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* Meat Loaf : Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are ---------------------------------------------------------------------------b (Steinman) F Gsus2 Am Bb Dm7 Am/E F/Bb C F Gsus2The skies were pure and the fields were green Am BbThe sun was brighter than it's ever been Dm7 Am/EWhen I grew up with my best friend Kenny Bbmaj7 CWe were close as any brothers than you ever knew It was always summer and the future calledWe were ready for adventures and we wanted them allThere was so much left to dream And so much time to make it real Dm Am7/EBut I can still recall the sting of all Bb CThe tears when he was gone DmThey said he crashed and burned Am7/E Bb CI know I'll never learn why any boy should die so young Gm7 CWe were racing, we were soldiers of fortune Dm BbWe got in trouble but we sure got around Gm7 CThere are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark Dm Dm/C BbI think he's right behind me now and he's gaining ground Am7 DmBut it was long ago and it was far away Bb COh God it seems so very far Am7 DmAnd if life is just a highway Bb C C7Then the soul is just a car F Gsus2 F/A Bb FAnd objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are Gsus2 F/A FAnd objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they areGm F/A Bb Csus F They areDm Bb C7susAnd when the sun descended and the night aroseI heard my father cursing everyone he knowsHe was dangerous and drunk and defeatedAnd corroded by failure and envy and hate There were endless winters and the dreams would freezeNowhere to hide and no leaves on the treesAnd my father's eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again I know I still believe he'd never let me leave, I had to run away aloneSo many threats and fears, so many wasted years before my life became my own And though the nightmares should be overSome of the terrors are still intactI'll hear that ugly coarse and violent voiceAnd then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are...(Solo:)Gm7 C Dm BbGm7 C Dm Dm/C Bbmaj7 Dm/CGm7 C Dm BbGm7 C Dm Dm/C Bbmaj7 Bb/CF Gsus2 Am BbDm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 CThere was a beauty living on the edge of townAnd she always put the top up and the hammer downAnd she taught me everything I'll ever knowAbout the mystery and the muscle of love The stars would glimmer and the moon would glowI'm in the back seat with my Julie like a RomeoAnd the signs along the highway all said, "Caution! Kids At Play!" Those were the rights of spring and we did everythingThere was salvation every nightWe got our dreams reborn and our upholstery tornBut everything we tried was right She used her body just like a bandage, she used my body just like a woundI'll probably never know where she disappearedBut I can see her rising up out of the back seat nowJust like an angel rising up from a tomb And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are...She used her body just like a bandage, she used my body just like a woundI'll probably never know where she disappearedBut I can see her rising up out of the back seat now Gsus2 F/Bb Bbmaj7

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