Intro:

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Verse:

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boxed up all of her favorite things, sold the rest ata rainy yard sale

big plans and leaving friends and a Westbound sign

weighed out her choices on a scale, prevaling nothing made sense

  just  transportation   and   a    blank        decision she's taking



Chorus:

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   off                 taking off



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 taking off               taking off



Second Verse (Do same chords as you did on 1st verse):



no time and no copping out, she's burning daylight and petrol

black out and review mirror heading westward on

strung out on confusion road and ten minutes nevous break downs

Xanax a beer for thought, and she's determined, she's taking off (Then

it goes back into the Chorus)



Bridge:



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5--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

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   is this salvation or an escape from discontent

   will she fling her name in California cement

   punched out of grind, they punched her one too many times



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 is tragedy 2,000 miles away...        she's taking off (Then it goes

into these chords)



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4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-

5--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-

6------------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0- X4 times



(On the 4th time you do these chords, BJ says "Alright!" near the end)



Outro:



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5--9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|

6--7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4---------| X4 times