Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Beginner
The below riff is played throughout the verses:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 
G+G 
E minorEm 
D MajorD
e|----------------|-------------------|
BB|0h1-0-3-----3---|---8---8-7---7-----|
G+G|0---0-0---0-----|---0--0--0--0---0--|
D MajorD|----------------|---------0---------|
A augmentedA|3---------------|/7-7---------------|
E MajorE|------3---------|-------------------|
🎸 Intro:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD x4
🎸 Verse 1:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Maybe we make a deal
E minorEm D MajorD
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Any place is better.
E minorEm D MajorD
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Maybe we'll make something
E minorEm D MajorD
Me myself
I got nothing to prove.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Verse 2:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
I been working at the convenience store
E minorEm D MajorD
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Won't have to drive too far
E minorEm D MajorD
Just 'cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You and I can both get jobs
E minorEm D MajorD
And finally see what it means to be living.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Verse 3:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You see, my old man's got a problem:
E minorEm D MajorD
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
He says his body's too old for working
E minorEm D MajorD
His body's too young to look like his.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
E minorEm D MajorD
So I quit school and that's what I did.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Verse 4:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Still gotta make a decision:
E minorEm D MajorD
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Chorus:
D MajorD 
C majorC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car
G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Verse 5:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
you still ain't got a job
E minorEm D MajorD
So I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
I know things will get better:
E minorEm D MajorD
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
We'll move out of the shelter
E minorEm D MajorD
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car
G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD x2
🎸 Verse 6:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
E minorEm D MajorD
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
I'd always hoped for better
E minorEm D MajorD
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
E minorEm D MajorD
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
🎸 Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car
G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
🎸 Instrumental:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
e|----------------|-------------------|
BB|0h1-0-3-----3---|---8---8-7---7-----|
G+G|0---0-0---0-----|---0--0--0--0---0--|
D MajorD|----------------|---------0---------|
A augmentedA|3---------------|/7-7---------------|
E MajorE|------3---------|-------------------|
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD
e|----------------|-------------------|
BB|0h1-0-3-----3---|---8---10-8-7--8---|
G+G|0---0-0---0-----|---0---------------|
D MajorD|----------------|------------0------|
A augmentedA|3---------------|/7-7---------------|
E MajorE|------3---------|-------------------|
🎸 Verse 7:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You got a fast car.
E minorEm D MajorD
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
You gotta make a decision:
E minorEm D MajorD
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
🎸 Outro:
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G E minorEm D MajorD x2
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
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