Highway 51 Blues Lyrics

{c:The most dominant riff that goes through the whole song, or rather:
wherever there is an E chord, is (it is mainly played on the bass
strings, but of course it doesn't matter if more strings are
sounding):}
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{c:There are other riffs, but they are all mainly variations on the same
theme: open strings and strings stopped on the 3rd fret. One might
even use one's own imagination...}
Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door
Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door
If I don't get the girl I'm loving
Won't go down to Highway 51 no more.
Well, I know that highway like I know my hand
Yes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand
Running from up Wisconsin
way down to no man's land.
Well, if I should die before my time should come
And if I should die before my time should come
Won't you bury my body
out on the Highway 51.
Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door
I said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door
If I don't get the girl I'm loving
Won't go down to Highway 51 no more.