Intro: G D E C G D E G C
Verse 1:
G
Just a dot on a road map
D
Nowhere is where we're at
E
My daddy worked nearly all his life
C
Just to get here, imagine that
G
I love you baby and I always will
D
But please make no mistake
E
Watchin' paint dry on a Friday night
C D
Is just a little bit more than I can take
Chorus:
G
I need a fast horse
D
I'll take a slow train
E C
Gimme a window seat on an airplane
G D
I need a ticket somewhere
E D C
And it needs to be far away
G
They say a wild heart
D
Will get you so far
E C E D C
And I'm thinkin' that you need a head start
E D C
So if you're comin' with me
E D C G D E C G D E D C
Baby you're gonna neeeeeeed a fast horse
Verse 2:
G
Tick-tock of the town clock
D
Never slows down and it don't stop
E
You only get one time around
C
And there's no time for a second thought
G
If you're gonna keep up with somebody like me
D
Who's way past thinkin' that it's time to leave
E
You wait around I'll be gone
C D
On the first thing I get my hands on
Repeat Chorus
Outro: G D E C G D E D C (Also used during the solo, and in fills between verses)