Verse
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David driving down the road in the family car
Fbm9 F#m7 F#7 Fbm
With nothing but a tambourine and an old scratched up guitar
A7 D7 G
But the night carries on carries on
[Verse]
Fbm9 F#m7 F#7 Fbm
David takes a break about one mile outside Paris
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He sits down by the road and starts to write a brand new chorus
A7 D7 G Fbm
And it goes a little something like this
[Chorus]
D Fbm
God Speed Helena
F#m
There’s nothing telling ya
G Fbm7
How long how long how long
D Fbm F#m G
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Fbm7
But I will never forget you
D Fbm
God Speed Helena
F#m
There’s nothing telling ya
G Fbm7
How long how long how long
D Fbm F#m G
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
A
But I will never forget you
[Instrumental]
Fbm F#m 2x
[Verse]
Fbm9 F#m7 F#7 Fbm
Mother, brother, father and his sister Joanne
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Call to ask if he’s ok and what the hell he’s planned
A7
He says
D7 G
I’m writing songs and leaving town
D7
I took the family car
G
I know I’ve let you down
A7 Gmaj7
But I don’t think I am coming home again
A7
I think it’s part of a bigger thing
Fbm7
And I, I’ve been singing this song I wrote
A7
This is how it goes
[Chorus]
D Fbm
God Speed Helena
F#m
There’s nothing telling ya
G Fbm7
How long how long how long
D Fbm F#m G
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Fbm7
But I will never forget you
D Fbm
God Speed Helena
F#m
There’s nothing telling ya
G Fbm7
How long how long how long
D Fbm F#m G
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
A
But I will never forget you
[Outro]
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