High Steppin' chords by The Avett Brothers
Verse 1
G
I'm a high steppin', high bettin'
Love givin', I'm a love gettin'
I'm a stranger,
C
D
I love stretchin' out my wheels
Overnightin' on the desert strip
Makin' time and losin' grip
G
D
G
Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
Verse 2
G
I'm an outsider lookin' in
I got a perfect square for a
circle of friends
C
It's the four of us against the rest of you
D
But really I am all alone
I'd sell 'em out to save my own
I told them that but they
G
don't buy the truth
Verse 3
G
I'm a high steppin', high bettin'
Love givin', I'm a love gettin'
I'm a stranger,
C
D
I love stretchin' out my wheels
Overnightin' on the desert strip
Makin' time and losin' grip
Drivin' circles in the canyons
of my mind
G
Verse 4
D
Well it's warfare out
there, folks
Ebdim
You're either working for success
Em
Or to be rich or, God help us,
famous
D
Or you're working against
G
the clock just to stay afloat
C
Got your nose all scraped
up from the grindstone
G
You're digging for diamonds and only
A
finding rhinestones
G
Meanwhile it's August and the tax man has
never heard of summer vacation
F#
You're either working on yourself
or you're lookin' after babies
G
Takin' care of your old man
or your old lady
And the direct line to the hospital
just says "Leave a message"
C
See, you can only live one
day at a time
G
Only drive one hot rod at a time
A
Only say one word at a time
And only think one thought at a time
And every soul is alone
when the day becomes night
Em
And there in the dark
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if you can try to see the light
C
In the most pitch black shape
of the loneliest shadow
Em
Well then you ought to sleep well
A
'Cause there's hope for sure
Well I don't know about
all that being true but
C
I do know this
G
The best beggars are choosers
Verse 5
C
G
The best winners are losers
C
D
G
The best lovers ain't never been loved
C
G
And first place ain't easy
C
G
C
The hardest part is be lieving
The very last word is love
D
Verse 6
G
I'm a high steppin', high bettin'
Love givin', I'm a love gettin'
I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out
C
D
my wheels
Overnightin' on the desert strip
Makin' time and losin' grip
Outro 1
Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
G
High Steppin'
The Avett Brothers
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