Wreck On The Highway

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # wreck on the highway chords bruce springsteen A Asus4 a aus2 2 x A aus2 A Asus4 A last night i was out driving , E Esus4 E coming home at the end of the working day A i was riding alone through the drizzling rain , D on a deserted stretch of a county two - lane , A E A Asus4 A when i came upon a wreck on the highway aus2 A Asus4 A now there was blood and glass all over , E Esus4 E and there was nobody there but me A as the rain tumbled down hard and cold , D i seen a young man lying by the side of the road , A E A Asus4 a aus2 he cried mister , won’t you help me , please F#m A F#m A Asus4 A Asus2 A Asus4 A an ambulance finally came and took him to riverside , E Esus4 E i watched as they drove him away A and i thought of a girlfriend or a young wife , D and a state trooper knocking in the middle of the night , A E A Asus4 A to say your baby died in a wreck on the highway Asus2 A Asus4 A sometimes i sit up in the darkness , E Esus4 E and i watch my baby as she sleeps A then i climb in bed and i hold her tight , D i just lay there awake in the middle of the night , A E A Asus4 A thinking ’bout the wreck on the highway F#m A Asus4 A set8