Intro: G#, C# Fm, C# G# (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1) Such was the expression of the child FmAs (133111@1)he bounced across my windscreen C#And (x43121@1)off the other side. G# (xx1114@1) That I got the strong impression C# (x43121@1) FmFor (133111@1)a second that he wasn't so much angry C#As (x43121@1)incredibly surprised. C# (x43121@1) D#As (x43121@3)I watched him in my rear view mirror slowly slip away, C# (x43121@1) D#I (x43121@3)turned to my instructor and I felt I had to say, G# (xx1114@1) C (x32010@1) C#Do (x43121@1)you think we should reschedule the test? G# (xx1114@1) C (x32010@1) C#'Cause (x43121@1)I'm starting now to think it might be best. Fm (133111@1)Either way, I'm pretty sure C#You (x43121@1)could have taught me clutch control D# (x43121@3) G#In (xx1114@1)a playground that was emptier than this. G#, C# Fm, C# G# (xx1114@1) C#Such (x43121@1)was the blind panic of the boy scouts FmAs (133111@1)I backed into the duck pond C#In (x43121@1)the middle of the green. G#That (xx1114@1)it became a little clearer C# (x43121@1) FmWhy (133111@1)the mirror said that objects featured in it C#Might (x43121@1)be closer than they seem. C# (x43121@1) D#As (x43121@3)I watched the displaced goldfish flapping vainly on the grass C# (x43121@1) D#I (x43121@3)smiled at the policeman and I felt I had to ask, G# (xx1114@1) C (x32010@1) C#Would (x43121@1)a fifty maybe make this go away? G# (xx1114@1) C (x32010@1) C#'Cause (x43121@1)I really don't have time for this today. FmBesides (133111@1)which how am I supposed to learn to drive C#When (x43121@1)everywhere I turn there's D# (x43121@3) G#Five (xx1114@1)or six small children getting in the way. Fm (133111@1) C# (x43121@1) I would later learn that was the moment A# (x1333x@1) FmThe (133111@1)SWAT team was mobilised C# (x43121@1)And that the car chase that followed A# (x1333x@1) FmWas (133111@1)globally televised. In fact I'm told that they C# (x43121@1) A# (x1333x@1) FmStill (133111@1)use the footage for police training video C# (x43121@1) And though I've not seen it personally A# (x1333x@1) G#I've (xx1114@1)learned that it basically shows (From here to the end just repeat the intro pattern G#, C#, Fm, C#) C# (x43121@1) FmMe (133111@1)and my instructor tearing down the autobahn C# (x43121@1) G#Doing (xx1114@1)ninety in a Mazda with the handbrake on C# (x43121@1) FmPloughing (133111@1)recklessly through traffic, cones and trees. C# (x43121@1) G#I (xx1114@1)am Thelma to his terrified Louise C# (x43121@1) FmAnd (133111@1)all the while I got him screaming in my head C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) That I should probably change up out of second gear, C# (x43121@1) FmCheck (133111@1)my mirrors, keep my hands at two and ten C# (x43121@1) G#And (xx1114@1)maybe give some thought to turning myself in. But in spite of everything, C# (x43121@1) FmWe (133111@1)made it to the border C#Though (x43121@1)the last two miles was in reverse G#Up (xx1114@1)the hard shoulder. That old car was dead, C# (x43121@1) FmBut (133111@1)somehow we'd survived. We climbed out of the wreck C# (x43121@1) G#And (xx1114@1)solemnly high-fived. So that's how me and my instructor Moved to Switzerland. Opened up a little cafe In the hinterland. And though I never got my licence, in the end, I found something so much better A brand new, bestest friend.
