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the way that everybody's voice, comes out muffled when they speak,
A
the way we take our diminishing inventories,
F#
month to month and
A       B
week to week,
C#m                      G#
the maria callas records on the stereo all the time
A                                        B
you're gonna get yours and i'm gonna get mine.
E
'cause in this car, in this car,
A
somebody's bound to get burned.

   E

i know.

i know.
                  A                 B
because i've been watching the road turn.

C#m                   G#
the enigma variations on the radio
A
the things that i could guess at,
F#                A       B
the things that i already know.
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and the twelve thousand dollars that turned up in your purse,
A
you've done something awful.
A                   B
i've done something worse.
E
and in this car, in this car,
A
somebody's bound to get burned.

   E
i know.

i know.
                  A                 B
because i've been watching the road turn.