High Steppin - The Avett Brothers

High Steppin chords

[Intro]
A
 
 
[Chorus]
A
I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 
Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
                                          D
I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
E
Overnightin' on the desert strip
 
Makin' time and losin' grip
                                      A
Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
 
 
[Verse 1]
 A
I'm an outsider lookin' in
 
I got a perfect square for a circle of friends
                                         D

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It's the four of us against the rest of you
E
But really I am all alone
 
I'd sell 'em out to save my own
                                           A
I told them that but they don't buy the truth
 
 
[Chorus]
A
I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 
Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
                                           D
I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
E
Overnightin' on the desert strip
 
Makin' time and losin' grip
                                      A
Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
 
 
[Interlude]
N.C.
Well it's warfare out there, folks
 
You're either working for success
 
Or to be rich or, God help us, famous
N.C.
Or you're working against the clock just to stay afloat
 
Got your nose all scraped up from the grindstone
 
You're digging for diamonds and only finding rhinestones
N.C.
Meanwhile it's August and the tax man has never heard of summer vacation
 
You're either working on yourself or you're lookin' after babies
 
Takin' care of your old man or your old lady
N.C.
And the direct line to the hospital just says "Leave a message"
 
See, you can only live one day at a time
 
Only drive one hot rod at a time
N.C.
Only say one word at a time
 
And only think one thought at a time
 
And every soul is alone when the day becomes night
N.C.
And there in the dark if you can try to see the light
 
In the most pitch black shape of the loneliest shadow
 
Well then you ought to sleep well
N.C.
'Cause there's hope for sure
 
Well I don't know about all that being true but
 
I do know this
 
 
[Verse 2]
D                     A
The best beggars are choosers
D                     A
The best winners are losers
D                E                 A
The best lovers ain't never been loved
D                      A
And first place ain't easy
D                 A
The hard part is believing
D                      E
The very last word is love
 
 
[Chorus]
A
I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 
Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
                                           D
I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
E
Overnightin' on the desert strip
 
Makin' time and losin' grip
                                      A
Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind