Life in the Fast Lane — Eagles
Chords and lyrics for Life in the Fast Lane by Eagles (key of E).
Intro
[E] [Gm] [E] [A#maj7/F] [G#maj7] [E] [A#maj7] [E] [G] [E] [G]
Verse 1
[E]He was a hard-headed [Bm]man, he was brutally handsome
And she was [Em7]terminally pretty
She held him [D]up and he held her for [E]ransom
In the heart [Bm]of the cold, cold [Dm]city
Verse 2
He [A]had a nasty reputation as [E]a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he [B]was crude
They had one thing in common, they were [D7]good in bed
[A]She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turnin' [E]red"
Chorus
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, [A#maj7]yeah
Verse 3
Are you with [G]me so [E]far?
Eager [Fmaj7/E]for [Bm]action, hot for the game
The coming attraction, [C#]the drop of [Cmaj7/E]a name
They [Gmaj7]knew all the right people, they took [Dm][E7]all the right [Em]pills
Verse 4
They threw outrageous parties, they [Bm]paid heavenly [A]bills
There [A7]were lines on the mirror, lines [E]on her face
She [Em7]pretended not to notice, she [Bm]was caught up in the race
Out every evening until it [D]was light
He [A]was too tired [Em]to make it, she was too tired to fight about it [E]
Chorus
Life in the fast lane
[Amaj7]Surely make you lose your mind
Life [E]in the [G#maj7]fast lane, [A]yeah
Life [Gm/A#][E]in the fast lane
[D#]Everything, [Am/E]all the [E]time
Life in the fast lane, uh-huh
Verse 5
Blowin' [Bm]and burnin', blinded [Em7]by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the [A/E]worse
She said, [A#m][Bm7]"Listen, baby, you can [E]hear the engine ring
We've been up and down this highway, [Bm][E]haven't seen a goddamn [A7]thing"
Verse 6
He said, "Call the doctor, I think [G]I'm gonna [E7]crash"
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay [B]him cash"
They [Bm7]went rushin' down that freeway, [A]messed around and got lost
[Dm/A]They didn't care, [Em]they were just dyin' to get [E]off, and it was
Chorus
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, uh-huh
Life in the fast lane
Everything, all the time
Life in the fast lane, uh-huh
Outro
Life in the [D]fast lane
Life in the [Am/E]fast lane
[Gm] [E] [E7] [D] [G] [E] [G] [G#maj7] [Em] [Am/E] [E] [E7] [Am/E] [E] [Em] [E]