Bb 
Running around like you’re front page news 
Bb 
Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots 
Bb 
Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair 
Bb 
Running ‘round like you don’t care 

Ab 
Take me down 
Eb              Bb 
Take me on down the line 

Well, I was born, babe, with nothing to lose 
But the black man taught me how to sing the blues 
Made a little life outta rock ‘n’ roll 
And that crazy California hustle and flow 

Take me down 
Take me on down the line 
Shake me down 
Shake me on down the line 

I went too fast with that rhythm and booze 
Almost ended up dead like all those other fools 
Everyone’s got some sort of ball and chain 
What’s life without a little pain? 

Take me down 
Take me on down the line 
Shake me down 
Shake me on down the line 

Living in a Hollywood movie dream 
And I’m still reaching for the stars 
Life gets hard and then it gets good 
Like I always knew it would 

Running around like you’re front page news 
Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots 
Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair 
Running ‘round like you don’t care 

Take me down 
Take me on down the line 
Shake me down 
Shake me on down the line 
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