Originally in A (in the verse), I play in G
There’s lots of 6 in the chorus
| D |
| C/D | D |
| x4 |
| D | C | G/B | C | G/B | D/A | G |
| → | → | → | → | → |
| G | F | G |
| I’m travelin’ down the road and I’m fl | irtin’ with dis | aster |
| G | F | G |
| I’ve got the pedal to the floor, my l | ife is running f | aster |
| G | F | G |
| I’m out of money, out of hope, it lo | oks like self destr | uction |
| G | F | G |
| Well, how much more can we take with a | ll of this corr | uption |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| We’re flirtin’ | with dis | aster, y’a | ll know | what I m | ean |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| And the way we | run our l | ives, it m | akes no s | ense to | me |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| I don’t know a | bout yours | elf or | what you | want to | be, yeah |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G | A |
| When we gamble w | ith our t | ime, we c | hoose our d | estin | y |
| C | G | A |
| I’m travelin’ d | own that lonesome r | oad |
| C | G | A | G | G# | A | A# | B | C |
| Feel like I’m dr | agging a heavy l | oad | → | → | → | → | → |
| C | G | A |
| Yeah, I’ve tried to t | urn my head aw | ay |
| C | G | D |
| Feel about the sa | me most every d | ay |
| D | C/D | D | C/D | D | C | G/B | C | G/B | D/A | G |
| You know what I’m talking about, baby | → | → | → | → | → |
| G | F | G |
| Speeding down the fast lane, honey, we’re pl | ayin’ from town to t | own |
| G | F | G |
| The boys and I’ve been burnin’ it up, can’t s | eem to slow it d | own |
| G | F | G |
| We got the pedal to the floor, our li | ves are runnin’ f | aster |
| G | F | G |
| We got our sights set straight ahead, but I a | in’t sure what we’re | after |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| Flirtin’ with dis | aster, y | ’all | damn sure | know what I m | ean |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| You know, the way we | run our l | ives, it m | akes no | sense to | me |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| I don’t know ab | out yours | elf or | what you | plan to b | e, yeah |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G | A |
| When we gamble w | ith our t | ime we ch | oose our de | stin | y |
| C | G | A |
| Yeah, we’re travelin’ d | own that lonesome r | oad |
| C | G | A | G | G# | A | A# | B | C |
| Feel like I’m dr | agging a heavy lo | ad | → | → | → | → | → |
| C | G | A |
| Don’t try to t | urn my head aw | ay |
| C | G | D |
| I’m flirtin’ with dis | aster every d | ay |
| D | C/D | G/D | F/D | D |
| And you are too, baby | → | → |
| D | C/D | G/D | F/D | D |
| Get in with everybody | → | → |
Solo
| D | C | G | F | D |
| → | → | x6 |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| Flirtin’ with dis | aster, b | abe, y’ | all know | what I m | ean |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| You know the way we | run our l | ives, it m | akes no | sense to | me |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G/A | A |
| I don’t know ab | out yours | elf or | what you | plan to | be |
| A | Asus4 | A | C/G | G | A |
| When we gamble w | ith our t | ime we ch | oose our d | esti | ny |
| C | G | A |
| Yeah, we’re traveling d | own this lonesome r | oad |
| C | G | A | G | G | G# | A | A# | B | C |
| Feel like I’m dr | agging a heavy lo | ad | → | → | → | → | → |
Hard stop on “way”
| C | G | A |
| Don’t try and t | urn my head aw | ay, bop bop yeah |
| C | G | D | D | D | C | C# | D | D |
| Flirtin’ with dis | aster every d | ay | → | → | → |