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| F | Gsus2 | Am | Bb | Dm7 | Am/E | F/Bb | C | F | Gsus2 | |
| The s | kies were pure and the | fields were green |
| Am | Bb | |
| The | sun was brighter than it's e | ver been |
| Dm7 | Am/E | |
| When I grew | up with my best friend K | enny |
| Bbmaj7 | C | |
| We were close as any b | rothers than you ever k | new |
| It was always summer and the future called |
| We were ready for adventures and we wanted them all |
| There was so much left to dream |
| And so much time to make it real |
| Dm | Am7/E | |
| But I can s | till recall the sti | ng of all |
| Bb | C | |
| The tear | s when he was gone |
| Dm | |
| They said he c | rashed and burned |
| Am7/E | Bb | C | |
| I know I'll | never learn why any | boy should die so y | oung |
| Gm7 | C | |
| We were r | acing, we were soldiers of for | tune |
| Dm | Bb | |
| We got in tr | ouble but we sure got aro | und |
| Gm7 | C | |
| There are t | imes I think I see him peeling o | ut of the dark |
| Dm | Dm/C | Bb | |
| I think he's r | ight behind me n | ow and he's gaining g | round |
| Am7 | Dm | |
| But it was l | ong ago and it was | far away |
| Bb | C | |
| Oh God it s | eems so very far |
| Am7 | Dm | |
| And if l | ife is just a hig | hway |
| Bb | C | C7 | |
| Then the s | oul is just a car |
| F | Gsus2 | F/A | Bb | F | |
| And o | bjects in the rear view | mirror may appear c | loser t | han they a | re |
| Gsus2 | F/A | F | |
| And objects in the rear view | mirror may appear c | loser than they a | re |
| Gm | F/A | Bb | Csus | F | |
| They a | re |
| Dm | Bb | C7sus | |
| And when the sun descended and the night arose |
| I heard my father cursing everyone he knows |
| He was dangerous and drunk and defeated |
| And corroded by failure and envy and hate |
| There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze |
| Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees |
| And my father's eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again |
| I know I still believe he'd never let me leave, I had to run away alone |
| So many threats and fears, so many wasted years before my life became my own |
| And though the nightmares should be over |
| Some of the terrors are still intact |
| I'll hear that ugly coarse and violent voice |
| And then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back |
| And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are... |
| (Solo:) |
| Gm7 | C | Dm | Bb | Gm7 | C | Dm | Dm/C | Bbmaj7 | Dm/C | Gm7 | C | Dm | Bb | Gm7 | C | Dm | Dm/C | Bbmaj7 | Bb/C | F | Gsus2 | Am | Bb | Dm7 | Am/E | Bbmaj7 | C | |
| There was a beauty living on the edge of town |
| And she always put the top up and the hammer down |
| And she taught me everything I'll ever know |
| About the mystery and the muscle of love |
| The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow |
| I'm in the back seat with my Julie like a Romeo |
| And the signs along the highway all said, "Caution! Kids At Play!" |
| Those were the rights of spring and we did everything |
| There was salvation every night |
| We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn |
| But everything we tried was right |
| She used her body just like a bandage, she used my body just like a wound |
| I'll probably never know where she disappeared |
| But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now |
| Just like an angel rising up from a tomb |
| And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are... |
| She used her body just like a bandage, she used my body just like a wound |
| I'll probably never know where she disappeared |
| But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now |
| Gsus2 | F/Bb | Bbmaj7 |
E |---3------1-------1------| B |---0------1-------3------| G |---2------2-------2------| D |---0------3-------3------| A |---2------1-------1------| E |---3---------------------|
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| Max ( Max_Guitarplayer@hotmail.com ) |
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