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Eric Clapton - Key To The Highway Chords

Chord reference A, E7, D, D7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

I got the [A]key to the [E7]highway, Billed [D]out and bound to [D7]go. I’m gonna [A7]leave here running [E7]Walking is most too [A]slow [E7]

I’m going [A]back to the [E7]border [D]Woman, where I’m better [D7]known. You know you [A7]haven’t done nothing [E7]Drove a good man away from [A]home [E7]

When the [A]moon peeks over the [E7]mountains [D]I’ll be on my [D7]way. I’m gonna [A7]roam this old highway [E7]Until the break of [A]day [E7]

Oh give me [A]one, one more kiss [E7]darlin’ [D]Just before I [D7]go, ‘Cause when I [A7]leave this time you [E7]know I I won’t be back no [A]more [E7]

I got the [A]key to the [E7]highway, Billed [D]out and bound to [D7]go. I’m gonna [A7]leave here running [E7]Walking is most too [A]slow [E7]

Artist Eric Clapton
Album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Genres Blues, Rock, Blues Rock
Year 1970
Key A

How to Play Key To The Highway on Guitar?

Eric Clapton - Key To The Highway can be played in the key of A using the A, E7, D, D7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Key To The Highway with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.