x[Intro] A C#m D A A C#m D A A C#m D A A C#m D A [Verse 1] A C#m D A I broke free on a Saturday morning, I put the pedal too the floor A C#m D A Headed north on Mills Avenue and listened to the engine roar A C#m D A A C#m D A A C#m My broken house behind me and good things ahead, D A a girl named Cathy wants a little of my time A C#m Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking D A aha! listen to the engine whine [Chorus] A C#m D A I am going to make it through this year if it kills me A C#m D A I am going to make it though this year if it kills me [Verse 2] (same as verse 1) I played video games in a drunken haze, I was seventeen years young Hurt my knuckles punching the machines the taste of scotch rich on my tongue And then Cathy showed up and we hung out trading swigs from a bottle all bitter and clean locking eyes holding hands twin high maintenance machines [Chorus] [Bridge] F#m A I drove home in the California dusk, F#m A I could feel the alcohol inside of me hum F#m A Pictured the look on my stepfather's face, D E ready for the bad things to come. [Verse 3] (same as verse 1) I down shifted as I pulled into the driveway, the motor screaming out stuck in second gear The scene ends badly as you might imagine in a cavalcade of anger and fear There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year [Chorus]