^GSame fucking ^Dpayphone ^GI’m calling ^Dnorth to ^AMom to ^Bmask What year the ^GMustang is And when she ^Danswers, I hear your ^Avoice, Dad ^GI’m coming home ^Dsoon ^GCould I borrow ^Dcash to ^Asquare some ^Bmdebts? I know I sound ^Gdesperate But I swear to ^Dgod, Ma I’ll pay you ^Aback.

^DI bought ^F#mmyself a ^Gburner, programmed your number in ^DI took an ^F#mad in the ^Gpaper, are there grease stains on your skin? ^BmDo the ^Dsongs of^G young love hum like an engine in your ^Ahead? ^AI got what you need ‘67, Cherry Red

^BmI’ve never been a ^Dman’s man ^GI ain’t much for ^Dcars and I’m sick of ^Bmfate I’m done with ^Dpraying But if you ^Ahear me, Dad I’ll keep her ^Gsafe ^GI keep having ^Dflashbacks ^GI see you at ^Ddusk, in the ^Asummer, in the ^Bmdriveway Smiling at ^Geverything, covered in ^Dengine grease A look in your ^Aeye I can’t explain

^DI bought ^F#mmyself a ^Gburner, programmed your number in ^DI took an ^F#mad in the ^Gpaper, are there grease stains on your skin? ^BmDo the ^Dsongs of^G young love hum like an engine in your ^Ahead? I got^A what you need ‘67, Cherry Red

^BmThis guy named Robert calls And said he ^Dused to have that ^F#mcar at 2^G3 ^BmLast year his ^Awife passed on And he’s got ^Dmemories in ^F#mlove in the ^Gbackseat ^BmHe takes the wheel and grins, He gets the ^Dsame look in his ^F#meyes you always ^Gdid ^BmHe can’t afford what I ^Awant for it But says it was ^Dnice to see a ^F#mcar like ^Gthis again^Bm ^G But I know he’ll ^Dlove her the way that ^Gyou did And I ^Djust need ^Aenough ^Bmscratch To buy a ^Embus ticket, mail some to the ^Dthunderbird And pay my ^Amom back

^DI bought ^F#mmyself a ^Gburner, programmed your number in ^DI took an ^F#mad in the ^Gpaper, are there grease stains on your skin? ^BmDo the ^Dsongs of^G young love hum like an engine in your ^Ahead? ^AI got what you need ‘67, Cherry Red

Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - 67 cherry red