Originally in E, I play in D
| D | D | G | A |
| x2 |
Vox in on the 4 on “day”
| D | |
| In the d | ay we sweat it out in the streets |
| G | A | |
| Of a r | unaway American dr | eam |
| D | |
| At n | ight we ride through mansions of glory |
| G | A | |
| In s | uicide mach | ines |
| G | G/F# | |
| Spr | ung from cages out on h | ighway 9 |
| Em | |
| Chrome wh | eeled, fuel injected |
Leave out the vocal “oh”
| G/F# | D | D9 | |
| And st | eppin’ out over the lin | e, | oh |
| G | G/F# | |
| B | aby this town rips the b | ones from your back |
| Em | G/F# | |
| It’s a d | eath trap, it’s a s | uicide rap |
| D | Bm | |
| We gotta g | et out while we’re y | oung |
| G | |
| ‘Cause tr | amps like us |
| A | D | |
| B | aby we were born to r | un |
| D | D | G | A |
| x2 |
| D | |
| Wendy l | et me in I wanna be your friend |
| G | A | |
| I wanna g | uard your dreams and v | isions |
| D | |
| Just wr | ap your legs ‘round these velvet rims |
| G | A | |
| And str | ap your hands ‘cross my | engines |
| G | G/F# | |
| Tog | ether we could b | reak this trap |
| Em | |
| We’ll | run till we drop |
| G/F# | D | D9 |
| Baby we’ll never go b | ack, | oh |
| G | G/F# | |
| Will you w | alk with me out on the | wire? |
| Em | G/F# | |
| ‘Cause | baby I’m just a scared and | lonely rider |
| D | Bm | |
| But I g | otta know how it | feels |
| G | |
| I want to kn | ow if love is wild |
| A | D | |
| Babe I w | ant to know if love is r | eal |
Skip right to the vi after one line here if there’s
no solo.
| D | D | G | A |
| x2 |
Solo if appropriate
| D | D | G | A |
| x2 |
| D | D | G | A |
| Bm | Bm | D | Am7 |
All chords sus4→major, everything other than C
as 6th-string barres.
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “beyond”
| C | |
| Bey | ond the Palace hemi-powered drones |
| F | |
| Sc | ream down the boulevard |
| G | |
| The girls | comb their hair in rearview mirrors |
| A# | |
| And the | boys try to look so hard |
| C | |
| The amu | sement park rises bold and stark |
| F | |
| Kids are | huddled on the beach in a mist |
| G | |
| I wanna | die with you Wendy on the streets tonight |
Hit this as a 6th-string barre, you’re about to do
a lot of suspensions.
| A# | |
| In an | everlasting kiss |
I skip the breakdown, and do 4 beats each on...
| A#sus4 | A# |
| Asus4 | A |
Then riff for a while on...
| Gsus4 | G |
Then ritard and fade, and count back in...
Vox back in on the 3
| D | |
| The h | ighway’s jammed with broken heroes on a |
| G | A | |
| L | ast chance power d | rive |
| D | |
| Everyb | ody’s out on the run tonight but there’s |
| G | A | |
| N | o place left to | hide |
| G | G/F# | |
| Tog | ether Wendy we’ll l | ive with the sadness |
| Em | G/F# | D | D9 | |
| I’ll l | ove you with all the | madness in my s | oul, | oh |
| G | G/F# | |
| S | omeday girl I | don’t know when we’re gonna |
| Em |
| Get to that place |
| G/F# | D | |
| Where we r | eally want to g | o |
| Bm | |
| And we’ll walk in the | sun |
| G | A | D | Bm | |
| But till then tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un |
| G | A | D | Bm | |
| Ah honey tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un |
| G | A | D | |
| Come on Wendy tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un |
Until end, with “whoa”
| D | D | G | A |