Long Drives

	  		                 Em 
Listen to me 
         G 
I know I never got much relief 
  Em 
I limped when I walked, S-s-stuttered to talk 
        G 
and the achin' was just part of me 
                Em 
listen to me 
        G 
I know all about agony 
         Em 
when you say that it hurts more than anybody sees 
       G 
with a heart colder than 
    D 
the heart off-beat 


           Em                C 
'cause you married a man who lied to you love 
       G                        D 
But it wasn't like that when he first picked you up. 
        Em                      C 
When he drove you around and he bought you some flowers 
      G                             D 
Until something had changed and the temperature soured 

    Em    C     
But I'm alright 
     G       D 
Baby I don't mind 
         Em      C 
I'll get on just fine 
        G         D         D 
On them long long drives 
                Em 
Call it a lie 


Em              G 
       Well whatever brings you back to life 
         Em 
We could turn it around we can drive it straight home 
       G 
If you wanna be alone for the night 
                  Em 
Whatever song you like 
         G 
From The Souls to Mack the Knife 
         Em 
we could turn it up loud, we can put the pedal down 
         G                  D 
With the rain beading up my love 

           Em                      C 
'Cause you ache for a drug that'll never be enough 
       G                             D        
You're never gonna feel like when he first picked you up 
        Em                           C 
when he drove you around, bought you powder and flowers 
G                    D 
until the thrill was gone 

  
             Em    C 
but you said I'm alright 
     G       D 
baby I don't mind 
         Em      C 
I'll get on just fine 
        G         D           D 
on them long long drives 


Em           C     G              D    
    last night I remembered being 17 
Em                  C                       G                    D 
I met a girl with a taste for the world and whiskey and rites of spring 


Em                        C 
spent every night with cassettes that she liked 
     G                     D 
in a car that I borrowed a lot 
            Em                 C           G       D       D 
and I could never get her to believe 


          Em                     C 
'Cause we tasted a kiss that was sent from below 
       G                       D 
it was cool in the night I was old as a stone 
       Em                        C 
in the back of the car with a child at heart 
     G                        D 
who suddenly showed you their teeth 

  
             Em    C 
but you said I'm alright 
       G       D 
Jamie, I don't mind 
         Em      C 
I'll get on just fine 
        G         D          Em          C     G    D 
On them long long drives without you 
           Em           C       G       D 
drives without you 


            Em                       C 
And I still see him sometimes and he doesn't look right 
    G                          D 
you left me for him then you left him for spite 
  Em                      C              G 
I hope you never pay that price 
    D              G 
Wherever you are tonight