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[Intro]
A      E/B    F#m7    E/G#   A
E/B    F#m7   E/G#
APick me up, eight E/Bo'cloF#m7ck 
i'll meet you E/G#on the sAidewalk E/B  F#m7  E/G#  
Aor honk twice, keep iE/Bt runnF#m7ing 
i promise not to tEake longEsus4  
Ejust my sBmpringsteen records
A/C#and the fDavorite things
my bAlue jean jacket
and the cloEthes i'm inBm  
and one million gA/C#ood reDasons
to hit the car cAeilingE/B  F#m7  E/G#  
Adon't stop, E/Bgo dF#m7eep
we can sleep wE/G#hen we gAet thereE/B  F#m7  E/G#  
Awe'll take turns at E/Bthe wheeFm7l
just go, take us EanywhereEsus4  
Ei took my gBmood-luck nickel
A/C#and a pDair of shades
i want to trAade this winter
for the suEnny daysBm  
or whatever A/C#the sDeason
i'm gonna breAathe in
F#m7    E/G#   A       E/B     F#m7    E/G#
Dadd9and ain't it funny how the rain
keeps running down the wA/C#indshield
i'm still holding my dBmoorkeys
A6/9i should throw them in the E/G#backseatEsus4  
Eamong the hBmard luck stories
A/C#and the lDong lost dreams
the sAix-pack wrappers
and the bEad ideasBm  
or whatever A/C#is keDeping
me from sE/G#leepingEsus4  
Ei let a gBmood girl go
A/C#with a bDad excuse
the raAdio's playing
that rEich kid's blues
Bmand i don't know
what tA/C#he sonDg is about
i take rAeal deep hits
just to sEhut them out
and there's a grBmeat big hole
wA/C#here my dreDams once fit
give me thAree, four minutes
and i'm Eover itEsus4  E  
Bmwhatever A/C#they're sDinging
Bmwhatever A/C#that Dgirl said
F#mwhatever i was tEhinking
                  Bm          A/C#   D
A        E/B     F#m7     E/G#  A   E/B  F#m7
hey mE/G#an, are we tAhere yet?
E/B     F#m7     E/G#  A   E/B
F#m7hey mE/G#an, are we tDadd9here yet?

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Hard Luck Stories

by Milow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/B

F#m7

E/G#

Esus4

A/C#

Fm7

Dadd9

A6/9

F#m

[Intro]

A E/B F#m7 E/G# A

E/B F#m7 E/G#

A E/B F#m7

Pick me up, eight o'clock

E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#

i'll meet you on the sidewalk

A E/B F#m7

or honk twice, keep it running

E Esus4

i promise not to take long

E Bm

just my springsteen records

A/C# D

and the favorite things

my blue jean jacket

E Bm

and the clothes i'm in

A/C# D

and one million good reasons

A E/B F#m7 E/G#

to hit the car ceiling

A E/B F#m7

don't stop, go deep

E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#

we can sleep when we get there

A E/B Fm7

we'll take turns at the wheel

E Esus4

just go, take us anywhere

E Bm

i took my good-luck nickel

A/C# D

and a pair of shades

i want to trade this winter

E Bm

for the sunny days

A/C# D

or whatever the season

i'm gonna breathe in

F#m7 E/G# A E/B F#m7 E/G#

Dadd9

and ain't it funny how the rain

A/C#

keeps running down the windshield

i'm still holding my doorkeys

A6/9 E/G# Esus4

i should throw them in the backseat

E Bm

among the hard luck stories

A/C# D

and the long lost dreams

the six-pack wrappers

E Bm

and the bad ideas

A/C# D

or whatever is keeping

E/G# Esus4

me from sleeping

E Bm

i let a good girl go

A/C# D

with a bad excuse

the radio's playing

that rich kid's blues

and i don't know

A/C# D

what the song is about

i take real deep hits

just to shut them out

and there's a great big hole

A/C# D

where my dreams once fit

give me three, four minutes

E Esus4 E

and i'm over it

Bm A/C# D

whatever they're singing

Bm A/C# D

whatever that girl said

F#m E

whatever i was thinking

Bm A/C# D

A E/B F#m7 E/G# A E/B F#m7

E/G# A

hey man, are we there yet?

E/B F#m7 E/G# A E/B

F#m7 E/G# Dadd9

hey man, are we there yet?

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