Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x4]

Verse 1

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |Any place is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I got nothing to prove

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

Verse 2

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car I got a plan to get us outta here | Dmaj7 A | F#m E |I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |Won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

Verse 3

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |See, my old man's got a problem He live with the bottle, that's the way it is | Dmaj7 A | F#m E |He says his body's too old for working 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 | F#m E |I said somebody's got to take care of him So I quit school and that's what I did

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

** Verse 4

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away?| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

* Hook

| Dmaj7 |So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car | A |Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk| F#m | E | City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder | Dmaj7 F#m | E |And I - I had a feeling that I belonged| Dmaj7 F#m | E | Dmaj7 E |I - I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

Verse 5

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car We go cruising, entertain ourselves | Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You still ain't got a job And I work in the market as a checkout girl| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |We'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

* Hook

| Dmaj7 |So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car | A |Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk| F#m | E | City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder | Dmaj7 F#m | E |And I - I had a feeling that I belonged| Dmaj7 F#m | E | Dmaj7 E |I - I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

Verse 6

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills | Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me'd find it | Dmaj7 A | F#m E |I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere Take your fast car and keep on driving

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

* Hook

| Dmaj7 |So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car | A |Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk| F#m | E | City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder | Dmaj7 F#m | E |And I - I had a feeling that I belonged| Dmaj7 F#m | E | Dmaj7 E |I - I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x2]

** Verse 4

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away?| Dmaj7 A | F#m E |We gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way

Instruments

| Dmaj7 A | F#m E | [x3]| Dmaj7 A |