Key: B
Introduction:
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere
C G Em7 D
Maybe we make a deal,Maybe together we can get somewhere
C G Em7 D
Anyplace is better, Starting from zero got nothing to lose
C G Em7 D
Maybe we'll make something, But me myself I got nothing to prove
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, And I got a plan to get us out of here
C G Em7 D
I been working at the convenience store, Managed to save just a little bit of money
C G Em7 D
We won't have to drive too far, Just 'cross the border and into the city
C G Em7 D
You and I can both get jobs, And finally see what it means to be living
C G Em7 D
You see my old man's got a problem, He live with the bottle that's the way it is
C G Em7 D
He says his body's too old for working, I say his body's too young to look like his
C G Em7 D
My mama went off and left him, She wanted more from life than he could give
C G Em7 D
I said somebody's got to take care of him, So I quit school and that's what I did
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, But is it fast enough so we can fly away
C G Em7 D
We gotta make a decision, We leave tonight or live and die this way
C9
I remember we were driving driving in your car
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped'round my shoulder
C Em D
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D C D
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
C G Em7 D
You still ain't got a job, And I work in a market as a checkout girl
C G Em7 D
I know things will get better, You'll find work and I'll get promoted
C G Em7 D
We'll move out of the shelter, Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
C9
I remember we were driving driving in your car
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped'round my shoulder
C Em D
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D C D
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, And I got a job that pays all our bills
C G Em7 D
You stay out drinking late at the bar, See more of your friends than you do of your kids
C G Em7 D
I'd always hoped for better, Thought maybe together you and me would find it
C G Em7 D
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, So take your fast car and keep on driving
C G Em7 D
You got a fast car, But is it fast enough so you can fly away
C G Em7 D
You gotta make a decision, You leave tonight or live and die this way