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[Intro]
F Bb C
F Bb C
[Verse]
When I was a Fboy
CI went running off to scFhoolBb  
CWent home evFery evenCing
Like there was nothing else to dFo
COne night I looked out my wBbindow
CAnd while the moon was raDmcing pCastBb  
I sat up there and wFondered
DmAm I gCoin' nowhere fFast?Bb  C  
F Bb
CI see the telephone pFost
CI watch a sparrow Ffly
CAnd all the lBbonely sFouls knBbow
CBut I just drive on Fby
Bb C
And I think of all the dreBbams tFhere
CThat never cAmame to pDmassC  Bb  
And I can't help but woFnder
DmHey Care we goin' nFowhere faBbst?C  
Nowhere faFstBb  C  
And I don't have an anBbswer
And I don't have a cDmlue
Why people aBbct so crazy
But I guess I'm cFrazy too
CA little bit crazy tFooBb  C  
F C
Bb F C C#m Dm C
Bb
I watch my Bbbaby slCeeping
It's been a long haFrd day
And she lAmooks so pFeaceful
CLost in the farFawayBb  
CSometimes I just wanna hBbold her
CAnd make one moAmment lDmast
CBut Bball I Fdo is wDmonder
CHey are we goin' nowhere fFast?Bb  
CNowhere fFastC  
FNowhereBb  
CAre we goin' nowhere faFst?

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Nowhere Fast

by Marc Cohn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

F Bb C

[Verse]

When I was a boy

C F Bb

I went running off to school

C F C

Went home every evening

Like there was nothing else to do

C Bb

One night I looked out my window

C Dm C Bb

And while the moon was racing past

I sat up there and wondered

Dm C F Bb C

Am I goin' nowhere fast?

F Bb

C F

I see the telephone post

C F

I watch a sparrow fly

C Bb F Bb

And all the lonely souls know

C F

But I just drive on by

Bb C

Bb F

And I think of all the dreams there

C Am Dm C Bb

That never came to pass

And I can't help but wonder

Dm C F Bb C

Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?

F Bb C

Nowhere fast

And I don't have an answer

And I don't have a clue

Why people act so crazy

But I guess I'm crazy too

C F Bb C

A little bit crazy too

F C

Bb F C C#m Dm C

Bb C

I watch my baby sleeping

It's been a long hard day

Am F

And she looks so peaceful

C F Bb

Lost in the faraway

C Bb

Sometimes I just wanna hold her

C Am Dm

And make one moment last

C Bb F Dm

But all I do is wonder

C F Bb

Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?

C F C

Nowhere fast

F Bb

Nowhere

C F

Are we goin' nowhere fast?

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