Intro:
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Verse 1:
It’s [Am]getting close to sundown [Dm]over the sierra.
[Am]Standing on a heatwave, [Dm]burning with desire.
[Am]She was on the sidewalk [Dm]looking for a nightlight.
[Am]Talked about the real things and [Dm]drove into the fire.
[Am]Headlights on the highway, the [Dm]desert wind is howling.
[Am]Rattlesnakes and romance is [Dm]filling with the rain.
[Am]Candy apple red dress, [Dm]bleedin’ when she kissed me.
[Am]Heaven in a ragtop [Dm]take away my pain.
Chorus 1:
[G]When your chips are [Am]down, when your highs are [F]low – joy ride [F](joy ride).
[G]Move across the [Am]night like a separate [F]wind – [F](joy ride).
Fill 1:
NC. NC.
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Verse 2:
[Am]Pulled up to a motel, [Dm]vacancy was buzzing.
[Am]Pink and dirty neon, [Dm]settle on the hood.
[Am]Wrap your arms around me, [Dm]come a little closer.
[Am]Stumble in the twilight and [Dm]fell onto the floor.
[Am]Lovely Mona Lisa, [Dm]dreaming of the free world.
[Am]Lipstick on the nightstand and [Dm]demons outside the door.
Chorus 2:
[G]When your chips are [Am]down, when your highs are [F]low – joy ride [F](joy ride).
[G]Move across the [Am]night like a separate [F]wind – [F](joy ride).
[G]When your hopes and [Am]dreams lose the will to [F]go – joy ride [F](joy ride).
[G]Reaching for the [Am]light, one that we can’t [F]win – [Em](joy ride).
Middle Eight:
[C]There’s [G]something in the distance, [Am]a [F]glorious existence.
[C]A [G]simple celebration, [Am]a [D/F#]place you never been [Dm]before.
So kiss me, [Dm]tell me that you want it – [Fm]whoah (so kiss [Fm]me).
Fill 2:
[G] [Am] [F] [F]
Outro:
[G]Reaching for the [Am]light, one that we can’t [F]win. [G]
[Dm]When your chips are [G]down (when your chips are [Dm]down) when your highs are [Fm]low.
Joy [C]ride [Am](joy [F]ride). [E]
[Am]All your hopes and [F]dreams, [Dm]all you need to [G]know.
Joy ride [C](joy [Am]ride). [C] [Am]
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