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J. Steinman
Arr: A. Ramsell
B♭
X
Gsus2 Am
F
Slowly ( = 55 ) OO XO O
Dm7 Am/E F/B♭ C
X XO OO O X X O O
The
Gsus2 AmO
F
OO XO
skies were pure and the fields were green, the sun was bright er than its
Dm7 Am/E
OO O
X
B♭ X XO
friend,
ev er been. When I grew up with my best Ken ny, we were close as an y
2 B♭ maj7 C
F
X O O
X O O
broth ers that you ev er knew. It was al ways sum mer and the
B♭
Gsus2 Am
X
OO XO O
fu ture called, we were read y for ad ven tures and we want ed them all, there was
B♭ maj7
Dm7 Am/E C
X O O
X O O
X XO OO O
so much left to dream and so much time to make it real. But I can
Am7/E
Dm
X XO
OO O
X
B♭
still re call the sting of all the tears when he was gone.
3
C
X O O
Dm Am/E
X XO OO O
The said he crashed and burned. I know I'll nev er learn why an y
C
B♭ Gm7
X O O
X
3
C Dm B♭
X O O X XO X
tune. We got in trou ble but we sure got a round. There are
Dm
C
Gm7 X XO
X O O
3
times I think I see him peel ing out of the dark. I think he's right be hind me, now,
Dm/C
4 B♭
X X
X Am
XO O
and he's gain in' ground. But it was long a go and it was
C
Dm B♭ X O O
X XO X
far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far, and if
Dm C
Am X XO B♭ X O O
C7
XO O X X O
life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car. And
Gsus2 F/A F
F B♭
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and
Gsus2 F/A
5
B♭
F
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
Gsus2 F/A F
F B♭
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
Gsus2 F/A
F B♭
OO
XO X
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus
XO X X O
3
Little bit faster
are. They are... They
6
F Gm F/A B♭ sus2 Csus
XO X X O
3
are...
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus
XO X X O
3
F Gm F/A B♭ B♭ sus2 Csus
XO X X X O
3
And when the
Am
Gsus2
F
OO
XO O
X
B♭
sun de scend ed and the night a rose, I heard my fath er curs in' ev' ry one he knows, he was
Am/E 7
B♭ maj7
C
Dm7 OO O
X O O
X O O
X XO
dan ger ous and drunk and de feat ed and cor rod ed by fail ure and en vy and hate. There were
Am
F Gsus2
XO O
OO
end less win ters and the dreams would freeze. No where to hide and no leaves
Am/E
B♭ Dm7
X OO O
X XO
on the trees. And my fath ers eyes were blank as he hit me a gain
B♭ maj7
C Dm
X O O
X O O X XO
and a gain and a gain. I know I still be lieve he'd nev er
8
Am/E C
B♭
X O O
OO O X
let me leave. I had to run a way a lone. So man y
Dm B♭
Am/E X
X XO
OO O
threats and fears, so man y wast ed years be fore my life be came my
C C
X O O Gm7 X O O
own. And though the night mares should be o ver, some of the
Dm
B♭
X XO
X Gm7
3
ter rors are still in tact. I'll hear that ug ly coarse and
Am/C
Dm 9
C X O B♭
X XO
X
X O O
Am Dm
XO O X XO
But it was long a go and it was far a way, oh God, it
C
B♭ X O O
Am
X XO O
seems so ver y far. And if life is just a high
Dm C
X XO X
B♭ X O O
C7
X O
way, then the soul is just a car. And
10 Gsus2 F/A F
F B♭
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
Gsus2 F/A
F B♭ F
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
Gsus2 F/A
F B♭
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they
F Gsus2 F/A
B♭
OO
XO X
are. And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they
11
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus
XO X X O
3
are.
