(Nina Gordon)
Intro: C-Em-Bb-F-C-Em-Bb (x2)
C Em Bb F C Em Bb
Everybody wants to want it, and everybody tries,
C Em Bb F C Em Bb
But take a look at all their riches, my pile is twice the size,
F C Bb F C
So forget the little people waiting in the wings, 'cause now is everything.
F C Eb Bb F
The only survivor is the driver, look out, look out now,
C Eb Bb F
The passenger's dead they can't revive her, look out, look out now,
C Ab Bb F
You gotta stop pretending that you know better, 'cause I know what I need,
C Eb Bb C Eb
I warned you once that I'm unsafe at any speed.
C Em Bb F C Em Bb
And once upon a time I wondered how to leave the ground,
C Em Bb F C Em Bb
I learned you never make it anywhere if you pussyfoot around,
F C Bb F C
You gotta spit out the sour grapes, you're dying on the vine and running out of time.
F C Eb Bb F
The only survivor is the driver, look out, look out now,
C Eb Bb F
The passenger's dead they can't revive her, look out, look out now,
C Ab Bb F
You gotta stop pretending that you know better, 'cause I know what I need,
C Eb Bb C Eb
I warned you once that I'm unsafe at any speed.
Guitar Solo: C-Em-Bb-F-C-Em-Bb (x2)
Bb F Bb F C
I could give it up and try to play it down for a while,
Bb F Eb
I'd rather live it up, I'm warning you now, I'm cruising out of town.
F C Eb Bb F
The only survivor is the driver, look out, look out now,
C Eb Bb F
The passenger's dead they can't revive her, look out, look out now,
C Ab Bb F
You gotta stop pretending that you know better, 'cause I know what I need,
C Eb Bb C Eb Bb C Eb C
I warned you once that I'm unsafe at any speed, unsafe at any speed.