Intro
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [E] [Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [E]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [E] [Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [E]
Verse
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
[F#m]I want a ticket [E]to anywhere
[Dmaj7]Maybe we make a [A]deal
[F#m]Maybe together we can [E]get somewhere
[Dmaj7]Anyplace is [A]better
[F#m]Starting from zero [E]got nothing to lose
[Dmaj7]Maybe we'll make [A]something
[F#m]Me, myself I got [E]nothing to prove
Verse
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
[F#m]I got a plan [E]to get us out of here
[Dmaj7]I been working at the con[A]convenience store
[F#m]Managed to save [E]just a little bit of money
[Dmaj7]Won't have to drive [A]too far
[F#m]Just 'cross the border [E]and into the city
[Dmaj7]You and I [A]can both get jobs
And [F#m]finally see [E]what it means to be living
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
Is it [F#m]fast enough [E]so we can fly away?
[Dmaj7]We gotta make [A]a decision
[F#m]Leave tonight or [E]live and die this way
Chorus
'So i remember when we were driving, driving in your car'
Verse
You see [Dmaj7]my old man's [A]got a problem
He [F#m]live with the bottle [E]that's the way it is
He says his [Dmaj7]body's too old [A]for working
His [F#m]body's too young [E]to look like his
My [Dmaj7]mama went off [A]and left him
She [F#m]wanted more from life than [E]he could give
I said [Dmaj7]somebody's got to [A]take care of him
So [F#m]I quit school a[E]and that's what I did
Verse
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
[F#m]We go cruising [E]to entertain ourselves
You [Dmaj7]still ain't got a [A]job
I [F#m]work in a market [E]as a checkout girl
[Dmaj7]I know things [A]will get better
[F#m]You'll find work [E]and I'll get promoted
[Dmaj7]We'll move out [A]of the shelter
[F#m]Buy a bigger house [E]and live in the suburbs
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
Is it [F#m]fast enough [E]so we can fly away
[Dmaj7]We gotta make [A]a decision
[F#m]Leave tonight or [E]live and die this way
