Highway Star 3
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Machine Head", 1972
G C Bb F5 D
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intro
G5 Fsus2/G C/G Fsus2/G G5 Fsus2/G G5 G5
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12bars
G7 C Bb
riff 1
Bb C Bb
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verses
G5 (riff 1)
(1)nobodys gonna take my car im gonna race it to the ground
(2)nobodys gonna take my girl im gonna keep her till the end
(3)nobodys gonna take my hand i got speed inside my brain
nobodys gonna beat my car its gonna break the speed of sound
nobodys gonna have my girl she stays close on every bend
nobobys gonna steal my hand no that im on the road again
F5
oh its a killing machine its got everything -------
oh shes a killing machine shes got everything -------
oh im in heaven again i got everything -------
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like drivin power big fat tyres and everything
like a moving mouth body control and everything
like a moving ground throttle control and everything
chorus
Am7
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i love it i need it i bleed it it a wild hurricane
i love her i need her i seed her she turns me on
i love it i need it i seed it eight cylinders all mine
C D C D C D F G A
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al right hold tight im a high way star