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A _ _ _ I broke free on a Saturday
E _ morning,
D put the pedal to the
A floor.
_ Headed north on Mills
E Avenue, _ and
D listened to the
A engine roar.
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C#m _ _ _ _ _
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A _ _ _ _ My broken house behind me
E and good things ahead.
A
D girl named Kathy wants a little of
A my time.
_ Six cylinders underneath
E the hood, crashing and kicking.
D Ah ha, listen to the
A engine whine.
I am gonna make it through
E this year, if
D it kills me.
A _ _ _ I am gonna make it through
E this year, if
D it kills me.
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C#m _ _ _ _
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E _ _ _ _ _
D _ _ _ .
A _ _ _ I played video games in
E a drunken haze.
I
D was 17
A years young.
_ Hurt my knuckle, punching the
E machines.
The
D taste of scotch rich on
A my tongue.
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A _ _ _ And then Kathy showed up and
E we hung out.
_
D Trading swigs from the bottle,
A all bitter and clean.
Locking eyes, _
E holding hands, twin
D high maintenance _
A machines.
I am gonna make it through this
E year, if
D it kills me.
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A _ _ I am gonna make it through this
E year, if it
D kills me.
A _ _ _ _
F#m I drove home in the
A California dusk.
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D I could feel the alcohol
A inside of me.
Home
F#m picture the look on my
A stepfather's face.
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D Ready for the bad
E things to come.
I
A downshifted as I pulled into
E the driveway.
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D The motor screaming out,
A stuck in second gear.
The scene ends badly as you
E might imagine.
_
D In a cavalcade of anger
A and fear.
There will be feasting
C#m and dancing
D in Jerusalem
E next _ year.
I
A am gonna make it through this
E year, if
D it kills me.
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A _ _ I am gonna make it through this
E year, if
D it kills me.
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