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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0---|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------1----------|
Verse 1:
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B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0---|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------| x2
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------1----------|
I didn't mean to kiss you. I mean, I did, but I didn't think it'd go this far.
I didn't mean to kiss you. Now you can't focus on the road when I'm in your car.
Pre-Chorus:
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B|------1----0-----1------3---------1---0--1-----1---0--1-----|
G|--------0------------0--------------0------------0----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0------2---3-------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------|
Now we're going one hundred, your hands aren't on the wheel,
Cause you're just staring at me like you're not convinced that I am real
e|----------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|------1----0-----1------3---------1---0--1-----1---0--1-----|
G|--------0------------0--------------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4---------|
A|-----------------0------2---3-------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------|
And now we're at one eighty, and I can finally see,
But then it's over in a second, crashed the car into the tree
e|-------------------|
B|---1-----1--0------|
G|-----------------0-|
D|------3------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-----------------3-|
Yeah, I can see it all happen
You’d rather die than take your eyes off me
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0------1-----0---------|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------------0------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1------------3----------------|
I don’t love you like that, I'm a careful driver,
And I tell you all the timе to keep your eyes on the road
But you lovе me like that, you’re a reckless driver,
And one day it will kill us if I don't let go
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0------1--------|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------------0-----| PM
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1------------3---------|
And one day it will kill us if I don't-
Verse 2:
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B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0---|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------| x2
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0----------------------|
E|-----------------------------1----------|
I didn't mean to love you, I didn’t mean to tell you things that weren't true
Oh, I didn't mean to lie to myself, but I did, and I lied to you too.
Pre-Chorus:
e|----------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|------1----0-----1------3---------1---0--1-----1---0--1-----|
G|--------0------------0--------------0------------0----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0------2---3-------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------|
And we were at one hundred, your hands weren't on the wheel,
And it was way too late to tell you how I really feel.
e|----------------------------0-------------------------------|
B|------1----0-----1------3---------1---0--1-----1---0--1-----|
G|--------0------------0--------------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4---------|
A|-----------------0------2---3-------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------|
And then we're at one eighty, and I can finally see,
But then it's over in a second, crashed the car into the tree
e|-------------------|
B|---1-----1--0------|
G|-----------------0-|
D|------3------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-----------------3-|
Yeah I am watching it happen,
You'd rather die than take your eyes off me
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0------1-----0---------|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------------0------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1------------3----------------|
I don’t love you like that, I'm a careful driver,
And I tell you all the timе to keep your eyes on the road
But you lovе me like that, you’re a reckless driver,
And one day it will kill us if I don't let go
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----0--------1----0------1----0------1--------|
G|-------0-------------0-----------0------------0-----| PM
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------0----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------1------------3---------|
And one day it will kill us if I don't-
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| PM Palm mute
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Published: March 14, 2021
Last Updated: January 17, 2026