The Car Was The One

the car was the one Intro : D C Em G x4 D C in summer ’63 i was staying alive Em D hanging at the races , hoping to drive C when they were done with the weekend and loading the cars Em G D i couldn’t get a pass so i went to the bar C i’m up in the corner nursing a beer Em D who should come laughing and joking in here C but bobby brown , the winner of the sports car race Em G D with some friends and a girl , man , she lit up the place G A D bobby was a wild boy - one summer G A D he knocked down a motel wall with a hammer G A D he’d do anything - one night for a bet G A D A he raced through the cornfields in a corvette Em G D C Em G D C i thought it’s got to be a thrill to be like that Em G D with the beautiful girl and be king of the track C but the truth is when all was said and done Em G D C it was his cobra i wanted - the car was the one Em G D C Em G it was his cobra i wanted - the car was the one D C Em G the car was the one D C Em G the car was the one D C Em G x2 D