[Intro]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x4
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Emaj7 B
Maybe we make a deal,
G#m F#
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Emaj7 B
Any place is better.
G#m F#
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Emaj7 B
Maybe we'll make something,
G#m F#
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 2]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Emaj7 B
I been working at the convenience store,
G#m F#
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Emaj7 B
Won't have to drive too far
G#m F#
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Emaj7 B
You and I can both get jobs
G#m F#
And finally see what it means to be living.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 3]
Emaj7 B
You see, my old man's got a problem:
G#m F#
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
Emaj7 B
He says his body's too old for working,
G#m F#
His body's too young to look like his.
Emaj7 B G#m F#
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
Emaj7 B
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
G#m F#
So I quit school and that's what I did.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 4]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Emaj7 B
We gotta make a decision:
G#m F#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F#
Emaj7 B G#m
[Chorus]
G#m E G#m* E
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G#m* E
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
G#m E
City lights lay out before us
G#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
E G#m F#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
E G#m F# G#m E G#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 5]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Emaj7 B
you still ain't got a job
G#m F#
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Emaj7 B
I know things will get better:
G#m F#
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Emaj7 B
We'll move out of the shelter
G#m F#
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F#
Emaj7 B G#m
[Chorus]
G#m E G#m E
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G#m E
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
G#m E
City lights lay out before us
G#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
E G#m F#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
E G#m F# G#m E G#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 6]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Emaj7 B
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
G#m F#
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Emaj7 B
I'd always hoped for better,
G#m F#
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Emaj7 B
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
G#m F#
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F#
Emaj7 B G#m
[Chorus]
G#m E G#m E
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G#m E
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
G#m E
City lights lay out before us
G#m E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
E G#m F#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
E G#m F# G#m E G#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x2
[Verse 7]
Emaj7 B
You got a fast car.
G#m F#
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Emaj7 B
You gotta make a decision:
G#m F#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Outro]
Emaj7 B G#m F# x3
Emaj7 B