Capo 4 
                             G 
Wild young cowboy out on the highway 
G 
Telecaster kid of the rockin trade 
G                          D 
Lost unto the straight and narrow 
                         G  
To honky tonks and masquerade 
                      G  
Tempted by a thousand pleasures 
                            G  
Its foolish comfort for the soul 
                       D 
A deadly shot missed a shadow 
                                     G 
There ain't no sign posts along this road. 

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                       C 
It is such a sweet temptation 
                        G   
it gives such a brief relief 
                   D 
It is such a false sensation 
                             G 
How come that's so hard to believe
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Hiram Williams was in the back seat 
Of a Cadillac on New Year's Day 
He closed his eyes and sang his last song 
Mister Leon Payne's "The Lost Highway" 
That same old song with the sad sweet ending 
Is playing somewhere south of town 
By a band of hard young rockers 
Who never think they'll see the sun go down 
 
Chorus 
  
A young angel sings in sorrow 
For the broken hearted and betrayed 
A last waltz for the wild young cowboys 
Who never came back from the lost highway 
An old Diablo waits in silence 
For the loco gringo young in years 
He waits alone in heavens shadows 
With a stolen horse and tequila tears 
  
Chorus