Intro: G D E   C G D E   G C    

Verse 1: 
G
Just a dot on a road map 
D
Nowhere is where we're at 
E
My daddy worked nearly all his life 
     C
Just to get here, imagine that 
G
I love you baby and I always will 
  D
But please make no mistake 
    E
Watchin' paint dry on a Friday night 
        C               D
Is just a little bit more than I can take 

Chorus: 
G
I need a fast horse 
D
I'll take a slow train 
E       C
Gimme a window seat on an airplane 
G             D
I need a ticket somewhere 
           E   D C
And it needs to be far away 
G
They say a wild heart 
D
Will get you so far 
E              C                E  D C
And I'm thinkin' that you need a head start 
                    E   D C
So if you're comin' with me 
           E  D C             G D  E  C G D E D C
Baby you're gonna neeeeeeed a fast horse 
 
Verse 2: 
G
Tick-tock of the town clock 
   D
Never slows down and it don't stop 
E
You only get one time around 
       C
And there's no time for a second thought 
G
If you're gonna keep up with somebody like me 
  D
Who's way past thinkin' that it's time to leave 
E
You wait around I'll be gone 
    C             D
On the first thing I get my hands on 
  
Repeat Chorus 
 
Outro:  G D E   C G D E   D C  (Also used during the solo, and in fills between verses)