Em    (0 2 2 0 0 0)
C     (x 3 2 0 1 0)
D/F#  (2 0 0 2 3 2)
G     (3 2 0 0 0 3)


[Verse 1]
             E5
He says he's tired of working overtime
    C5                              D5
and troubles weighing on his mind in class
             E5                             C5
He said he'd like to pack his bags and run away
               G5   G5
and never look back
             E5
He says this life of mine's like doing time
    C5                      G5
for crimes that I didn't commit
       E5                             C5
And if life is just a game I'm on the losing team
           D5           D5
and I just want to quit


[Chorus 1]
             C5
And she said we can take this weekend
      G5
drive out past city limits
        D5                          E5
keep on driving just as far as we can go
    C5
And maybe when we get back
            G5
things will seem a little better
            D5                            D5
things will work out in a way we couldn't know

a way we couldn't know


[Interlude]
Em  G  Em  G


[Verse 2]
D/F#         Em
He says he's tired of working overtime
    C                               D/F#
and troubles weighing on his mind in class
             Em                             C
He said he'd like to pack his bags and run away
               G
and never look back
             Em
He says this life of mine's like doing time
    C                       G
for crimes that I didn't commit
           Em                             C
He said if life is just a game I'm on the losing team
           D/F#
and I just want to quit


[Chorus]
             C
And she said we can take this weekend
      G
drive out past city limits
        D/F#                          Em
keep on driving just as far as we can go
    C
And we can take this weekend
    G
and make it last forever
         D/F#
deal the shackles of our lives a breaking blow
           C
Because to run away is victory
  G
a tank of gas is freedom
      D/F#                          Em
and a starry night and open road is hope
C                           G
We can take the fast car or maybe just close our eyes
    D/F#
and when we open them the world we want
                    Em
can be the world we know


[Outro]
Em  G  Em  G
Em  Em
G