High Steel And Memories

Keith Whitley

Written by Robb Warren and Shafer Sanger

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V ii

Verse 1

G
The boss man and the boys
            C             D7               G  D7 G
Down at the job have been lettin' me slide by
             Am
And this old hard hat that I'm wearin'
      D7                             G   D7
Can't hide the tears falling from my eyes

Verse 2

          G
While I'm hanging steel in Dallas
C            D7            G   D7  G
Forty floors above Park Avenue
        Am
From up here things look just like toys
      D7                          G   D7
And I realize how much I meant to you

Verse 3

       G
Well I might move out to Denver
  C             D7             G   D7
A city that's already one mile high
  Am
I lie a lot about leaving
        D7                              G
And the boys all know I'm not afraid to climb

Verse 4

So I'll just stay here in Dallas
C              D7               G   D7 G
Chained to the place you set me free
      Am
Cause loving you is forever
    D7                                    G
But having you is a thing that just can't be

Verse 5

            C
Your memory climbs
                  G
High steel in the sky
             A7
These days I just don't care
   Am          D7
If I live or die

Verse 6

  G
I just threw down a Winston
           C         D7            G    D7 G
Watched it fall 'til it was out of sight
          Am
Then your memory hit me in the chest
      D7                            G
And I wondered how it would feel to fly