Intro -x4-: Dbmaj7 Ab Fm Eb

Verse 1:
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You got a fast car.
Fm                 Eb
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Dbmaj7          Ab
Maybe we make a deal,
Fm                    Eb
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Dbmaj7       Ab
Any place is better.
Fm                      Eb
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Dbmaj7           Ab
Maybe we'll make something,
Fm               Eb
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Instrumental: Dbmaj7 Ab Fm Eb

Verse 2:
Dbmaj7         Ab
You got a fast car.
Fm              Eb
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Dbmaj7                Ab
I been working at the convenience store,
Fm                     Eb
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Dbmaj7                  Ab
Won't have to drive too far
Fm                         Eb
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Dbmaj7        Ab
You and I can both get jobs
    Fm                  Eb
And finally see what it means to be living.

Instrumental: Dbmaj7 Ab Fm Eb

Verse 3:
         Dbmaj7             Ab
You see, my old man's got a problem:
   Fm                               Eb
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
   Dbmaj7                      Ab
He says his body's too old for working,
    Fm                  Eb
His body's too young to look like his.
   Dbmaj7            Ab            Fm                         Eb
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
         Dbmaj7                 Ab
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
   Fm                       Eb
So I quit school and that's what I did.

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Verse 4:
Dbmaj7         Ab
You got a fast car.
          Fm                    Eb
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Dbmaj7            Ab
Still gotta make a decision:
Fm                        Eb
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

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Chorus:
Eb                          Db
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Ab
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Fm
City lights lay out before us
         Eb
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
    Db Fm      Eb
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    Db Fm      Eb                           Db       Eb
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

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Verse 5:
Dbmaj7         Ab
You got a fast car.
    Fm                     Eb
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Dbmaj7                Ab
you still ain't got a job
      Fm                    Eb
So I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Dbmaj7                 Ab
I know things will get better:
Fm                   Eb
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Dbmaj7                Ab
We'll move out of the shelter
Fm                     Eb
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Instrumental: Dbmaj7 Ab Fm Eb

Chorus:
Eb                          Db
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Ab
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Fm
City lights lay out before us
         Eb
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
    Db Fm      Eb
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    Db Fm      Eb                           Db       Eb
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

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Verse 6:
Dbmaj7         Ab
You got a fast car.
    Fm               Eb
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Dbmaj7                Ab
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
        Fm                         Eb
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Dbmaj7               Ab
I'd always hoped for better,
Fm                     Eb
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Dbmaj7                 Ab
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
   Fm                     Eb
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

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Chorus:
Eb                          Db
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    Ab
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Fm
City lights lay out before us
         Eb
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
    Db Fm      Eb
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    Db Fm      Eb                           Db       Eb
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

Instrumental -x2-: Dbmaj7 Ab Fm Eb

Verse 7:
Dbmaj7         Ab
You got a fast car.
          Fm                     Eb
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Dbmaj7             Ab
You gotta make a decision:
Fm                        Eb
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Outro:
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