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E D
D

1. He was a hard headed man, he was brutally handsome,

E D E - D

and she was terminally pretty.

E D E D

She held him up, and he held her for ransom

E D E - D

in the heart of the cold, cold city.

A

He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude,

E

they said he was ruthless, they said he was crude,

B7

they had one thing in common, they were good in bed.

- A

She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' red!"

E D E D

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind.

E D E - D
E - D (4x)

Life in the fast lane, mm.

E D E D

2. Eager for action and hot for the game,

E D E D

the coming attraction, the drop of a name.

E D
D

They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills,

E D
D

they threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills.

- A

There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face,

E

she pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race.

B7

Out every evening until it was light,

A

he was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it.



E D E D

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind.

E D E - D

Life in the fast lane, mm.

E D E D

Life in the fast lane, everything all the time.

E D E - D

Life in the fast lane, uh huh.

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E D E D

3. Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst,

E D E
D

they didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst.

- E D
D

She said, "Listen, baby, you can hear the engine ring,

E D

We've been up and down this highway,

E D

haven't seen a goddam thing."

- A

He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash.”

E

The doctor says he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash."

B7

They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost,

A

they didn't care they were just dying to get off.

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Life in the fast lane.

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Life in the fast lane.