Life In The Fast Lane original guitar chords by
Eagles

1976Rock2.9K views

Key: E major

Intro 1

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

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Verse 1
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He was a hard-headed man,
he was brutally handsome
And she was terminally pretty
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She held him up, and he held her for ransom
In the heart of the cold, cold city
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He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
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They said he was ruthless,
they said he was crude
B5 B5 2
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They had one thing in common
They were good in bed
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She'd say "Faster, faster,

Chorus 1
the lights are turnin' red"
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(Life in the fast lane)
Surely make you lose your mind
(Life in the fast lane) yeah
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Verse 2
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Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
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They knew all the right people,
they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties,
they paid heavenly bills
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There were lines on the mirror,
lines on her face
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She pretended not to notice,
she was caught up in the race
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Out every evening, until it was light
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He was too tired to make it,

Chorus 2
she was too tired to fight about it
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(Life in the fast lane)
Surely make you lose your mind
(Life in the fast lane) yeah
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(Life in the fast lane)
Everything, all the time

Solo 1

(Life in the fast lane) aha

B5

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D5

D5

B5

B5

A5

E5

Interlude 1

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E

Verse 3
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Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worse
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She said, "Listen baby,
you can hear the engine ring"
"We've been up and down this highway,
haven't seen a goddam thing"
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He said, "Call the doctor,
I think I'm gonna crash"
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"The doctor say he's comin',
but you gotta pay him cash"
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They went rushin' down that freeway,
messed around and got lost
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They didn't care,

Chorus 3
they were just dyin' to get off, and it was
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(Life in the fast lane)
Surely makes you lose your mind
(Life in the fast lane) uh-huh
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(Life in the fast lane)
Everything, all the time

Chorus 4

(Life in the fast lane) uh-huh

E5

D/E

(Life in the fast lane)

C/E

A/E

(Life in the fast lane)

A/E

Outro 1

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E5

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