[Verse]
G D
Same fucking payphone
G D A Bm
I’m calling north to Mom to ask
G
What year the Mustang is
D A
And when she answers, I hear your voice, Dad
G D
I’m coming home soon
G D A Bm
Could I borrow cash to square some debts?
G
I know I sound desperate
D
But I swear to god, Ma
A
I’ll pay you back.
[Chorus]
D F#m G
I bought myself a burner, programmed your number in
D F#m G
I took an ad in the paper, are there grease stains on your skin?
Bm D G A
Do the songs of young love hum like an engine in your head?
A
I got what you need ‘67, Cherry Red
(Instrumental part is the same as verse)
[Verse]
Bm D
I’ve never been a man’s man
G D (A) Bm
I ain’t much for cars and I’m sick of fate
D
I’m done with praying
A
But if you hear me, Dad
G
I’ll keep her safe
G D
I keep having flashbacks
G D A Bm
I see you at dusk, in the summer, in the driveway
G D
Smiling at everything, covered in engine grease
A
A look in your eye I can’t explain
[Chorus]
D F#m G
I bought myself a burner, programmed your number in
D F#m G
I took an ad in the paper, are there grease stains on your skin?
Bm D G A
Do the songs of young love hum like an engine in your head?
A
I got what you need ‘67, Cherry Red
[Bridge]
Bm A
This guy named Robert calls
D F#m G
And said he used to have that car at 23
Bm A
Last year his wife passed on
D F#m G
And he’s got memories in love in the backseat
Bm A
He takes the wheel and grins,
D F#m G
He gets the same look in his eyes you always did
Bm A
He can’t afford what I want for it
D F#m G Bm
But says it was nice to see a car like this again
D G
But I know he’ll love her the way that you did
D A Bm
And I just need enough scratch
Em D
To buy a bus ticket, mail some to the thunderbird
A
And pay my mom back
[Chorus]
D F#m G
I bought myself a burner, programmed your number in
D F#m G
I took an ad in the paper, are there grease stains on your skin?
Bm D G A
Do the songs of young love hum like an engine in your head?
A
I got what you need ‘67, Cherry Red
