The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane

Originally in Em, I play in Am

All the m’s are closer to 7#9’s

Intro, just muck around for a bit, I usually skip the riff-ish mucking around

Am

Now muck around a little differently, this is the mucking around I prefer

Am

He was a hAmard-headed man, he was brutally handsome

And she was terminally pretty

She held him up, and he held her for ransom

In the heart of the cold, cold city

He had a D7nasty reputation as a cruel dude

They Amsaid he was ruthless, they said he was crude

They had E7one thing in common, they were good in bed

She’d say, D7faster, faster, the lights are turnin’ red

Am

AmEager for action and hot for the game

The coming attraction, the drop of a name

They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills

They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills

There were D7lines on the mirror, lines on her face

She Ampretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race

E7Out every evening, until it was light

He was D7too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it

Solo

EGED

Now a real I major

A

AmBlowin’ and burnin,’ blinded by thirst

They didn’t see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse

She said, listen, baby, you can hear the engine rev

We’ve been up and down this highway, haven’t seen a goddam thing

He said, D7call the doctor, I think I’m gonna crash

The Amdoctor say he’s comin’, but you gotta pay him cash

They went E7rushin’ down that freeway, messed around and got lost

D7They didn’t care, they were just dyin’ to get off

ALife in the fast lane

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FLife in the fast lane

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Am