That's the only place I knowVerse 4:
A7 E7 And when the moon creeps over my room D7 Honey I'll be on my way A7 I'm gonna roam this old highway E7 D7 A7 D7 E7 N.C. Until the break of dayVerse 5:
N.C. A7 E7 I got the key to the highway D7 Packed up and bound to go A7 I'm gonna leave here running E7 D7 A7 D7 A7 N.C. 'Cause walking is 'most too slowVerse 6:
N.C. A7 E7 Well, it's so long, so long, baby D7 I must say goodbye A7 I gotta roam, roam this highway E7 D7 A7 D7 E Until the day I die