[Intro]
E - D    E - D
[Strophe]
                   E                    D                          D 
He was a hard headed man, he was brutally handsome, 
E                        D               E      - D 
    and she was terminally pretty. 
E                        D                 E                D 
    She held him up, and he held her for ransom 
             E               D             E    - D 
in the heart of the cold, cold city. 
                 A 
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude, 
         E 
they said he was ruthless, they said he was crude, 
                B7 
they had one thing in common, they were good in bed. 
                  - A 
She'd say,       "Faster, faster, the lights  are turnin' red!" 
E                    D             E                        D 
    Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind. 
E                    D            E      - D 

E - D (4x) 
    Life in the fast lane, mm.
[Strophe]
  E            D                E               D 
Eager for action and hot for the game, 
       E             D                   E           D 
the coming attraction, the drop of a name. 
                   E                  D                                        D 
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills, 
                   E                 D                                  D 
they threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills. 
                    - A 
There were       lines on the mirror, lines on her face, 
             E 
she pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race. 
  B7 
Out every evening until it was light, 
              A 
he was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it.
[Refrain]
E                    D             E                        D 
    Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind. 
E                    D            E      - D 
    Life in the fast lane, mm. 
E                   D             E               D 
    Life in the fast lane, everything all the time. 
E                    D                  E      D 
    Life in the fast lane, uh huh. 
B7 - D   B7 - D       E
[Strophe]
   E                D           E              D 
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst, 
              E                     D                      E                 D 
they didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst. 
                 - E               D                                           D 
She said,       "Listen, baby, you can hear  the engine ring, 
                     E                          D 
We've been up and down this highway, 
               E                       D 
haven't seen a goddam thing." 
               - A 
He said,        "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash.” 
         E 
The doctor says he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash." 
                  B7 
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost, 
A 
    they didn't care they were just dying to get off.
[Refrain]
E                              D 
    Life in the fast lane. 
C                               A         E 
    Life in the fast lane.