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
[Verse] She's a [E] good [A] girl loves her [B] mama Loves [E] Je [A] sus and America [B] too She's a [E] good [A] girl crazy 'bout [B] Elvis Loves [E] hor [A] ses and her boyfriend [B] too
[Instrumental] [E][A] ([A][Amaj7]) [B]
It's a [E] long [A] day livin' in Re [B] seda There's a [E] free [A] way runnin' through the [B] yard And I'm a [E] bad [A] boy 'cause I don't even [B] miss her I'm a [E] bad [A] boy for breakin' her [B] heart
[Verse] All the [E] vam [A] pires walkin' through the [B] valley Move [E] west [A] down Ventura Boule [B] vard And all the [E] bad [A] boys are standing in the [B] shadows All the [E] good [A] girls are home with broken [B] hearts
[Verse] I wanna [E] glide [A] down over Mulholland I wanna [E] write [A] her name in the sky I wanna [E] free [A] fall out into nothin' Gonna [E] leave [A] this world for a while
