Verse 1:
C 
You got a fast  
G 
car
Em 
I want a ticket to  
D 
anywhere
C 
Maybe we make a  
G 
deal
Em 
Maybe together we can  
D 
get 
 
somewhere
C 
Any place is  
G 
better
Em 
Starting from zero, got  
D 
nothing to lose
C 
Maybe we’ll make  
G 
something
Em 
Me myself, I got  
D 
nothing to proveInstrumental:
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Em 
 
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X2
 
Verse 2:
C 
You got a fast  
G 
car
Em 
I got a plan to  
D 
get us out of here
C 
I been working at the  
G 
convenience 
 
store
Em 
Managed to save just a  
D 
little bit of money
C 
Won’t have to drive too  
G 
far
Em 
Just ‘cross the border and  
D 
into the city
C 
You and I can  
G 
both get jobs
Em 
And finally see what it  
D 
means to be living
C 
 
G 
 
Em 
 
D 
X2Verse 3:You see,  
C 
my old man’s got a  
G 
problemHe 
 
 
Em 
live with the bottle, that’s the  
D 
way it isHe  
C 
says his body’s too old for  
G 
workingHis 
 
 
C 
body’s too young to  
D 
look like hisMy  
C 
mama went off and  
G 
left him, she
Em 
wanted more from life than  
D 
he could giveI said, ”  
C 
Somebody’s got to take  
G 
care of him.”So  
Em 
I quit school and that’s  
D 
what I didInstrumental:
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X2


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