[Intro]
N.C 
No, nothing good starts in a getaway
 car
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Estrofe]
          C 
It was the best of times, the worst
 of crimes 
It was the best of times, the worst of crimes 
  G 
I struck a match and blew your mind 
             Dm 
But I didn't mean it 
               F 
And you didn't see it 
    C 
The ties were black, the lies were
 white 
The ties were black, the lies were white 
   G 
In shades of gray in candlelight 
            Dm 
I wanted to leave him 
           F 
I needed a reason
[Pre-Refrão]
C 
X marks the spot where we fell apart
 
X marks the spot where we fell apart 
G 
He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to
 myself 
He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself 
  Dm 
I knew it from the first Old
 Fashioned, we were cursed 
I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed 
F 
We never had a shotgun shot in the
 dark 
We never had a shotgun shot in the dark 
  
(Oh!)
[Refrão]
           C 
You were drivin' the getaway car 
          G                         
We were flyin', but we never get far
 Dm 
 
We were flyin', but we never get far 
  
Don't pretend it's such a mystery 
 F 
Think about the place where you first
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
 C 
Ridin' in a getaway car 
            G                        
There were sirens in the beat of your
       Dm 
 heart 
There were sirens in the beat of your heart 
  
I shoulda known I'd be the first to
 leave 
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave 
   F                                 
Think about the place where you first
        C 
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
                        G 
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh 
                              Dm 
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh 
     F 
No, nothing good starts in a getaway
 car
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Estrofe]
          C 
It was the great escape, the prison
 break 
It was the great escape, the prison break 
    G 
The light of freedom on my face 
                Dm 
But you weren't thinkin' 
               F 
And I was just drinkin' 
      C                             
Well, he was runnin' after us, I was
                     G 
 screamin', "go, go, go!" 
Well, he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "go, go, go!" 
                                   
But with three of us, honey, it's a
          Dm 
 sideshow 
But with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow 
  
And a circus ain't a love story 
              F 
And now we're both sorry (we're both
 sorry)
And now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)
[Pre-Refrão]
C 
X marks the spot where we fell apart
 
X marks the spot where we fell apart 
G 
He poisoned the well, every man for
 himself 
He poisoned the well, every man for himself 
    Dm 
I knew it from the first Old
 Fashioned, we were cursed 
I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed 
   F 
It hit you like a shotgun, shot to
 the heart 
It hit you like a shotgun, shot to the heart 
  
(Oh!)
[Refrão]
           C 
You were drivin' the getaway car 
          G                         
We were flyin', but we never get far
 Dm 
 
We were flyin', but we never get far 
  
Don't pretend it's such a mystery 
 F 
Think about the place where you first
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
 C 
Ridin' in a getaway car 
            G                        
There were sirens in the beat of your
       Dm 
 heart 
There were sirens in the beat of your heart 
  
I shoulda known I'd be the first to
 leave 
I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave 
   F                                 
Think about the place where you first
        C 
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
                        G 
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh 
                              Dm 
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh 
     F 
No, nothing good starts in a getaway
 car
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Puente]
D                 A               
 We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde
     Em 
 (oh-oh) 
 We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh-oh) 
                              G 
Until I switched to the other side 
  
To the other si-i-i-i-ide 
D                   A            
 It's no surprise I turned you in
     Em 
 (oh-oh) 
 It's no surprise I turned you in (oh-oh) 
                   Gm 
'Cause us traitors never win 
D 
 I'm in a getaway car 
A 
 I left you in a motel bar 
        Em 
Put the money in a bag and I stole
 the keys 
Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys 
G 
That was the last time you ever saw
 me 
That was the last time you ever saw me 
  
(Oh!)
[Refrão]
  D 
Drivin' the getaway car 
        A                           
We were flyin', but we never get far
           Em 
 (don't pretend) 
We were flyin', but we never get far (don't pretend) 
  
Don't pretend it's such a mystery 
G 
Think about the place where you first
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
D 
Ridin' in a getaway car 
            A                        
There were sirens in the beat of your
                  Em 
 heart (should've known) 
There were sirens in the beat of your heart (should've known) 
  
I shoulda' known I'd be the first to
 leave 
I shoulda' known I'd be the first to leave 
G                                    
Think about the place where you first
      D 
 met me 
Think about the place where you first met me 
                        A 
In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh 
                              Em 
No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh 
    G 
No, nothing good starts in a getaway
 car
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Outro]
      D 
I was ridin' in a getaway car 
      A 
I was cryin' in a getaway car 
      Em 
I was dyin' in a getaway car 
     G 
Said goodbye in a getaway car 
D 
Ridin' in a getaway car 
      A 
I was cryin' in a getaway car 
      Em 
I was dyin' in a getaway car 
     G                    D 
Said goodbye in a getaway car