Highway 61

A A God said to Abraham 'K**l me a son' A Abe said 'Man, you must be putting me on' A God said 'No' - Abe said 'What?' A God said 'You can do what you want Abe D A Next time you see me coming you better run' E Abe said 'Where'd you want this killing done?' A God said 'Out on Highway 61' A Georgia Sam he had a bloody nose A The Welfare Department they wouldn't give him no clothes A He asked Poor Howard 'Where can I go?' A Howard says 'There's only one place I know' D A Sam said 'Tell me quick man I got to run' E Oh, Howard he just pointed with his gun A He said 'That way down Highway 61' Harmonica Interlude A A Mack the Finger said to Louis the King A 'I got forty red-white-blue shoe strings A And a thousand telephones that don't ring A Do you know where I can get rid of these things?' D A Louis the King said 'Let me think for a minute son' E And he said 'Yes, I think it can be easily done - A Just take everything down to Highway 61' Harmonica & Guitar Solo G D A G D A G D E A Well the 5th daughter on the 12th night A Told the 1st father that things weren't right A My complexion she says is much too white A He says 'Come here step into the light' D He says 'Mam you're right - let me tell A The 2nd mother this has been love' E But the 2nd mother was with the 7th son A And they were both out on Highway 61 A Now the roving gambler he was very bored A Trying to create a next World War A He found a promoter who nearly fell on the floor A He said 'I never engaged in this kind of thing before' D A But yes, I think it can be very easily done E Well just put some bleachers out in the sun A And head it out on Highway 61 G D A G D A G D A A