[Intro]
G#maj7 D# Cm A# x4
[Verse 1]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
I want a ticket to anywhere.
G#maj7 D#
Maybe we make a deal,
Cm A#
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
G#maj7 D#
Any place is better.
Cm A#
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
G#maj7 D#
Maybe we'll make something,
Cm A#
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
I got a plan to get us out of here:
G#maj7 D#
I been working at the convenience store,
Cm A#
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
G#maj7 D#
Won't have to drive too far
Cm A#
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
G#maj7 D#
You and I can both get jobs
Cm A#
And finally see what it means to be living.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
G#maj7 D#
You see, my old man's got a problem:
Cm A#
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
G#maj7 D#
He says his body's too old for working,
Cm A#
His body's too young to look like his.
G#maj7 D# Cm A#
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
G#maj7 D#
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
Cm A#
So I quit school and that's what I did.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A# x2
[Verse 4]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
G#maj7 D#
We gotta make a decision:
Cm A#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A#
G#maj7 D# Cm
[Chorus]
Cm G# Cm* G#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Cm* G#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Cm G#
City lights lay out before us
Cm G#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
G# Cm A#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
G# Cm A# Cm G# Cm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
G#maj7 D#
you still ain't got a job
Cm A#
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
G#maj7 D#
I know things will get better:
Cm A#
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
G#maj7 D#
We'll move out of the shelter
Cm A#
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A#
G#maj7 D# Cm
[Chorus]
Cm G# Cm G#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Cm G#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Cm G#
City lights lay out before us
Cm G#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
G# Cm A#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
G# Cm A# Cm G# Cm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A# x2
[Verse 6]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
G#maj7 D#
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
Cm A#
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
G#maj7 D#
I'd always hoped for better,
Cm A#
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
G#maj7 D#
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
Cm A#
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A#
G#maj7 D# Cm
[Chorus]
Cm G# Cm G#
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Cm G#
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Cm G#
City lights lay out before us
Cm G#
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
G# Cm A#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
G# Cm A# Cm G# Cm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
G#maj7 D# Cm A# x2
[Verse 7]
G#maj7 D#
You got a fast car.
Cm A#
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
G#maj7 D#
You gotta make a decision:
Cm A#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Outro]
G#maj7 D# Cm A# x3
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