F Dm B♭ C
X XO X X O O
3
Gm7 C Dm B♭
X
10 8 10 6
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
X OO
10 8 10 10
12
Dm/B♭ Dm Dm/C Dm/B♭ B♭ /C
X OO X XX
10 10 10 10 10
3 3
F Gsus2 Am B♭
OO XO O X
Dm7 Am/E B♭ maj7 C
X XO OO O X O O X O O
There was a
Gsus2 Am
F
XO O
OO
beau ty liv in' on the edge of town, she al ways put her top up and the
13
Dm7 Am
X
B♭ X XO XO O
ham mer down, and she taught me ev' ry thing I'll ev er know a bout the
B♭ maj7 C F
X O O
X O O
myst ery and the musc le of love. The stars would glim mer and the
Am
Gsus2
OO
XO O
X
B♭
moon would glow, I'm in the back seat with my Jul ie like a Ro me o, and the
3 3
B♭ maj7
Dm7 C
Am
X O O
X XO X O O
XO O
signs a long the high way all said: "Caut ion! Kids at play!" Those were the
14
Dm Am/E
X XO OO O X
B♭
rights of spring and we did ev' ry thing there was sal va tion ev' ry night.
C
X O O
Dm Am/E
X XO OO O
We got our dreams re born and our up hol stery torn, but ev' ry
C
B♭
X O O Gm7
X
3
thing we tried was right. She used my bod y just like a ban
C Dm B♭
X O O X XO X
dage, she used my bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably
Dm 15
C
Gm7 X XO
X O O
3
Am/C B♭ maj7 B♭
X O X O O X
back seat now, just like an an gel ris in' up from a tomb. But it was
Am Dm B♭
XO O X XO X
long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far.
C
X O O
Am Dm B♭
XO O X XO X
And if life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car.
16
F
C C7 C C7
X O O X O X O O X O
And ob jects in the rear view
Gsus2 F/A F
B♭
OO
XO X
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and ob jects in the rear view
Gsus2 F/A
B♭
F
OO
XO X
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
Gsus2 F/A F
F B♭
OO
XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
Gsus2 F/A
1-4 5. 17
B♭
OO F F
XO X
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And are.
Repeat ad lib and cresc.
F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F
OO XO X
F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F
OO XO X
Gsus2
F/A F
B♭
F
OO
XO X
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are,
18 Gsus2
F F/A
B♭
F
OO
XO X
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
F Gsus2 F/A F
B♭
OO
XO X
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
F Gsus2 F/A
B♭
OO B♭ /F
XO X
Somewhat slower
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. She used my
Dm
Gm7 C B♭
X
X
3 3 5 6
bod just like a ban dage, she used my bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably
Dm Am/C
19
Gm7 C
X
X
3 3 5 5
nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can see her ris in' up out of the back seat now...
Voice
4
J. Steinman
Arr: A. Ramsell
Dm7 Am/E F/B♭ CO F Gsus2
Slowly ( = 55 ) X XO OO O X X O OO
The skies were pure and the fields were green, the
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO
sun was bright er than its ev er been. When I grew up with my best friend,
OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O
F
Ken ny, we were close as an y broth ers that you ev er knew. It was al ways sum mer and the
OO
Gsus2 XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO
fu ture called, we were read y for ad ven tures and we want
them
ed all, there was so much left to dream
BO♭ maj7
OO
Am/E
O X O X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO O
Am7/E
and so much time to make it real. But I can still re call the sting of all the tears
B♭
X X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O
when he was gone. The said he crashed and burned. I know I'll nev er learn why an y
B♭
CO Gm7 CO
X X O X O
3
boy should die so young. We were rac ing; we were sol diers of for tune. We got in
Dm
X XO X
B♭ Gm7
3
trou ble but we sure got a round. There are times I think I see him peel ing
B♭
X
CO O
Dm
X XO X
Dm/C
X X
out of the dark. I think he's right be hind me, now, and he's gain in' ground.
AmO
XO
Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O
But it was long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far, and if
XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O X
C7O
way,
life is just a high then the soul is just a car. And
F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
B♭ F
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and ob jects in the rear view
Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F Gsus2
OO XO X OO
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos
XO
F/A X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭
er than they are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they
F Gm F/A B♭ Csus F Gm F/A B♭ sus2X Csus F Gm
Little bit faster3 XO X X O
3
XO X O
3
are. They are... They are...
XO
F/A X
B♭ X
Csus
O
F Gm XO
F/A X
B♭ X
B♭ sus2 X
Csus
O
F
3
And when the sun de scend ed and the
Gsus2
OO XO
AmO X
B♭
night a rose, I heard my fath er curs in' ev' ry one he knows, he was
X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O
dan ger ous and drunk and de feat ed and cor rod ed by fail ure and en vy and hate. There were
3
F Gsus2
OO XO
AmO
end less win ters and the dreams would freeze. No where to hide and no leaves
X
B♭ X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O
on the trees. And my fath ers eyes were blank as he hit me a gain and a gain and a gain.
