KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Live

As recorded by Eric Clapton

(From the 2002 Album "ONE MORE CAR, ONE MORE RIDER")
Transcribed by Slowhand Words an
Charles S
Arranged

A Intro 1 (0:25)
Free Time P = 84

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N.C. N.C.

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Applause

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B 3 3 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
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T 3 5
4 5 5 5 (5) (2) 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 0
A 4 5 5 4 (4) 2 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
3 0 3
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B Intro 2
In time P = 90
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T 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3 3 5 1 3 1 3 1
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
0
sl. H P H H

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N.C.

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5 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 (3)
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A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 2
B 0 0 0
sl. P H H H P P

P = 108
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Faster
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V u u
5 5 5 5 5 5
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A 2 2 (2)
0 1 2 2 2 (2) 5 5 4 4 3 3
B 3 0 0 0
H H sl.
C Instrumental Verse

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E7 A

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R c V V V VV VVV VVV VVV PR V V V V V V V V V V V c
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let ring
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
T 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0
A 2 0
B 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

b
0 0 0
H sl.

c
E7 D7/F

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10 10 12 12 12 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 5
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0
sl.
A7 E7 N.C.

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I fV V V V V V aP gV V c V fV V V V V fV V
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0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 3 2 0
6 6 6 6 1 2 0 1
A 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0
P P H sl.
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D 1st Verse

c c
E7 A A E7

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V V VV V V V V V V V V V V V V
u u u u
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (9) 9 9 9 10 12 10 10 12 10 10
T 3 3 3 3 3 10 (10) 10 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 0 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0
A 2 0 0
B 2 2 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
H sl.

b
c c
D7/F N.C.

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2 2 2 2
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0

c
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let ring
0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
T 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 10
1 1 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 1 9
A x 5 5 4 4 3 3 2
B 0 0 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0
H sl.

E 2nd Verse
b
c
A E7 D7/F

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9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 10 10 10 2 2 2
T 10 10 10 10 10 x 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 3 1
A 9 9 9 9 x 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 (2)
(0) x 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
sl.

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c c
A E7

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let ring
2 2 2 0 0
T 1 0 1 1 (0) 3 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 2 (0) 2 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 2 4 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

F 3rd Verse
N.C. E7 A A

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let ring
5 5 5 5 5 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10)
T 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 (9)
A 0 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9)
5 5 4 4 3 5 2
B 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
H sl.

b
c
E7 D7/F

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let ring
10 10 12 12 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
T 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
A 9 9 9 9 9 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
sl. sl.

c
A7 E7

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T 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 x
A 6 6 6 6 0 1 1 1 1 x
5 5 5 0 0 x 5 5 4 4 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl.

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G Instrumental Break
E7 A A E7

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u
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12
T 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 0
A 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9) (9) 9 0 9 9 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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sl.

b
c fV V
D7/F A

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T 1 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 (7) 7 7 (5) 5
2 (0) 0 7 5 6
A 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 7 (4) 4 4 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
2
sl. H H sl.

E7 N.C. E7

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V V u u u V
0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
T 3 2 0 3 3 3 3 x 10
2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 x 9
A 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 x
B 0 2 2 x 0
0 0 0
P P H sl. H sl.

H 4th Verse
b
c
A E7 D7/F

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV c VV VV V VV VV c c c
g g V V V V V V V V V V VV V V VV V V V V VV VV
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9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 10 10 2 2 2 2 2
T 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1
A 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
sl.

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c
A E7

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let ring let ring
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T 1 1 1 3 3
2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 x
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 2 2 x
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 x
2 2 0 0 0 0
sl. H

I 5th Verse
N.C. E7 A A

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T (0) 3 3 3 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 x x
A 0 1 1 1 9 (9) 9 9 9 (0) x x
5 5 4 4 3 3 2 x
B 0 2 2 0 0 x
0 0 0
H

E7 D7/F b
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T 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x
B 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 x
0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
sl.

A E7 N.C.

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T 3 3 3
2 1 0 1 1 1 (0)
A 2 4 2 2 2 0 (0) 5 5 4 4 3 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0
0 0 0 0
sl. H

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J Outro

c
E7 A A E7

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T 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0
A 2 0 12 0 0
B 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
H sl.
sl.

b
c c c c c
D7/F A7

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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
T 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
sl.
sl.

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B 2 0
0
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0 3 3
T 1 2 2 2
A 1 2 2 2
2 1 2 2 2
B 0 0

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