Intro
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Verse 1
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He was walking down the highway 
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And you saw him straddling along 
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And you reached out, opened up your door 
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And you gave him a ride to your heavenly home 
 
Turnaround
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Verse 2
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God his mother, she don't listen 
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And his father, hated his old man 
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But you listened to his feelings 
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And your eyes consistantly understand 
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Yes, your eyes consistantly understand 
 
Chorus 1
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
           C                    G 
But he was dancing to the bright lights 
       C              D     Dsus D 
He was dying for some love 
 
Turnaround
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Verse 3
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Well you see him with his guitar 
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Down the highway he would walk along 
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Singing old songs, singing Sunday blues 
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But the school bells were his only song 
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Yea, the school bells were his only song 
 
Verse 4
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Through the fire, through the lying sun 
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Through the smoke and the fog, through a day thats done 
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There was strength then, there was hope, and life 
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There was strings of peace from the other side 
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There was strings of peace from the other side 
 
Chorus 1
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
           C                    G 
But he was dancing to the bright lights 
       C               D    Dsus D 
He was dying for some love 
 
Instrumental
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Bridge
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        Don't you see he's falling away 
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   Thank God for the love that you gave 
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Only love can put out a fire 
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And all your love was calling him higher and higher 
 
Chorus 1
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
           C                    G 
But he was dancing to the bright lights 
       C             D    Dsus 
He was dying for some love 
 
Chorus 2
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
         D                    G 
He was a good man, he lived a good life 
                  C              G 
And you were right there for the hard times 
         C                      D 
You were right there again and again 
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Again and again 
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Again and again 
 
Ending
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He was walking 
         C           D/F#  G 
down the highway 
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And you gave him a ride to your heavenly home 
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You gave him a ride to your heavenly home