Highway Star is one of Deep Purple's most famous songs. It is characterized by a long classically-inspired guitar solo and organ solo. Organist Jon Lord claimed that the organ solo is based on a Bach-like sequence. The song appears on the album Machine Head and is the fastest song (tempo-wise) recorded on the album.  The structure of the song consists of a 35 second guitar introduction, before the band launches into the thumping opening riff, which soon leads into the first vocals section (0:55).

Machine Head

Ab     Ebm     Db     Ebm     Ab    Ebm    Db      Ebm     Ab   -    -    -
Ab7     -     Ab7     -     Ab7    -     Ab7    -     Ab7     -     -  Db Cb

1.
Ab                                                 Gb   Db
Nobody gonna take my car  I'm gonna race it to the ground
Ab                                                      Gb  Db 
Nobody gonna beat my  car it's gonna break the speed of sound
Gb
   Ooh it's a killing machine  it't got everything
Eb
   Like a driwing power big fat tires everything

Bbm7         Bbm7            Bbm7         Bbm7 
   I love it   and I need it   I bleed it    
Bbm7
 Yeah it's a wild hurricane
Db Eb    Db   Eb    E   Eb Gb  Ab  Bb   Bb  -  Db Cb
Alright  hold tight I'm a  highway star

2. 
Nobody gonna take my girl I'm gonna keep her to the end
Nobody gonna have my girl she stays close on every bend
 Ooh she's a killing machine she's got everything
 Like a moving mouth body  controll and everything
I Love her I need her seed her
Yeah she turns me on
Alright hold tight I'm a highway star

3.
Nobody gonna take my head I got speed inside my  brain
Nobody gonna steal my  head now that I'm on the road again
 Ooh I'm in heaven again I'v got everything
 Like a moving ground throttle  control and everything
I love it  I need it  I seed it
Eight cylinders all mine
Alright hold tight I'm a highway star

4. same as 1. except
DbEb    Db   Eb     E   EbGb  Ab  Bb   E   EbGb  Ab  Bb   E   EbGb Ab   Bb
Alright hold tight  I'm a highway star I'm a highway star I'm a highway star

Gm     F     C      F       Gm      F        Gm     F 

Gm      Gm     Gm      Gm _     

   Bb Gm   Bb Gm  Bb Gm   Bb Gm  Bb C  X  4   

1  Gm     2    Gm     3    Gm      4   Gm      5   Gm    6   Gm   _>>   G+C   F+Bb    

1. Gm                      			    Bb(Fsus2)  C   Bb(Fsus2)  
Nobody gonna take my  car   I'm  gonna race   it to    the  ground
Nobody gonna beat my  car   it's gonna break the speed  of  sound
F						     F    E   Eb  D
   Ooh it's a killing machine   it's got everything
       D     Like a driving power     big fat tires   and  everything
Am7     Am7	  Am7	   Am7 Am7  Am7           Am7		      
   I love it     I need it     I bleed it        Yeah it's  a wild  hurricane
C  D        C    D        C  D      F    G     A _  >>    G+C   F+Bb    
Alright     hold tight   I'm a      high way    star
2.  Gm                      		   Bb(Fsus2)  C   Bb(Fsus2)  
    Nobody gonna take my girl I'm gonna keep her to the end
    Nobody gonna have my girl she stays close on every bend
F						     F    E   Eb  D
Ooh she's a killing machine she   got  everything
       D      Like a moving mouth body control and everything
Am7         Am7	       Am7	  Am7 Am7  Am7          
I Love her I need her  I seed her          Yeah she turns me on
C  D        C    D        C  D      F    G     A _  >>  DRUMS Fill 
Alright     hold tight    I'm a     high way    star
Trot guitar hold 8X Dm  ORGAN SOLO: A  Bb G A  E G A A  Bb A G  A Bb A FGAG 
			  ORGAN SOLO: 	Am   E(Ab)   Gm  D(F#)            
					Am   E(Ab)   Gm  D(F#)
                         F   ~~~  Am ~~~~   Dm ~~~  Am(D) ~~~~
A *2 3 4     Bb A G G    Bb A G G    A G E E    A G E E  
  F   E D    E F  E-F-E D  Bb A
Trill down these:
D		D		C		Bb	
A		G		G		F  
E  	D  	C  	B  	A  	 G   	F   	F      
D      	F   	G  	F     	D      	F  	G  	F 
Chords:  D_________      F ____  G ___ F___    
         D_________      F____   G____  F____  D_________   

Bass+Guits: C D F G  A  C C D_________Keys: A-F-D  G-C-E  A-F-D  G-C-E  A-F-D  _______
Bass+Guits: D C A Ab G  F D C_________(12345678) C__    Bb__               
3. Gm  Bb  C  Bb Gm Nobody gonna take my head I got speed inside my  brain   
   Gm  Bb  C  Bb Gm Nobody gonna steal my head now that I'm on the road again   
 		F Ooh I'm in heaven again I've got everything F    E   Eb  D
	        D Like a moving ground  throttle  control and everything
Am7        Am7	       Am7	Am7 Am7             Am7          
I love it  I need it  I seed it	       8-cylinders all mine 
 C  D     C   D     C D    F   G   A _     
 Alright hold tight I'm a highway star ~   Trill on keys:A  DRUMS Fill 
Trill on keys:A  
          SOLO Guitar:  Dm_________ x 16      Am_________ x 16 
Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A 
A__________________      A_________          G+C   F+Bb    
		  Gm                      Bb C Bb
Back to Verse 1.  No Body gonna Take my Car..
Ends with
C  D    C  D       C  D   F  G     A   C  D   F  G     A    C  D    F  G  A
Alright hold tight I'm a  highway star I'm a  highway star I'm a highway star

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Out Of The Darkness

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

Highway Star

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