Lost Weekend — Wall of Voodoo

Chords and lyrics for Lost Weekend by Wall of Voodoo (key of A).

Intro

[A] [C#m] [E] [F#m] [D]

Verse 1

[A]Drivin' outta Vegas in their [C#m]automobile
[E]She was in the back seat [F#m]while he was at the wheel
[D]With the windows wide open
[A]All the money from the store, [C#m]they'd gambled away
[E]He said "the best laid plans [F#m]often go [D]astray"
[A]She took the page of a [C#m]book and turned it down
[E]She lit a cigarette, [F#m]she didn't make a sound[D]
[E]"And I know, if we'd had just one more [F#m]chance," he said[D]
[E]"I know, we'd finally hit the big one at [F#m]last", she said[D]

Chorus 1

[D](Instead of) another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m]weekend
[F#m]Another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m][A][F#m]weekend[F#m][E]

Verse 2

[A]"Pull over soon," she said, [C#m]"it's no big deal,
[E]You can take any exit that you [F#m]happen to feel
[D]Is the right one"
[D]The right one
[D]As she [A]slowly blew her smoke out the [C#m]rear wind vent
[E]She thought back on all the letters [F#m]she'd sent
For a [D]contest to be on a quiz game show
[E]"Maybe I shoulda stayed in school," [F#m]he [D]said[A]
[E]"Yeah, I know--start your own business cleanin' [F#m]swimming pools," she said[D]
[A] [D]

Chorus 2

[D](Instead of) another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m]weekend
[F#m]Another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m][D][A][F#m]weekend[F#m][E]
[F#m]Another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m]weekend
[F#m]Another lost [A]weekend[F#m]
[F#m]Lost [E][F#m][A][F#m]weekend[F#m][E]

Outro

[E]She leaned over the front seat and twiddled with the [F#m]radio dial[D]
[E]She looked out the window, saw a sign, and [F#m]both of them began to [A][D]smile[F]
N.C.
"There's a place we can stay at... it's up another mile."
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