Speed Of Life Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D G D Em D/F♯ G

(Verse 1)

DWe drove all night to get to Corpus ChGristi

 My paDrents slept right through

 They never miGssed me

Em7We were far from sleepin'

 When the tGruth began to creep in

 ThatEm7 we weren't goin' home anytime sGoon A

(Verse 2)

 The Dmornin' light sure took us by suGrprise

 We gDrabbed our clothes

 Watched a beautiful sunGrise

Em7We were one together

 And we must have taGlked forever

 And it Em7was then and there I realiGzed A that

(Chorus)

DI don't want to wait even oGne more night

 It's hDard to slow it down when it fGeels so right

DKnees buckled, wGhite knuckled

 We're Em7holdin' on tight (holdin' on tight)

 (We're) tGravelin' at tAwice the speed of lDife

(Yea, yea, yeah yeah)

G(Yea, yea, yeah yeah)

D(Yea, yea, Emyeah D/F♯yeah yeGah)

(Verse 3)

We worked our way through college waitin' tables

Bought a little white house with a picket fence and cable

I asked if he was ready

To become a Mom and Daddy

And then I found my answer in his eyes

And he said,

(Chorus)

DI don't want to wait even oGne more night

 It's hDard to slow it down when it fGeels so right

DKnees buckled, wGhite knuckled

 We're Em7holdin' on tight (holdin' on tight)

 (We're) tGravelin' at tAwice the speed of liDfe

(Bridge)

 Now, our oCldest girl is almost grown

 She's gGot a boyfriend of her own

 I heEm7ard her sneakin' out with him last niAsus4ght A

 And if sGhe's anything like me

 She's desDperate to be wild and free

 We know nGow it's just a matter of tAsus4ime A

'Til she says...

(Chorus)

DI don't want to wait even oGne more night

D E5 F♯5 G5 A5