Taken from: Jewel Unplugged on MTV Song is played in standard tuning Chords used: e--3---3----2---0---0------0-----1---0---0-- B--3---3----3---1---3------0-----1---1---0-- G--0---0----2---0---0------0-----2---2---0-- D--0---2----0---2---2------2-----3---2---2-- A--2---3----X---3---3------3-----3---0---2-- E--3---X----X---X---X------X-----1---X---0-- Pop works in the shop til eight Mom’s on the phone and she’s kind of irate Sally’s doing sommersaults on the lawn Pop slams open the front screen door Just to scare mom She says "What the hell did you do that for?" He washes his dirty hands in the sink And things around the table are kind of rough Mom says it’s pa Pa says "Times are just tough" Me and Sally don’t say much of nothing at all The garage door light brightens up the night Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight As though he could figure out that woman by working on that old car He said a car can cure any problem at all Cause seeing all those parts makes a fight look so small But I wish he’d put me and Sally in the backseat and drive us away That’s when he sits me down he said he’s gonna teach me about life He said "A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike" I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon But if it were me I’d have the guts I’d put to test those bolts and nuts And I’d Ride Away so fast so far Put away our tools We go back inside Mom feels left out and now she’s starting to cry I wonder if all girls are crazy this way I wish pops would just get a spine I said I know it’s little but you can borrow mine He just smiles and says "Your mom means well son" Most times are good it’s just some that are lame But love makes up for those times in beteween He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma’s hand said one day I’d understand But if it were me I’d have the guts I’d put to test those bolts and nuts And I’d Ride Away so fast so far Ride Away so fast so far Ride Away (end on with upward strum) If you have any corrections comments opinions or problems then feel free to email me at [email protected]