Rock

I Am the Highway Chords

Audioslave Beginner Key of D 4 Chords 2 min read

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.

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Key

D Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

D · A · E · G

A powerful rock ballad by Audioslave’s supergroup. Beginner difficulty in the key of D.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chord shapes below for the original key, or play without a capo for the key of D.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Verse 2

D

Friends and liars don’t wait for me

G

’Cause I’ll get on all by myself

D G

I put millions of miles under my heels

D A

And still too close to you I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

Bridge

G A

I am not your blowing wind

D G

I am the lightning

D G

I am not your autumn moon

D A

I am the night

G

The night

Verse 3 / Outro

D

Pearls and swine bereft of me

G

Long and weary my road has been

D

I was lost in the cities

G

Alone in the hills

D A

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Chorus

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

D G

I am not your rolling wheels

D A

I am the highway

D G

I am not your carpet ride

D A

I am the sky

A D

I am the sky

Practice tip: The song uses only four chords (D, G, A). Practice the D to G transition, as it’s the most common change in the song.