C
Got up and packed in the evening
          Em
Shook the sleep from my eyes
F                              C            G
There’s always something about leaving this city at night
C                                    Em
Waiting around for a second then the second was gone
F                      C                G
I would say it’s about time I should be getting on
 
Am                                 C
And now I’m riding in the backseat of this old taxi,
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
Am                            C
Thinking about how crazy this life has been lately
    F                         C
And no one’s gonna save me now
        Am
He said kid where you heading
       C                         F                                 C
I said that's a good question he laughed and said you’ll figure it out
        Am                     C
But I’m riding in the backseat in this old taxi
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
 
( Am  G  F  C )
 
C                            Em
At 17 I was ready to go on a gust of wind
F                         C             G
A lonely prisoner of my own soul and my innocence
        C                                                    Em
And the homecoming queens with the high school dreams of the early fall
F                           C                   G
Lived out their glorious scenes and died at the shopping mall
 
Am                                 C
And now I’m riding in the backseat of this old taxi,
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
Am                            C
Thinking about how crazy this life has been lately
    F                         C
And no one’s gonna save me now
        Am
He said kid where you heading
       C                         F                                 C
I said that's a big question he laughed and said you’ll figure it out
        Am                     C
But I’m riding in the backseat in this old taxi
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
 
[Solo] Am  G  F  C
 
C
Some people can just say what they want
          Em
They just know
F                    C                   G
Others fight to find out and can only say what they don’t
C                                              Em
Some people waste their days away waiting on a reason to live.
F                   C                        G
And some people get dressed and they go out looking for it
 
Am                                 C
And now I’m riding in the backseat of this old taxi,
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
Am                            C
Thinking about how crazy this life has been lately
    F                         C
And no one’s gonna save me now
        Am                        C
He says Kid all I know is you can stay or go
        F                    C
But you better move fast now pal
Am                          C
So I’m riding the backseat of this old taxi
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down town
Am                            C
Yeah I’m riding the backseat of this old taxi
F                               C
Heading through the tunnel down south