Key: F# major
Verse 1
E
Gbsus4
Gb
Db
Well, I had the carburetor,
baby, cleaned and checked
With her line blown out she's hummin'
like a turbojet
Gb
Propped her up in the backyard
on concrete blocks
Db
For a new clutch plate and
a new set of shocks
Ab
Took her down to the
carwash, check the plugs and points
Db
Well, I'm goin' out tonight,
Verse 2
I'm gonna rock that joint
Db
Early north Jersey industrial skyline
I'm a all-set cobra cobra jet creepin'
through the nighttime
Gb
Gotta find a gas station,
gotta find a pay phone
Db
This turnpike sure is spooky at night
when you're all alone
Ab
Gotta hit the gas, baby, I'm running late
Db
This New Jersey in the mornin'
like a lunar landscape
Gb
Ab
Verse 3
Ab
Db
Now the boss don't dig me,
so he put me on the night shift
It takes me two hours to get back
Gb
to where my baby lives
In the wee wee hours
your mind gets hazy
Db
Radio relays towers,
won't you lead me to my baby?
Ab
Underneath the overpass,
trooper hits his party light switch
Db
Good night, good luck, one,
two power shift
Verse 4
Db
I met Wanda when she was employed
Behind the counter at the
Route 60 Bob's Big Boy
Gb
Fried chicken on the front seat,
she's sitting in my lap
Db
We're wiping our fingers
on a Texaco road map
Ab
I remember Wanda up on scrap metal hill
Db
With them big brown eyes that make
your heart stand still
Verse 5
Db
Woo-hoo, woo!
woo!
Gb
Ha!
Ab
C'mon now, hey
Verse 6
Ab
Db
Well at five A.M. oil pressure's
sinking fast
I make a pit stop, wipe the windshield,
check the gas
Gb
Gotta call my baby on the telephone
Db
Let her know that her daddy's
coming on home
Ab
Sit tight, little mama,
I'm a-coming 'round
'round
Db
I got a-three more more hours but
I'm covering ground
Verse 7
Db
Your eyes get itchy in the
wee wee hours
Sun's just a red ball rising over
them refinery towers
Gb
Radio's jammed up with gospel stations
Db
Lost souls calling long distance salvation
Ab
Hey mister deejay won't you
hear my last prayer?
Db
Hey ho rock 'n roll deliver
me from nowhere
Verse 8
Db
Hey da da di da, di da da
Oh hey da da di da, di da da
Gb
Oh hey da da di da, di da da
Oh hey da da
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