Air disaster

G - D - Em (2x)

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1. The engines spit out fire, I'm pushed back in my chair,

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the pressure gives me thrills as we climb in the air.

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And I love to watch the clouds and the mountains and the sky,

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swish around a cocktail the stewardess brings by.

Em D

Lord, this is the life for me,

Em D

Lord, oh Lord, this is the life for me,

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but I don't wanna die in an air disaster,

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I don't wanna die on a plane.

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2. Well, I fishtail through the lanes, and I make my tires squeal,

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power at my feet and glory at the wheel.

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And I wind the windows down, let the wind blow through my hair,

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God knows where I'm going, but me, I don't care.

Em D

Lord, this is the life for me,

Em D

Lord, oh Lord, this is the life for me,

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but I don't wanna die in a freeway pile-up,

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I don't wanna die on the road.

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3. Well, I'm young and I'm pretty, and I wanna stay that way,

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wanna be desirable until my dying day.

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I don't wanna be bedridden, an old and bitter sage,

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have the nurses saying I'm young for my age.

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("He's young for his age.")

Em D

Oh Lord, don't let me go that way,

Em D

Lord, oh Lord, don't let me go that way.

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No, don't make me go like a fading chorus,

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don't make me fade like a song.

Em D

Lord, have mercy on your son,

Em D

Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, have mercy on me,

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'cause I don't wanna die in an air disaster,

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and I don't wanna die in a freeway pile-up,

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and I don't wanna go like a fading chorus,

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and I don't wanna die for no good reason,

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and I just wanna go on and on.

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Albert Hammond)