B♭
X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O X
I know I still be lieve he'd nev er let me leave. I had to run a way a lone.
CO Dm Am/E B♭
X O X XO OO O X
So man y threats and fears, so man y wast ed years be fore my life be came my
X
CO O
Gm7 X
CO O X XO
Dm X
B♭
3
own. And though the night mares should be o ver, some of the ter rors are still in tact.
Gm7 CO Dm
X O X XO
3
I'll hear that ug ly coarse and vio lent voice and then he grabs me from be hind
and then he pulls me back. But it was long a go and it was far a way, oh God, it
X
B♭ X
CO O XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O
seems so ver y far. And if life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car.
X
C7O F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
B♭ F
And ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
F Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F
OO XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view
B♭
OO
Gsus2 XO
F/A X
F
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And ob jects in the rear view
OO
Gsus2 F/A
XO X
B♭ F Gm F/A
XO X
B♭ X
Csus
O
F X XO
Dm
3
X
B♭ X
CO O X
Gm7 C Dm B♭ X
Gm7 C Dm OO
Dm/C
10 8 10 6 10 8 10 10
X
Dm/B♭ Dm OO
Dm/C X
Dm/B♭ XX
B♭ /C F OO
Gsus2 XO
AmO X
B♭
10 10 10 10 10
X XO
Dm7 OO
Am/E
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
CO O
F Gsus2
OO
There was a beau ty liv in' on the of edge
town, she
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO XO
AmO
al ways put her top up and the ham mer down, and she taught me ev' ry thing I'll ev er know a bout the
BO♭ maj7
X O X
CO O
F Gsus2
OO
3 3
myst ery and the musc le of love. The stars would glim mer and the moon would glow, I'm in the
XO
AmO X
B♭ Dm7
X XO XO
AmO
back seat with my Jul ie like a Ro me o, and the signs a long the high way all said:
BO♭ maj7
X O X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O
"Caut ion! Kids at play!" Those were the rights of spring and we did ev' ry thing there was sal
X
B♭ X
CO O
Dm
X XO OO
Am/E
O
va tion ev' ry night. We got our dreams re born and our up hol stery torn, but ev' ry
5
B♭
CO Gm7 CO
X X O X O
3
thing we tried was right. She used my bod y just like a ban dage, she used my
B♭
Dm Gm7 CO
X XO X X O
3
bod y just like a wound. I'll prob ably nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can
Dm
X XO X
Am/C
O X
BO♭ maj7
O X
B♭
see her ris in' up out of the back seat now, just like an an gel ris in' up from a tomb.
XO
AmO Dm
X XO X X
CO O
But it was long a go and it was far a way. Oh God, it seems so ver y far. And if
XO
AmO Dm
X XO X
B♭ X
CO O X
C7O X
CO O X
C7O
life is just a high way, then the soul is just a car. And
B♭
F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
F
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, and
B♭
Gsus2 F/A F
OO XO X
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And
B♭
F Gsus2
OO XO
F/A X
F
ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
Gsus2 F/A B♭ F F F
OO XO X
1-4 5.
Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are. And are.
Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F
mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are, Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos
F/A
XO X
B♭ F F Gsus2
OO
F/A
XO X
B♭
er than they are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they
F F Gsus2 F/A B♭ B♭ /F
OO XO X
Somewhat slower
are. Ob jects in the rear view mir ror may ap pear clos er than they are.
Gm7 X
C X
Dm
3 3 5
She used my bod just like a ban dage, she used my bod y just like a wound.
B♭
Gm7 C Dm
X X
6 3 3 5
I'll prob ably nev er know where she dis ap peared, but I can see her ris in' up out of the
Am/C
5
J. Steinman
Arr: A. Ramsell
F Gsus2 AmO B♭
Slowly ( = 55 ) OO XO X
3
Little bit faster
()
3
()
3 3
3 3
7
9
Repeat ad lib and cresc.
1-4 5.
Somewhat slower