Trans-canada Highway

trans - canada highway : gene pitney . #14 in uk and australia on bronze records in 1974/’75 . ( wasn’t released in canada or usa . ) Intro : D C E #1 . E B C#m met a woman in vancouver . . nearly drove me outta A my mind . F#m B she told me she was looking for a man that could E A B satisfy her . E B C#m she was married to a law - man and life was passing A F#m E her by in a two - room shack and now she wanted to fly . Bridge : G#m B you know a man of hunger is a man of fear and being E hungry for your love is being hungry for my blood . B E a jealous man can make a big man run and i Am running A like the devil through the morning sun . Chorus : E A E B E A E traaaans - canada highway take me home . . trans - canada highway B A take me home . . take me home . #2 . E B C#m E moved out of town in a hurry . . he’s chasing me mile after A mile . F#m E A B i’m driving cause i’m knowing that i’ve got his lady with me . E B C#m A F#m i see a sign for toronto almost making me smile . . the border’s E A B in sight i think i’m gonna be free . Bridge : G#m B you know a man of hunger is a man of fear and being E hungry for your love is being hungry for my blood . B E a jealous man can make a big man run and i Am running A B like the devil through the morning sun . Chorus : E A E B E A E traaaans - canada highway take me home . . trans - canada highway B A E take me home . . take me home . #3 . C#m G#m G# A the morning paper had a photograph of his burnt out wreck and it E made me laugh . C#m F# i told the lady but the lady ran and now the papers say , i’m A B wanted man on the . . Chorus : E A E B E A E traaaans - canada highway take me home . . trans - canada highway B A E B take me home . . take me home . . . . . come on . . Outro : E A E B E A E traaaans - canada highway take me home . . trans - canada highway B A E B E take me home . . take me home . . . . . ( fade . ) a seventies smash from kraziekhat .