Getaway Car - August - The Other Side Of The Door
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse]
D*
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
D
It was the best of times, the worst of crimes
A
I struck a match and blew your mind
Em G
But I didn't mean it, and you didn't see it
D
The ties were black, the lies were white
A
In shades of gray in candlelight
Em G
I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason
[Pre-chorus]
D
X marks the spot where we fell apart
A
He poisoned the well, I was lying to myself
Em
I knew it from the first old fashioned we were cursed
G N.C.
We never had a shotgun shot in the dark
[Chorus]
D
You were driving the getaway car
A
We were flying, but we never get far
Em G
Don't pretend it's such a mystery, think about the place where you first met me
D A
Driving the getaway car, there were sirens in the beat of your heart
Em G
Should've known I'd be the first to leave, think about the place where you first met me
D A Em
In a getaway car, oh, no they never get far, oh
G
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
D A Em G x2
[Verse]
D
It was the great escape, the prison break
A
The light of freedom on my face
Em G
But you weren't thinkin' and I was just drinkin'
D A
While he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "Go, go, go!"
A
But with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow
Em G
And a circus ain't a love story, and now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)
[Pre-chorus]
D
X marks the spot where we fell apart
A
He poisoned the well, every man for himself
Em
I knew it from the first old fashioned we were cursed
G N.C.
It hit you like a shotgun shot to the heart
[Chorus]
D
You were driving the getaway car
A
We were flying, but we never get far
Em G
Don't pretend it's such a mystery, think about the place where you first met me
D A
Riding in the getaway car, there were sirens in the beat of your heart
Em G
Should've known I'd be the first to leave, think about the place where you first met me
D A Em
In a getaway car, oh, no they never get far, oh
G
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
D A Em G x2
[Chorus]
D
I can see us lost in the memory
A Em G
August slipped away into a moment in time, 'cause it was never mine
D
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
A Em G
August sipped away like a bottle of wine, 'cause it was never mine
[Bridge]
D A
We were jet set, Bonnie and Clyde
Em G
'Til I switched to other side, to the other side
D A
It's no surprise I turned you in, oh
Em G
'Cause us traitors never win
D A
I'm in a getaway car, I left you in the motel bar
Em G*
Put the money in the bag and I stole the keys, that was the last time you ever saw me
[Chorus]
D A
Driving in a getaway car, there were sirens in the beat of your heart
Em G
Should've known I'd be the first to leave, think about the place where you first met me
D A Em
In a getaway car, oh, no they never get far, oh
G
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
[Outro]
D A
I was ridin' in a getaway car, I was cryin' in a getaway car
Em G
I was dyin' in a getaway car, said goodbye in a getaway car
D A
Ridin' in a getaway car, I was cryin' in a getaway car
Em G
I was dyin' in a getaway car, said goodbye in a getaway car
D
With your face and the beautiful eyes
A
And the conversation with the little white lies
Em
And the faded picture of a beautiful night
G*
You carry me from your car up the stairs
D
And I broke down cryin', was she worth this mess?
A
After everything and that little black dress
Em C*
After everything, I must confess I need you
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