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Chords (in order of appearance):

Dm:    xx0231
Am7:   x02010
C:     x32010
G:     320033
A7:    x02020
Dsus4: xx0233
Dsus2: xx0230

In the intro and outro he does this little diddly between the Am7 and the Dm:

e--0-----------1--
B--1-----------3--
G--0-------0---2--
D--2---3-------0--
A--0--------------
E-----------------


Intro: Dm Am7 Dm (x2)
    
Dm                                                  
dull powder blue paint job.
Am7                     
earl scheib special. 
                           Dm                  
dashboard full of talismans to try and push fate.
                             Am7            
rabbit skull hanging from the rear view.
                      Dm                    
six kicking cylinders, lined up straight,


           C   G
and i ride
      Dm                                          C    G
and i glide down the streets of this city all night, uptight.
A7
jenny's on the cellular, high as a kite.


          Dm
there's a crack in the windshield eighteen inches long.
Am7
evaporating snow forming crystals on the chrome.
Dm
brand new battery i shoplifted from the pep boys.
Am7
full cranking power to bring me on home,

           C   G
and i ride
      Dm                                          C    G
and i glide down the streets of this city all night, uptight.
A7
jenny's on the cellular, high as a kite.


        Dm    Am7
sometimes 
               Dm                                               Am7 
the moon shines like a beacon to the weary and the sick in spirit.
    G                          
sometimes 
                     Dm  (stop!)
sometimes it's dark.

Outro:
Dm Am7 Dm Dsus4
Dm Am7 Dm
Dm Am7 Dm Dsus2 Dm Dsus2
Dm Am7 Dm