[Intro]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x4
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Dmaj7 A
Maybe we make a deal,
F#m E
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Dmaj7 A
Any place is better.
F#m E
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Dmaj7 A
Maybe we'll make something,
F#m E
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Dmaj7 A
I been working at the convenience store,
F#m E
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Dmaj7 A
Won't have to drive too far
F#m E
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Dmaj7 A
You and I can both get jobs
F#m E
And finally see what it means to be living.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7 A
You see, my old man's got a problem:
F#m E
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
Dmaj7 A
He says his body's too old for working,
F#m E
His body's too young to look like his.
Dmaj7 A F#m E
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
Dmaj7 A
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
F#m E
So I quit school and that's what I did.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Dmaj7 A
We gotta make a decision:
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A F#m
[Chorus]
F#m D F#m* D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
F#m* D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E F#m D F#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 5]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Dmaj7 A
you still ain't got a job
F#m E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Dmaj7 A
I know things will get better:
F#m E
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Dmaj7 A
We'll move out of the shelter
F#m E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A F#m
[Chorus]
F#m D F#m D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
F#m D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E F#m D F#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 6]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Dmaj7 A
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
F#m E
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Dmaj7 A
I'd always hoped for better,
F#m E
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Dmaj7 A
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
F#m E
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E
Dmaj7 A F#m
[Chorus]
F#m D F#m D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
F#m D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m D
City lights lay out before us
F#m D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
D F#m E
And I had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E F#m D F#m
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x2
[Verse 7]
Dmaj7 A
You got a fast car.
F#m E
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Dmaj7 A
You gotta make a decision:
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
[Outro]
Dmaj7 A F#m E x3
Dmaj7 A