Capo on 2nd [Riff] E 0------x-3-2---(Em 3 5 3 D 2 3 2) B 0-1-0--3-0-3--------------------- G 0------0-0-2--------------------- D 2------0-2-0--------------------- A 3------x-2-0--------------------- E -------3-0-x--------------------
[Intro] Cmaj7 G Em D x 2
[Verse 1] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car, Em D I want a ticket to anywhere. Cmaj7 G Maybe we make a deal, Em D Maybe together we can get somewhere. Cmaj7 G Any place is better. Em D Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Cmaj7 G Maybe we'll make something, Em D Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Link 1] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 2] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car Em D And I got a plan to get us out of here Cmaj7 G I been working at the convenience store Em D Managed to save just a little bit of money Cmaj7 G Won't have to drive too far Em D Just cross the border and into the city Cmaj7 G You and I can both get jobs Em D And finally see what it means to be living
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 3] Cmaj7 G You see my old man's got a problem Em D He live with the bottle that's the way it is Cmaj7 G He says his body's too old for working Em D His body's too young to look like his Cmaj7 G My mama went off and left him Em D She wanted more from life than he could give Cmaj7 G I said, "somebody's got to take care of him" Em D So I quit school and that's what I did
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 4] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car Em D But is it fast enough so we can fly away Cmaj7 G We gotta make a decision Em D We leave tonight or live and die this way
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 1] C I remember when we were driving, driving in your car G The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk Em City lights lay out before us D And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder C Em D And I.... had a feeling that I belonged C Em D C D And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 5] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car Em D And we go cruising to entertain ourselves Cmaj7 G You still ain't got a job Em D And I work in a market as a checkout girl Cmaj7 G I know things will get better Em D You'll find work and I'll get promoted Cmaj7 G Well move out of the shelter Em D Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 2] C I remember when we were driving, driving in your car G The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk Em City lights lay out before us D And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder C Em D And I.... had a feeling that I belonged C Em D C D And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 6] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car Em D And I got a job that pays all our bills Cmaj7 G You stay out drinking late at the bar Em D See more of your friends than you do of your kids C G I'd always hoped for better Em D Thought maybe together you and me would find it C G I got no plans I ain't going nowhere Em D So take your fast car and keep on driving
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 3] C I remember when we were driving, driving in your car G The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk Em City lights lay out before us D And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder C Em D And I.... had a feeling that I belonged C Em D C D And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 7] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car Em D But is it fast enough so you can fly away Cmaj7 G You gotta make a decision Em D You leave tonight or live and die this way
[Coda] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]
