Hitchhiker Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]This [Bb]song [D]was first released on the Spirit
album. It is the only album it has been [G]released on.

[Verse 2]
If [G]your drivin' down the road and
[Am]you come across an old man
[D]Holdin' out his thumb in [G]the wind
His [Am]clothes are old and dirty and dirty
[Em]that doesn't matter
It's [A]his eyes that tell where he's [D]been
[G]If you're not afraid to take
[Am]your chances on a stranger
[D]He might have some company to lend
[G]Why don't you pul[Am]l off to the side
and let [Em]that old man have a ride
He can [A]tell you all the crazy
things he's [D]seen

[Verse 3]
I'm [D]an old [Bb]hitch[F]hiker
The [G]highway is the only
home I [D]know
Where you're [Bb]headed I don't mind
I ain't [F]been there in some time
And [A]it's just exactly where I want [D]to go

[Verse 4]
I can [G]tell you how I started in
[Am]the circus as a barker
[D]Drawin' people in from far and [G]wide
They [Am]never did regret the
[Em]dollar that it cost 'em
We [A]always left 'em feelin'
good in[D]side
We were [G]headed for Montana
when we [Am]hired us a dancer
Her [D]beauty it was more than I [G]can say
[Am]Then one summer night
she set [Em]my soul on fire
Lord, [A]I wish that she was
here with me [D]today

[Verse 5]
I'm [Bb]an old [F]hitchhiker, I [G]wonder
what's a waitin' 'round [D]the bend
I don't [Bb]know what I might see
and I don't [F]need no guarantee
Just [A]a ride from here to there
and back [D]again

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][D][G]
[Am][Em][A]

[Verse 6]
I was [G]only seventeen when I
[Am]took the open highway
[D]Took it for my teacher and [G]a friend
I've been [Am]thirty years a-
thumbin'
[Em]Some might call it bummin'
But it's [A]better than just cryin' in the [D]wind
So if you're [G]drivin' down the road and you come [Am]across
an old man [D]holdin' out his thumb in [G]the rain
Why don't you [Am]pull off to the side
let the poor [Em]boy have a ride
He can [A]tell you all the crazy
things [D]he's seen

[Verse 7]
I'm an [Bb]old h[F]it[G]chhiker lookin' to
the far side of [D]the hill
Some people [Bb]say I'll settle down
Build [F]a home in some small town
But with[A]in my heart I know I nev[D]er will
I'm [Bb]an old

[Verse 8]
hitchhiker
Words [F]by Steve Weisberg and

[Verse 9]
John Denver,
[G]music by Steve Weisberg

[Outro 1]
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