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Intro
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Verse
D A F#m7 E
You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere
D A
Maybe we make a deal
F#m7 E
Maybe together we can get somewhere
D A
Any place is better
F#m7 E
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
D A
Maybe we'll make somethin'
F#m7 E
Me myself I got nothing to prove
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A
You got a fast car
F#m7 E
I got a plan to get us outta here
D A
I been working at the convenience store
F#m7 E
Managed to save just a little bit of money
D A
Won't have to drive too far
F#m7 E
Just 'cross the border and into the city
D A
You and I can both get jobs
F#m7 E
Finally see what it means to be living
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D A
See my old man's got a problem
F#m7 E
He lives with a bottle that's the way it is
D A
He says his body's too old for workin'
F#m7 E
His body's too young to look like his
D A
When mama went off and left him
F#m7 E
She wanted more from life than he could give
D A
I said Somebody's gotta take care of him
F#m7 F#m E
I quit school and that's what I did
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D A
You got a fast car
F#m7 E
Is it fast enough so we can fly away
D A
We gotta make a decision
F#m7 E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
D A F#m E D A F#m7
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Chorus
E E7 D
So I remember when we were drivin' drivin' in your car
A
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m7
City lights lay out before us
E D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder ■
F#m E D F#m
And I had a feeling that I belonged ■ ■
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I had a feelin' I could be someone
D E
Be someone ■ be someone
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Verse
D A
You got a fast car
F#m7 E
We go cruisin' entertain ourselves
D A
You still ain't got a job
F#m7 E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
D A
I know things will get better
F#m7 E
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
D A
And we'll move out of the shelter
F#m7 E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
D A F#m7 E A F#m7
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Chorus
E D
So I remember when we were drivin' drivin' in your car
A
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m F#m7 F#m
City lights lay out before us
E D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder ■
F#m E D F#m
And I had a feeling that I belonged ■ ■
E
I had a feelin' I could be someone
D E
Be someone ■ be someone
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Verse
D A
You got a fast car
F#m7 E
I got a job that pays all our bills
D A
You stay out drinkin' late at the bar
F#m7 E
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
D A
I'd always hoped for better
F#m7 E
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
D A
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
F#m7 E
So take your fast car and keep on drivin'
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Chorus
E D
So I remember when we were drivin' drivin' in your car
A
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
F#m7
City lights lay out before us
E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
D F#m E D F#m
And ■ ■ I had a feeling that I belonged ■ ■
E
I had a feelin' I could be someone
D E
Be someone ■ be someone
Outro
D A F#m7 E D A F#m7 E
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D A
You got a fast car
F#m7 E
Is it fast enough so you can fly away
D A
You gotta make a decision
F#m7 E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
D A F#m7 E D A F#m7 E D A F#m7 E
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End
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