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The Highland Road lyrics and guitar chords

Written by Ian McCalman the guitar chords are by Marc Farabach, use capo on 3rd fret © Ian McCalman

Chorus
I will (D)go to the (Em)highlands to(D)morrow
I'll (Em)wander this (D)land and I'll (F#m)take the old (Bm)road to the (A7)sea 
I will (G)go to the (A7)highlands to(D)morrow - (A7)Just (D)me -G-D-G
 
(Em)I'm heading north, the (D)wind at my back
Stra(G)thyre, Loch (D)Earn and (A7)on to Kil(A)lin
(Bm)Rannoch then (G)all the way (D)down to Glen(Bm)coe
(D)Three sisters (Bm)watching me, (D)watching me (A)go -A-A7
 
Chorus
 
I'll (Em)travel by night by the (D)light of the moon
I'll (G)follow the (D)rivers, the (A7)glens and the (A)shore
(Bm)Over the (G)hills, by (D)Moidart's Loch (Bm)Shiel
I'll (D)rest by Glen(Bm)finnan then (D)northward once (A)more -A-A7
 
Chorus
 
There's a (Em)new road ahead (D)don't look back
(G)Run for your (D)life, don't (A7)take any (A)more 
(Bm)Nothing can (G)stop me, I've (D)made up my (Bm)mind
But I've (D)tried it be(Bm)fore. I've (D)tried it be(A)fore -A-A7
 
Chorus
 
Was there (Em)ever a land with such (D)beauty to share
Ho(G)rizon of (D)promises (A7)distant and (A)wild
The (Bm)bothy at (G)Culags then (D)through to the (Bm)sea
And the (D)Torredon Mountains for (A)me -A-A7
 
Chorus twice
G-Em-D
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