Key: C minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was out on the highway
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I was out on my feet
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I was tired and hungry
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I was late for the meet
Chorus 1
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I had a red sky behind me
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I had the bad guys on my tail
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I had a hundred different reasons
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To keep me falling away
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I had a red sky behind me
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With the stars coming into view
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And the thought that kept me going
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Was soon I'm gonna make it with you
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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I had the desert on both sides now
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I had the lights in my eyes
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Of the town I remember
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Up ahead in the cold black sky
Chorus 2
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I had a red sky behind me
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I had the bad guys on my tail
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I had a hundred different reasons
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G#
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To keep me falling away
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I had a red sky behind me
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With the stars coming into view
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And the thought that kept me going
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Was soon I'm gonna make it with you
Bridge 1
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Well I remember that old saying
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'bout how good tomorrow will be
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But will I be lucky to see
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With a red sky's lucky for me
Solo 1
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Chorus 3
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In my dreams there is a picture
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Of me in a big gold frame
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And the people that I've never seen
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Are pointing at my name
Chorus 4
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I had a red sky behind me
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B
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I had the bad guys on my tail
E
B
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I had a hundred different reasons
B
G#
A
C#m
To keep me falling away
E
B
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I had a red sky behind me
E
B
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With the stars coming into view
E
B
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And the thought that kept me going
G#
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Was soon I'm gonna make it with you
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E
B
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I had a red sky behind me
E
B
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With the stars coming into view
E
B
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And the thought that kept me going
G#
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Was soon I'm gonna make it with you
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Outro 1
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Red sky...
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Red sky...
[Repeat and fade]
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