Intro
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[Verse]
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He was a hard headed man, he was brutally handsome,
E D E - D
and she was terminally pretty.
E D E D
She held him up, and he held her for ransom
E D E - D
in the heart of the cold, cold city.
A
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude,
E
they said he was ruthless, they said he was crude,
B7
they had one thing in common, they were good in bed.
- A
She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' red!"
E D E D
Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind.
E D E - D
E - D (4x)
Life in the fast lane, mm.
[Verse 2]
E D E D
Eager for action and hot for the game,
E D E D
the coming attraction, the drop of a name.
E D D
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills,
E D D
they threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills.
- A
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face,
E
she pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race.
B7
Out every evening until it was light,
A
he was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it.
[Chorus]
E D E D
Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind.
E D E - D
Life in the fast lane, mm.
E D E D
Life in the fast lane, everything all the time.
E D E - D
Life in the fast lane, uh huh.
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[Verse 3]
E D E D
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst,
E D E D
they didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst.
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She said, "Listen, baby, you can hear the engine ring,
E D
We've been up and down this highway,
E D
haven't seen a goddam thing."
- A
He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash.”
E
The doctor says he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash."
B7
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost,
A
they didn't care they were just dying to get off.
[Chorus]
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D
Life in the fast lane.
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Life in the fast lane.