Mark Knopfler - The car was the one

In summer '63 I was staying ali^Fve ^Amhanging at the races, hoping to dr^Cive When they were done with the weekend and loading the^F cars ^AmI couldn't get a pass ^Cso I went to the bar ^C

I'm up in the corner nursing a b^Feer ^Amwho should come laughing and joking in h^Cere but Bobby Brown, the winner of the sports car r^Face ^Amwith some friends and a girl, m^Can, she lit up the p^Clace

^CBobby was a wild boy ^D- one s^Cummer he ^Cknocked down a motel ^Dwall with a ^Chammer He'd ^Cdo anything - one ^Dnight for a ^Cbet he ^Craced through the cornf^Dields in a Co^Crvet^Dte

I thought it's got to be a thrill to be like ^Fthat with the ^Ambeautiful girl^C and be king of the tr^Cack But the truth is when all was said and ^Fdone it was his ^AmCobra I wanted ^C- the car was the on^Ce ^F It was his ^AmCobra I wanted ^C- the car was the on^Ce ^{F Am C} The car was the on^Ce ^{F Am C} The car was the on^Ce ^{F Am C}