Jewel - Boy needs a bike

^G Pop works in the shop til eight M^C9om's on the phone and she's kind of irate ^G Sally's doing^D sommersaults on the l^Cawn ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G} Pop slams open the front screen door J^C9ust to scare mom She says, "What the hell did you do that for?" ^G He washes his^D dirty hands^C in the sink ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G} And things around the table are kind of rough ^C9Mom says it's pa Pa says, "Times are just tough" ^G Me and Sally don't say m^Duch of nothing at al^Cl ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G} The garage door light brightens up the night Pa ^C9always works on cars when he gets in a fight ^G As though he could figure out that w^Doman by working on that old c^Car ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G} He said a car can cure any problem at all Cause s^C9eeing all those parts makes a fight look so small ^G But I wish he'd put me and S^Dally in the backseat and dr^Cive us away ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7} That's when he s^Gits me down he said he's gonna teach me about life He said, &quo^C9t;A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike" I got my f^Girst taste of freedom ^D beneath the light of the m^Coon ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7}

^F But if it were m^Ge ^F I'd have the g^Guts ^F I'd put to t^Gest those b^Colts ^Cmaj7 and n^Amuts And I'd ^EmRide^Am Aw^Cay ^D so fast, so f^Gar

^G Put away our tools We go back inside M^C9om feels left out and now she's starting to cry ^G I wonder if all girls^D are crazy this w^Cay ^{Cadd9 C Cmaj7 G} I wish pops would just get a spine I said I kn^C9ow it's little but you can borrow mine ^G He just smiles and says,^D "Your mom me^Cans we^Cmaj7ll, son&^Cadd9quot; ^{C G} Most times are good it's just some that are lame But l^C9ove makes up for those times in beteween He got a t^Gear in his eye as he t^Dook mamma's h^Cand ^{Cadd9 C} said one d^Cmaj7ay I'd underst^Gand

^F But if it were m^Ge ^F I'd have the g^Guts ^F I'd put to t^Gest those b^Colts ^Cmaj7 and n^Amuts And I'd ^EmRide ^Am Aw^Cay ^D so fast, so f^Emar Ri^Amde Aw^Cay ^D so fast so f^Emar Ri^Amde Aw^Cay ^D