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:
C
G
Em
D
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:
C
G
Em
D
X2
These known chords are used in this song.