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[Intro]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x4


[Verse 1]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
Am                G
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Fmaj7           C
Maybe we make a deal,
Am                   G
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Fmaj7        C
Any place is better.
Am                     G
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Fmaj7            C
Maybe we'll make something,
Am              G
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 2]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
Am             G
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Fmaj7                 C
I been working at the convenience store,
Am                    G
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Fmaj7                   C
Won't have to drive too far
Am                        G
Just 'cross the border and into the city, 
Fmaj7         C
You and I can both get jobs
    Am                 G
And finally see what it means to be living.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 3]

         Fmaj7              C
You see, my old man's got a problem:
   Am                              G
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
   Fmaj7                       C
He says his body's too old for working,
    Am                 G
His body's too young to look like his.
   Fmaj7             C             Am                        G
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
         Fmaj7                  C
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
   Am                      G
So I quit school and that's what I did.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 4]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
          Am                   G
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Fmaj7             C
We gotta make a decision:
Am                       G
Leave tonight or live and die this way.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G
Fmaj7 C  Am


[Chorus]

Am     F                    Am*              F
 So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Am*                       F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am             F
City lights lay out before us
         Am                    F
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    F Am     G
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    F Am     G                  Am         F           Am
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 5]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
    Am                    G
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Fmaj7                 C
you still ain't got a job
      Am                   G
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Fmaj7                  C
I know things will get better:
Am                  G
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Fmaj7                 C
We'll move out of the shelter
Am                    G
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Fmaj7 C  Am G
Fmaj7 C  Am


[Chorus]

Am     F                    Am              F
 So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Am                       F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am             F
City lights lay out before us
         Am                    F
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
    F Am     G
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    F Am     G                  Am         F           Am
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 6]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
    Am              G
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Fmaj7                 C
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
        Am                        G
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Fmaj7                C
I'd always hoped for better,
Am                    G
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Fmaj7                  C
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
   Am                    G
so take your fast car and keep on driving.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G
Fmaj7 C  Am


[Chorus]

Am     F                    Am              F
 So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Am                       F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am             F
City lights lay out before us
         Am                    F
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    F Am     G
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    F Am     G                  Am         F           Am
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.


[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 C  Am G x2


[Verse 7]

Fmaj7          C
You got a fast car.
          Am                    G
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Fmaj7              C
You gotta make a decision:
Am                       G
Leave tonight or live and die this way.


[Outro]
 
Fmaj7 C  Am G x3
Fmaj7 C