Life in the fast lane
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1. He was a hard headed man, he was brutally handsome,
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and she was terminally pretty.
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She held him up, and he held
her for ransom
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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,
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they had one thing in common, they
were good in bed.
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She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' red!"
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Life in the fast lane, surely
make you lose your mind.
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Life in the fast
lane, mm.
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2. Eager for action and hot for the game,
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the coming
attraction, the drop of a name.
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They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills,
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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.
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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.
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Life in the fast lane, mm.
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Life in the
fast lane, everything all the time.
E
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Life in the
fast lane, uh huh.
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3. Blowin' and burnin',
blinded by thirst,
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E D
they didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worst.
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She said, "Listen, baby, you can hear the engine ring,
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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.
(Eagles)