Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [Riff] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D E 0------x-3--2----0------x-3-5-3-2-3-2----(Em 3 5 3 D 2 3 2) B 0-1-0--3-0--3----0-1-0--3-0-----3---- G 0------0-0--2----0------0-0-----2--- D 2------0-2--0----2------0-x-----0--- A 3------x-2--0----3------x-2--------- E -------3-0--x-----------3-0---------
[Intro - Capo 2 - vocal starts on F# if you use Capo, E if not] Cmaj7 G Em D x 2
[Verse 1] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car, [Em] I want a ticket to [D] anywhere. [Cmaj7] Maybe we make a [G] deal, [Em] Maybe together we can [D] get somewhere. [Cmaj7] Any place is bette [G] r. [Em] Starting from zero, got [D] nothing to lose. [Cmaj7] Maybe we'll make somet [G] hing, [Em] Me myself, I got [D] nothing to prove.
[Link 1] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 2] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car [Em] And I got a plan [D] to get us out of here I been [Cmaj7] working at the conv [G] enience store [Em] Managed to save j [D] ust a little bit of money [Cmaj7] Won't have to drive too [G] far Just c [Em] ross the border and [D] into the city [Cmaj7] You and I c [G] an both get jobs And [Em] finally see what it [D] means to be living
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 3] You see [Cmaj7] my old man's [G] got a problem He [Em] live with the bottle [D] that's the way it is He says his [Cmaj7] body's too old f [G] or working His b [Em] ody's too young to [D] look like his My [Cmaj7] mama went off and [G] left him She w [Em] anted more from life than [D] he could give I said, " [Cmaj7] somebody's got to take [G] care of him" So I [Em] quit school and [D] that's what I did
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 4] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car But is it f [Em] ast enough so we can [D] fly away [Cmaj7] We gotta make a deci [G] sion [Em] We leave tonight or live and [D] die this way
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 1] I remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em] City lights lay out before us And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling that I belonged And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling I could be someone, [C] be someone, [D] be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 5] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car And [Em] we go cruising to enterta [D] in ourselves You [Cmaj7] still ain't got a j [G] ob And I [Em] work in a market [D] as a checkout girl [Cmaj7] I know things will get b [G] etter [Em] You'll find work and I [D] 'll get promoted [Cmaj7] Well move out of the [G] shelter [Em] Buy a big house and [D] live in the suburbs
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 2] I remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em] City lights lay out before us And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling that I belonged And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling I could be someone, [C] be someone, [D] be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 6] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car And [Em] I got a job that [D] pays all our bills You [Cmaj7] stay out drinking [G] late at the bar See [Em] more of your friends than you [D] do of your kids [C] I'd always hoped for [G] better Thought [Em] maybe togethe [D] r you and me would find it [C] I got no plans I ain't [G] going nowhere So [Em] take your fast car an [D] d keep on driving
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 3] I remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em] City lights lay out before us And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling that I belonged And [C] I.. [Em] .. had a [D] feeling I could be someone, [C] be someone, [D] be someone
[Link] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 7] [Cmaj7] You got a fast [G] car But is it [Em] fast enough so you can [D] fly away [Cmaj7] You gotta make a dec [G] ision [Em] You leave tonight or live and [D] die this way
[Coda] Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])
