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
[Intro - BPM 150 - No drums] - pattern Emaj triad, then 2 x D triads repeat
[Vamp] Dsus2 with bends on 3rd fret of low A and low D then play G to go into 1st verse
[Verse] [D] It's all the same,[D] --- [C] only the names will [G] change [C] And ev'ry [G] day, it [F] seems we're wasting [D] away [D] Another place, [D] --- [C] where the faces are so [G] cold [C] I'd drive all [G] night, just [F] to get back [D] home
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again - STRUM TO MAKE IT BIGGER]
[Verse - Drums in] [D] Sometimes I sleep,[D] --- [C] sometimes it's not for [G] days [C] and people I meet [G], always [F] go their separate [D] ways [D] Sometimes you tell the [D] day, by the [C] bottle that you [G] drink [C] And times when you're [G] alone, and [F] all you do is [D] think
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again - STRUM AGAIN CHORDS]
[Solo - Verse chords - DISTORTION ON - PLAY CHORDS HIGH UP NECK TO SIMULATE SOLO?] [D][D][C][G] [C][G][F][D] [D][D][C][G] [C][G][F][D]
Ooooh and I'm a [C] cowboy [G], on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm wanted [C][G] (wanted), [F] dead or a [D] live
[Build] [D]
[Verse] [D] And I walk these streets, a loaded [C] six string on my [G] back I [C] play for keeps [G] 'cause I [F] might not make it [D] back I been [D] everywhere, still I'm [C] standing [G] tall I've [C] seen a million [G] faces, and I've [F] rocked them all [D]
[Chorus/Outro] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse [D] I ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , I got the [F] night on my [D] side I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
Dead or a [C] live, (Dead or a [G] live), [F] dead or a [D] live I still drive [C] (still [G] drive), [F] dead or a [D] live
[C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro twice then end on D] [End]
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