On The Road

G#, C# Fm, C# G# C# Such was the expression of the child Fm As he bounced across my windscreen C# And off the other side. G# That I got the strong impression C# Fm For a second that he wasn't so much angry C# As incredibly surprised. C# D# As I watched him in my rear view mirror slowly slip away, C# D# I turned to my instructor and I felt I had to say, G# C C# Do you think we should reschedule the test? G# C C# 'Cause I'm starting now to think it might be best. Fm Either way, I'm pretty sure C# You could have taught me clutch control D# G# In a playground that was emptier than this. G#, C# Fm, C# G# C# Such was the blind panic of the boy scouts Fm As I backed into the duck pond C# In the middle of the green. G# That it became a little clearer C# Fm Why the mirror said that objects featured in it C# Might be closer than they seem. C# D# As I watched the displaced goldfish flapping vainly on the grass C# D# I smiled at the policeman and I felt I had to ask, G# C C# Would a fifty maybe make this go away? G# C C# 'Cause I really don't have time for this today. Fm Besides which how am I supposed to learn to drive C# When everywhere I turn there's D# G# Five or six small children getting in the way. Fm C# I would later learn that was the moment A# Fm The SWAT team was mobilised C# And that the car chase that followed A# Fm Was globally televised. In fact I'm told that they C# A# Fm Still use the footage for police training video C# And though I've not seen it personally A# G# I've learned that it basically shows (From here to the end just repeat the intro pattern G#, C#, Fm, C# C# Fm Me and my instructor tearing down the autobahn C# G# Doing ninety in a Mazda with the handbrake on C# Fm Ploughing recklessly through traffic, cones and trees. C# G# I am Thelma to his terrified Louise C# Fm And all the while I got him screaming in my head C# G# That I should probably change up out of second gear, C# Fm Check my mirrors, keep my hands at two and ten C# G# And maybe give some thought to turning myself in. But in spite of everything, C# Fm We made it to the border C# Though the last two miles was in reverse G# Up the hard shoulder. That old car was dead, C# Fm But somehow we'd survived. We climbed out of the wreck C# G# And solemnly high-fived. So that's how me and my instructor Moved to Switzerland. Opened up a little cafe In the hinterland. And though I never got my licence, in the end, I found something so much better A brand new, bestest friend.