Working On The Highway original guitar chords by
Bruce Springsteen

1984•Country•197 views•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Friday night's pay night,

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guys fresh out of work

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Talking about the weekend,

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scrubbing off the dirt

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Some heading home to their families,

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some looking to get hurt

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Some going down to Stovell

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wearing trouble on their shirts

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I work

Verse 2

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for the county out on ninety five

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All day I hold a red flag

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and watch the traffic pass me by

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In my head I keep a picture

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of a pretty little miss

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Someday, mister, I'm gonna

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lead a better life than this

Chorus 1

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Working on the highway,

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laying down the blacktop

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Working on the highway,

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all day long I don't stop

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Working on the highway,

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blasting through the bedrock

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Working on the highway,

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working on the highway

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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I met her at a dance down at the union hall

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She was standing with her brothers,

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back up against the wall

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Sometimes we'd go walking down

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the Union tracks

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One day I looked straight at her

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and she looked straight back

Chorus 2

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So I'm working on the highway,

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laying down the blacktop

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Working on the highway,

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all day long I don't stop

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Working on the highway,

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blasting through the bedrock

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Working on the highway,

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working on the highway

Interlude 2

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Bridge 1

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I saved up my money and I put it all away

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I went to see her daddy

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but we didn't have much to say

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"Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl

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She don't know nothing

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about this cruel, cruel world"

Verse 4

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We lit out down to Florida,

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we got along all right

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One day her brothers came and got her

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And they took me in a black-and-white

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The prosecutor kept the promise

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that he made on that day

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And the judge got mad

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and he put me straight away

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I wake up every morning

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to the work bell clang

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Me and the warden go swinging on the

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Charlotte County road gang

Chorus 3

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I'm working on the highway,

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laying down the blacktop

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Working on the highway,

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all day long I don't stop

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Working on the highway,

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blasting through the bedrock

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Working on the highway,

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working on the highway

Chorus 4

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I'm working on the highway,

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laying down the blacktop

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Working on the highway,

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all day long I don't stop

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Working on the highway,

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blasting through the bedrock

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Working on the highway,

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working on the highway

Outro 1

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Chords

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Am
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Working On The Highway by Bruce Springsteen is C major.

The primary chords used in Working On The Highway are C, F, G, Am, C7.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Working On The Highway is approximately 184 beats per minute.

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