Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse one

 The day that we, took out a car in the rain

 Is the day you forgot how to brake

 And see, how quickly the picture will change

 Filled with fingers and voices and teeth

 I still remember holding my hand

 Against your face just before it was splayed

 Across the radio, as it played

Verse two

 And you and me are still as the scenery moves

 Oh, why should it stop, just ‘cause

Suddenly, there’s one where there used to be two,

 And everything’s quiet but then

 Looks like the speaker lived through the blow

 Still playing some compilation you made

 Feels like a lifetime sitting alone

 So I start humming along to the tape

Chorus

 I always liked this singer, I remember

 How you were the one who told me that her name

 Was either Mia or M.I.A.

Bridge

 And I am thinking,

 How many hours ‘til I’m home?

 How long do I stay in this place?

 Who’s going to wash all the blood from my clothes?

Who’s gonna cancel my date?

Who’s gonna cancel my date?

 And I think....

Chorus

 I always liked this singer, I remember

 How you were the one who told me that her name

 Was either Mia...

 Oh I think...

Chorus

 I always liked this singer, I remember

 How you were the one who told me that her name

 Was either Mia, or M.I.A.

Verse three

 The day that we took out a car in the rain

 I thought to myself that the sky was blue

 As I’d ever seen it but yet

 Still tainted with red.....

I think it sounds particularly good if you choose a finger-picking pattern rather than

through the whole song.

I hope you all enjoy singing about car crashes as much as I do!

Amy x