Sons Of An Illustrious Father

Long Lost Highways

Sons Of An Illustrious Father


Tom: A

| D | A | D | E |


[Verse 1]
        A         E              A
Come to town, ask around, no one knows him
              F#m                           E
that‘s not to say they ain’t seen him around
       D                      A
Like a habit familiar and dull
     D                             A
or a sunbeam just not quite as bold
  D                                       A
a forgotten way of thinking, that doesn’t fit into any mould
            A               E        A
and ends up floating in the lost and found

[Chorus]
            F#m                E
And ancient secrets still hold sway
   A             D
on long lost highways
            B
when you’re out there with no sense of time
        D                                      A
you got nothing to lose, and everything to find


[Verse 2]
        A         E                A
Come to town, ask around, no one’s seen him
              F#m                       E
that‘s not to say he don’t wanna be seen
             D                        A
and like the infinite scope of the sky
     D                           A
or a stirring of stillness, with no question why
           D                             A
the song’s stuck in your head, no matter how hard you try
    A          E                  A
you just don’t quite know what it means

[Chorus]
            F#m                E
And ancient secrets still hold sway
   A             D
on long lost highways
            B
when you’re living without a dime
       D                                      A
we got nothing to lose, and everything to find

[Instrumental]
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|D|A|D|E|

[Verse]
        A         E               A
Come to town, ask around, try and find him
       F#m                        E
oh but asking won’t do you no good
       D                               A
and if every door you come to is locked
D                                    A
    simply reach out and give a knock
          D                            A
you can’t let yourself in, but don’t expect to find him
              A                     E            A
’cause it was you, you were looking for all along

[Chorus]
            F#m                E
And ancient secrets still hold sway
   A             D
on long lost highways
        B
like an outlaw ain’t got no crime
             D                                  A
well you got nothing to lose, and everything to find