Biography:
The Fireman is the moniker given to electronic music experiments created by Paul McCartney and Youth. In 1993, they released their first album, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, and followed that with Rushes in 1998. In 2000, Youth also took part in McCartney's similarly-styled Liverpool Sound Collage album. Their most recent album, Electric Arguments, was released as a digital download, vinyl, and a deluxe edition in 2008.
The official Fireman website is www.thefiremanmusic.com.
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This tab is based off the Fireman record. Live versions of this song are a bit different, use a few different
riffs, and generally, Paul's guitarist's play it a bit different.
[Intro]
Bm D
e|------------------|
B|------------------| Riff played throughout intro and verses
G|------------------|
D|-----------7---7--|
A|2----2/5------(5)-|
E|------------------|
Bm D Bm
Running through the night time baby, looking like a wreck.
Bm D
Got too many highlights with a lovelight on her neck.
Bm D
Lookin'' for some paydirt that'll maybe come around.
Bm D Bm
Everybody wonderin' what's that sound?
Bm D
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya.
E F#m
Move me.
Bm D
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya.
E F#m
Always.
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Standing in the doorway of a little black shop.
Bm D
Lifting off the penknife and a-ringin' up the cops.
Bm D
Running down the street, everybody sees.
Bm D
What she's got is what she needs and
Bm
what she loves is me.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Baby.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Play dead.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya ,do ya, do ya. Who's making you follow.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Lose me in the hollow.
Bm D
Bm D
Bm A Ab G F#m
Lose me tomorrow, every night and every hour.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Take me higher every day, move me baby, move me.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Everybody wonders why you're lookin' such a wreck.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Bm D E F#
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Liftin' up your penknife.
Bm D E F#
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Lookin' for some paydirt.
Bm D
Everybody wonders why you didn't mind the store.
E F#m
They don't know what you're sellin'.
Bm D
No.
E F#m
Somebody can move me, oh I feel it shakin'.
(No Guitar in the next part first few times then Bm)
Bm
Words are gettin' higher, everybody fire.
Bm
Oh the sun is risin' again.
Bm A Ab G F#m
End (:
riffs, and generally, Paul's guitarist's play it a bit different.
[Intro]
Bm D
e|------------------|
B|------------------| Riff played throughout intro and verses
G|------------------|
D|-----------7---7--|
A|2----2/5------(5)-|
E|------------------|
Bm D Bm
Running through the night time baby, looking like a wreck.
Bm D
Got too many highlights with a lovelight on her neck.
Bm D
Lookin'' for some paydirt that'll maybe come around.
Bm D Bm
Everybody wonderin' what's that sound?
Bm D
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya.
E F#m
Move me.
Bm D
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya.
E F#m
Always.
Bm D
Bm D
Bm D
Standing in the doorway of a little black shop.
Bm D
Lifting off the penknife and a-ringin' up the cops.
Bm D
Running down the street, everybody sees.
Bm D
What she's got is what she needs and
Bm
what she loves is me.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Baby.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Play dead.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya ,do ya, do ya. Who's making you follow.
Bm D E F#m
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Lose me in the hollow.
Bm D
Bm D
Bm A Ab G F#m
Lose me tomorrow, every night and every hour.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Take me higher every day, move me baby, move me.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Everybody wonders why you're lookin' such a wreck.
Bm A Ab G F#m
Bm D E F#
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Liftin' up your penknife.
Bm D E F#
Highway, do ya, do ya, do ya. Lookin' for some paydirt.
Bm D
Everybody wonders why you didn't mind the store.
E F#m
They don't know what you're sellin'.
Bm D
No.
E F#m
Somebody can move me, oh I feel it shakin'.
(No Guitar in the next part first few times then Bm)
Bm
Words are gettin' higher, everybody fire.
Bm
Oh the sun is risin' again.
Bm A Ab G F#m
End (:
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