Instruments

| E | E | A | B11 B | [x2]

Verse 1

| E | E | A | B |In the day we sweat it out on the streets Of a runaway American dream | E | E | A | B |At night we ride through the mansions of glory In suicide machines

Hook 1

| A | E/G# |Sprung from cages on Highway 9 | F#m | E/G# | E | D/E |Chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin' out over the line Oh| A | E/G# | Baby this town rips the bones from your back | F#m | E/G# | E | C#m |It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young | Amaj7 | B |'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run

Instruments

| E | E | A | B11 B | [x2]

Verse 2

| E | E | A | B |Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend I wanna guard your dreams and visions | E | E | A | B |Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims And strap your hands 'cross my engines

Hook 2

| A | E/G# |Together we could break this trap | F#m | E/G# | E | D/E |We'll run 'til we drop, baby, we'll never go back Oh| A | E/G# | Will you walk with me out on the wire? | F#m | E/G# |'Cause, baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider | E | C#m |But I gotta know how it feels | Amaj7 | B |I want to know if love is wild Babe, I want to know if love is real

Instruments

| E | E | A | B11 B | E | E | A | B11 B | Oh, can you show me

Saxophone

| E | E | A E/G# F#m | B | [x2]| C#m | C#m B | E | B11 |

Bridge

| D11 D | D11 D | G11 G | G11 G |Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones Scream down the boulevard | A11 A | A11 A | C11 C | C11 C |Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors And the boys try to look so hard | D11 D | D11 D | G11 G |The amusement park rises bold and stark Kids are huddled on the beach in the mist| G11 G | A11 A | A11 A | C11 C | C11 C | I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the street tonight In an everlasting kiss

Instruments

| F11 F | F11 F | F11 F | C11 C | C || F11 F | F11 F | F#11 F# | F#11 F# |

Unison

| B A# A | G# G F# | F E D# D C# | C |

Instruments

| B | B | B | B | [x2]| B | B |

Verse 3

| E | E | A | B11 B |The highway's jammed with broken heroes On a last chance power drive | E | E | A | B11 B |Everybody's out on the run tonight But there's no place left to hide

Last-Hook

| A | E/G# |Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness| F#m | E/G# | E | D/E | I'll love you with all the madness in my soul Oh| A | E/G# | F#m | Someday, girl, I don't know when We're gonna get to that place| E/G# | E | C#m | Where we really wanna go and we'll walk in the sun | Amaj7 | B |But 'til then, tramps like us Baby, we were born to run

Ending

| E | C#m | Amaj7 | B | tramps like us Baby, we were born to run| E | C#m | Amaj7 | B | tramps like us Baby, we were born to run

Instruments

| E | E | A | B11 B | [x3]| E | E | A | B11 B | E |