Standard Tuning: EADGBe
Intro : D, D2, Dsus, D (x2)
Verse:
D D2 Dsus D
Yeah Me Jim and Dan we were all best friends.
D D2 G
Ridin' off like cowboys on a road that never ends.
A A2 A D D2, Dsus, D
We knew it was the last time for the time of our lives.
D D2 Dsus D
You see Dan was gettin' married Jim was goin' to desert storm.
D D2 G
I was headin' off to college movin' into a dorm.
A A2 A D D2, Dsus, D
So we took off in that old hot rod. Back when we were gods.
Chorus:
D D2 Dsus D
You couldn't tell us nothin' we didn't already know.
G
And if a sign said off limits you could be we would go.
D D2 A A2
A hundred miles an hour non stop.
A D D2, Dsus, D, D, D2, Dsus, D
Back when we were gods.
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Verse:
D D2 Dsus D
There were Arizona troopers trailin' close behind.
D D2 G
We knew they couldn't touch us once we crossed the state line.
A A2 A
So we pulled over and showed 'em a Tennessee moon
D D2, Dsus, D
From the California side.
D D2 Dsus D
L.A. was a nightmare Vegas was a dream.
D D2 G
Dan had won more money than we had ever seen.
A A2 A A2
Didn't take us one day to blow the whole lot.
A D D2, Dsus, D
Yeah back when we were gods.
Chorus:
D D2 Dsus D
You couldn't tell us nothin' we didn't already know.
G
And if a sign said off limits you could be we would go.
D D2 A A2
A hundred miles an hour non stop.
A D D2, Dsus, D, D, D2, Dsus, D
Back when we were gods.
Bridge:
Bm A
We thought we were invincible couldn't nothin' bring us down.
Bm A G
But it didn't take long for the real world to knock us flat on the ground.
Bm A
And I hope we were forgiven for all the crazy things we did.
G A
After all we were just kids.
Chorus:
D D2 Dsus D
You couldn't tell us nothin' we didn't already know.
G
And if a sign said off limits you could be we would go.
D D2 A A2
A hundred miles an hour non stop.
A D D2, Dsus, D
Back when we were gods
D D2 Dsus, D
Back when we were gods.
D D2 Dsus, D
When we thought we were gods.
D D2 Dsus, D
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
D D2
When we thought we were gods.
