Intro: |Cmaj7 G | Em D | Repeat 4 times
Verse:
|Cmaj7 G |
You got a fast car, and
|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, but
|Em D |
me myself I got nothing to prove.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|Cmaj7 G |
You got a fast car, and
|Em D |
I got a plan to get us outta 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, and
|Em D |
finally see what it means to be living.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|Cmaj7 G |
You see my old man”s got a problem:
|Em D |
he lives 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 to 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.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|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 |
leave tonight, or live and die this way.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Chorus:
C
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
the speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
and the city lights lay out before us
Dsus4 (crescendo all downs)
and your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling that I belonged
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling I could be someone
|C D |
be someone, be someone.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|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 |
We”ll move out of the shelter,
|Em D |
buy a big house, and live in the suburbs.
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Chorus:
C
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
the speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
and the city lights lay out before us
Dsus4 (crescendo all downs)
and your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling that I belonged
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling I could be someone
|C D |
be someone, be someone
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|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.
|Cmaj7 G |
I”d always hoped for better.
|Em D |
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
|Cmaj7 G |
I got no plans, I ain”t going nowhere,
|Em D |
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
Chorus:
C
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
the speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
and the city lights lay out before us
Dsus4 (crescendo all downs)
and your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling that I belonged
|C Em| D
and I had a feeling I could be someone
|C D |
be someone, be someone
Interlude:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D |
Verse:
|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 |
leave tonight, or live and die this way.
Outro:
|Cmaj7 G |Em D | |Cmaj7 G |Em D |
|Cmaj7 G |Em D | |Cmaj7 G |