Intro
|C |D/GbG |C |D/GbG |
|C |D/GbG |C |D/GbG |
Verse 1CD/GbG
He was walking down the highway
CD/GbG
And you saw him straddling along
CD/GbG
And you reached out, opened up your door
CD/GbG
And you gave him a ride to your heavenly home
[Turnaround]
|C |D/GbG |C |D/GbG |
Verse 2CD/GbG
God his mother, she don't listen
CD/GbG
And his father, hated his old man
CD/GbG
But you listened to his feelings
CD/GbG
And your eyes consistantly understand
CD/GbG
Yes, your eyes consistantly understand
Chorus 1DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
CG
But he was dancing to the bright lights
CDDsusD
He was dying for some love
[Turnaround]
|C |D/GbG |C |D/GbG |
Verse 3CD/GbG
Well you see him with his guitar
CD/GbG
Down the highway he would walk along
CD/GbG
Singing old songs, singing Sunday blues
CD/GbG
But the school bells were his only song
CD/GbG
Yea, the school bells were his only song
Verse 4CD/GbG
Through the fire, through the lying sun
CD/GbG
Through the smoke and the fog, through a day thats done
CD/GbG
There was strength then, there was hope, and life
CD/GbG
There was strings of peace from the other side
CD/GbG
There was strings of peace from the other side
Chorus 1DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
CG
But he was dancing to the bright lights
CDDsusD
He was dying for some love
Instrumental
|CG |AmG/B |CG |AmG/B |
Bridge
|CGAmG/BCG
Don't you see he's falling away
AmG/BCGCAm
Thank God for the love that you gave
G/BCG
Only love can put out a fire
AmG/BCGDsusD
And all your love was calling him higher and higher
Chorus 1DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
CG
But he was dancing to the bright lights
CDDsus
He was dying for some love
Chorus 2DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
DG
He was a good man, he lived a good life
CG
And you were right there for the hard times
CD
You were right there again and again
CD/GbG
Again and again
CD/GbG
Again and again
EndingCD/GbG
He was walking
CD/GbG
down the highway
CD/GbGCD/GbG
And you gave him a ride to your heavenly home
CD/GbGCD/GbG
You gave him a ride to your heavenly home
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.