[Intro]
Bmaj7 F# D#m C# x4
[Verse 1]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Bmaj7 F#
Maybe we make a deal,
D#m C#
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
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Any place is better.
D#m C#
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
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Maybe we'll make something,
D#m C#
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Bmaj7 F#
I been working at the convenience store,
D#m C#
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
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Won't have to drive too far
D#m C#
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
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You and I can both get jobs
D#m C#
And finally see what it means to be living.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Bmaj7 F#
You see, my old man's got a problem:
D#m C#
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
Bmaj7 F#
He says his body's too old for working,
D#m C#
His body's too young to look like his.
Bmaj7 F# D#m C#
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
Bmaj7 F#
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
D#m C#
So I quit school and that's what I did.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Bmaj7 F#
We gotta make a decision:
D#m C#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Instrumental]
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Bmaj7 F# D#m
[Chorus]
D#m B D#m* B
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
D#m* B
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
D#m B
City lights lay out before us
D#m B
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
B D#m C#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
B D#m C# D#m B D#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Bmaj7 F#
you still ain't got a job
D#m C#
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
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I know things will get better:
D#m C#
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
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We'll move out of the shelter
D#m C#
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
Bmaj7 F# D#m C#
Bmaj7 F# D#m
[Chorus]
D#m B D#m B
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
D#m B
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
D#m B
City lights lay out before us
D#m B
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
B D#m C#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
B D#m C# D#m B D#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 6]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Bmaj7 F#
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
D#m C#
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Bmaj7 F#
I'd always hoped for better,
D#m C#
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
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I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
D#m C#
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
[Instrumental]
Bmaj7 F# D#m C#
Bmaj7 F# D#m
[Chorus]
D#m B D#m B
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
D#m B
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
D#m B
City lights lay out before us
D#m B
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
B D#m C#
And I had a feeling that I belonged
B D#m C# D#m B D#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Bmaj7 F# D#m C# x2
[Verse 7]
Bmaj7 F#
You got a fast car.
D#m C#
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Bmaj7 F#
You gotta make a decision:
D#m C#
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Outro]
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