sixteen lanes of highway
sixteen lanes of highway

sixteen lanes of highway easy guitar chords by Murray Mclauchlan

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • D

  • Asus4

  • Dm

  • A

  • Am

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • D

  • Asus4

  • Dm

  • A

  • Am

  • E

    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I once 
    had 

    a swamp 
    when 
    I 
    was young
    er 

    The 
    ducks 
    and 
    geese 
    would pass 

    in the 
    fall 
    an
    d spring 

    Bul
    rushes 
    sighed 
    and the 
    frogs 

    would 
    roar 
    like 
    thunder 

    In the 
    evening 
    you could 
    hear 

    the blackbird
    s sing 

    Verse 2
    And 
    to the 
    east, 
    rose 
    briar 
    hill 
    above 
    me 

    And 
    we’d sit 
    up 
    there 

    and watch 
    the clouds 
    roll 
    by 

    We 
    didn’t know 
    that 

    we’d be 
    saying 
    so 
    long 

    To the 
    frogs 
    and 
    to 
    the birds 

    and the 
    dragon
    flies 

    Verse 3
    Now 
    paradise 
    is 
    16 lanes 

    of highway 

    And the 
    peace 
    is 
    gone 
    and the 

    cars 
    roll 
    by 
    each 
    day 

    And the 
    house 
    in 
    which 
    I grew 

    now 
    af
    fords 
    a lonely 
    view 

    It 
    overlooks 
    a 
    16 lane 

    highway 

    Verse 4

    And the 
    tractors 
    came 
    and the 
    trucks 

    and 
    the heavy 
    grader
    s 

    And in a 
    month, 

    they tore 
    that 
    swamp 
    apart 

    And they 
    left 
    an 
    ugly 
    scar 

    while 
    we stood 
    watching 

    For 
    a 
    progress 
    a mind 
    of 

    planner’s work 
    of 
    art 

    Verse 5
    And 
    the people 
    that I 
    knew 

    all 
    started 
    moving 

    And 
    the houses 
    stood 
    there 

    empty 
    row 
    on 
    row 

    And the 
    ones 
    that 
    didn’t take 

    the 
    easy 
    money 

    Were 
    later 
    sold 
    out short 
    and 

    forced 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 6
    Now 
    paradise 
    is 
    16 lanes 

    of highway 

    And the 
    peace 
    is 
    gone 
    and the 

    cars 
    roll 
    by 
    each 
    day 

    And the 
    house 
    in 
    which 
    I grew 

    now 
    af
    fords 
    a lonely 
    view 

    It 
    overlooks 
    a 
    16 lane 
    highway 

    Interlude 1




    Verse 7
    Now the 
    city’s gone 
    on 
    by 
    to 

    take 
    some more 
    land 

    And the 
    ducks 
    and 
    geese 

    ain’t been 
    around 
    for 
    years 

    And the 
    kids 
    who 
    come 
    of 
    age 

    in 
    those 
    apart
    ments 

    Will 
    never 
    understand 
    my 
    bitter 

    tears 

    Verse 8
    They’ll never 
    see 
    a thing 
    that 

    wasn’t put 
    there 

    They’ll never 
    see 
    a wild 

    thing 
    growing 
    free 

    And 
    they’ll never 
    know 

    a quiet 
    day 
    of liv
    ing 

    God 
    help 
    all 
    the kids 
    but 

    please 
    help 
    me 

    Verse 9
    Now 
    paradise 
    is 
    16 lanes 

    of highway 

    And the 
    peace 
    is 
    gone 
    and the 

    cars 
    roll 
    by 
    each 
    day 

    And the 
    house 
    in 
    which 
    I grew 

    now 
    af
    fords 
    a lonely 
    view 

    It 
    overlooks 
    a 
    16 lane 
    high
    way 

    And 
    the house 
    in 
    which 
    I grew 

    now 
    af
    fords 
    a lonely 
    view 

    It 
    overlooks 
    a 
    16 lane 
    highway 


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