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Life In The Fast Lane

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Life in the Fast Lane
[Intro]
     E-     D   E-  D…
[Verse 1]
    He was a Ehard headed mDan, he was Ebrutally handDsome,
    Eand she was terminallDy pretty.E  D  
    EShe held him up, and Dhe held her for raEnsomD  
    in the heart Eof the cold, colDd city.E  D  
    He had a Anasty reputation as a cruel dude,
    they Esaid he was ruthless, they said he was crude,
    they had B7one thing in common, they were good in bed.
    She'd say,   A"Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' red!"
[Chorus]
    ELife in the fast Dlane, surely mEake you lose your mind.D  
    ELife in the fast Dlane, mm.E  D  
     E-   D(x4)
[Verse 2]
    EaEger for actioDn and hot for the Egame,D  
    the comEing attractionD, the drop of a nameE.D  
    They knew Eall the right peopDle, they took Eall the right piDlls,
    they threw Eoutrageous parDties, they paid Eheavenly biDlls.
    There were   Alines on the mirror, lines on her face,
    she preEtended not to notice, she was caught up in the race.
    B7Out every evening until it was light,
    he was Atoo tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it.
[Chorus]
    ELife in the fast Dlane, surely mEake you lose your mind.D  
    ELife in the fast Dlane, mm.E  D  
    ELife in the fast Dlane, everythEing all the timeD.
    ELife in the fast Dlane, uh huh.E  D  
     B7-    D   B7-       D-  E~ ~
[Verse 3]
    EBlowin' and burDnin', Eblinded by thiDrst,
    they Edidn't see the sDtop sign, took a tEurn for the woDrst.
    She said, E"Listen, babDy, you can Ehear the engine rDing,
    We've been Eup and down this highDway,
    haven't sEeen a goddamn tDhing."
    He said,   A"Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash.”
    The Edoctor says he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash."
    They went B7rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost,
    Athey didn't care they were just dying to get off.
(Chorus)
   E- - - - - - - - - - - - -   - D  
    Life in the fast lane.
                               C-          A+  E~ ……
    Life in the fast lane.

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The story behind the song

This song tells the story of a couple who push their extravagant lifestyle to the very edge. The title itself came from an experience on the freeway when Glenn Frey was told, "What do you mean? It's life in the fast lane!" The central guitar riff, which inspired the song, was created by Joe Walsh during a band warm-up, prompting the band to build a song around it. Don Henley and Glenn Frey then crafted the lyrics for this track from the 1976 album Hotel California. Playing it feels like stepping into a narrative of exhilarating excess and its consequences.

AI-written from these sources:Life in the Fast Lane — Wikipedia ↗Eagles (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Life In The Fast Lane

by Eagles

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Life in the Fast Lane

[Intro]

E D E D

- - …

[Verse 1]

E D E D

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.

He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude,

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

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

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

[Chorus]

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

- (x4)

[Verse 2]

E D E D

Eager for action and hot for the game,

E D E D

the coming attraction, the drop of a name.

E D E D

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

E D E D

they threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills.

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

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

Out every evening until it was light,

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

[Chorus]

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.

B7 D B7 D E

- - - ~ ~

[Verse 3]

E D E D

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 E 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 goddamn thing."

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

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

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

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

(Chorus)

E D

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Life in the fast lane.

C A E

- + ~ ……

Life in the fast lane.

About Life In The Fast Lane Chords by Eagles

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