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[Intro]N.CNo, nothing good starts in a getaway car[Verse]CIt was the best of times, the worst of crimesGI struck a match and blew your mindDmBut I didn't mean itFAnd you didn't see itCThe ties were black, the lies were whiteGIn shades of gray in candlelightDmI wanted to leave himFI needed a reason[Pre-Chorus]CX marks the spot where we fell apartGHe poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myselfDmI knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursedFWe never had a shotgun shot in the dark(Oh!)[Chorus]CYou were drivin' the getaway carG DmWe were flyin', but we never get farDon't pretend it's such a mysteryFThink about the place where you first met meCRidin' in a getaway carG DmThere were sirens in the beat of your heartI shoulda known I'd be the first to leaveF CThink about the place where you first met meGIn a getaway car, oh-oh-ohDmNo, they never get far, oh-oh-ahhFNo, nothing good starts in a getaway car[Verse]CIt was the great escape, the prison breakGThe light of freedom on my faceDmBut you weren't thinkin'FAnd I was just drinkin'C GWell, he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "go, go, go!"DmBut with three of us, honey, it's a sideshowAnd a circus ain't a love storyFAnd now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)[Pre-Chorus]CX marks the spot where we fell apartGHe poisoned the well, every man for himselfDmI knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursedFIt hit you like a shotgun, shot to the heart(Oh!)[Chorus]CYou were drivin' the getaway carG DmWe were flyin', but we never get farDon't pretend it's such a mysteryFThink about the place where you first met meCRidin' in a getaway carG DmThere were sirens in the beat of your heartI shoulda known I'd be the first to leaveF CThink about the place where you first met meGIn a getaway car, oh-oh-ohDmNo, they never get far, oh-oh-ahhFNo, nothing good starts in a getaway car[Bridge]D A EmWe were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh-oh)GUntil I switched to the other sideTo the other si-i-i-i-ideD A EmIt's no surprise I turned you in (oh-oh)Gm'Cause us traitors never winDI'm in a getaway carAI left you in a motel barEmPut the money in a bag and I stole the keysGThat was the last time you ever saw me(Oh!)[Chorus]DDrivin' the getaway carA EmWe were flyin', but we never get far (don't pretend)Don't pretend it's such a mysteryGThink about the place where you first met meDRidin' in a getaway carA EmThere were sirens in the beat of your heart (should've known)I shoulda' known I'd be the first to leaveG DThink about the place where you first met meAIn a getaway car, oh-oh-ohEmNo, they never get far, oh-oh-ahhGNo, nothing good starts in a getaway car[Outro]DI was ridin' in a getaway carAI was cryin' in a getaway carEmI was dyin' in a getaway carGSaid goodbye in a getaway carDRidin' in a getaway carAI was cryin' in a getaway carEmI was dyin' in a getaway carG DSaid goodbye in a getaway car