Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][Em][F]
[Am][Em][F][G]

[Verse 1]
The [C]skies were pure and the [Dm]fields were green
The [Em]sun was brighter than it's e[F]ver been
When I grew [Am]up with my best friend, Ke[Em]nny
We were close as any [F]brothers
that you ever [G]knew
It was [C]always summer and the [Dm]future called
We were [Em]ready for adventures
and we [F]wanted them all
There was [Am]so much left to dr[Em]eam
And so much [F]time to make it [G]real
But I can [Am]still recall the [Em]sting
of all the [F]tears when he was [G]gone
They say he [Am]crashed and burned,
I know I'll [Em]never learn
Why any [F]boy should die so [G]young

[Pre-chorus 1]
We were [Dm]racing, we were soldiers of [G]fortune
We got in [Am]trouble but we sure got a[F]round
There are [Dm]times I think
I see him peeling [G]out of the dark
I think he's [Am]right behind me [G]now,
and he's gaining [F]ground

[Chorus 1]
But it was [Em]long ago, and it was [Am]far away
Oh God, it [F]seems so very [G]far
And if [Em]life is just a [Am]highway,
then the [F]soul is just a [G]car
And [C]objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they [C]are
And objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they

[Interlude 1]
[C](are) [Dm]They are[Em][F]

[Verse 2]
And when the [C]sun descended
and the [Dm]night arose
I [Em]heard my father cursing every[F]one he knows
He was [Am]dangerous and drunk and de[Em]feated
And corroded by [F]failure and envy and [G]hate
There were [C]endless winters
and the [Dm]dreams would freeze
[Em]Nowhere to hide and no [F]leaves on the trees
And my [Am]father's eyes were [Em]blank
As he hit me a[F]gain and again and a[G]gain
I know I [Am]still believe he'd never [Em]let me leave
I had to [F]run away a[G]lone
So many [Am]threats and fears,
so many [Em]wasted years
Before my [F]life became my [G]own

[Pre-chorus 2]
And though the [Dm]nightmares should be [G]over
Some of the [Am]terrors are still in[F]tact
I'll hear that [Dm]ugly, coarse, and [G]violent voice
And then he [Am]grabs me from be[G]hind,
and then he pulls me [F]back

[Chorus 2]
But it was [Em]long ago, and it was [Am]far away
Oh God, it [F]seems so very [G]far
And if [Em]life is just a [Am]highway,
then the [F]soul is just a [G]car
And [C]objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they [C]are
And objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they [C]are
And objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they

[Interlude 2]
[C](are)[Am][F][G]

[Interlude 3]
[C][Dm][Em][F]
[Am][Em][F][G]

[Verse 3]
There was a [C]beauty living on the [Dm]edge of town
She [Em]always put the top up
and the [F]hammer down
And she [Am]taught me everything I'll [Em]ever know
About the [F]mystery and the muscle of [G]love
Those were the [Am]rites of spring
and we did [Em]everything
There was sal[F]vation every [G]night
We got our [Am]dreams reborn
and our up[Em]holstery torn
But every[F]thing we tried was [G]right

[Pre-chorus 3]
She used her [Dm]body just like a [G]bandage
She used my [Am]body just like a [F]wound
I'll probably [Dm]never know
where she [G]disappeared
But I can [Am]see her rising up
out of the [G]back seat now
Just like an [F]angel rising up from a tomb

[Chorus 3]
But it was [Em]long ago, and it was [Am]far away
Oh God, it [F]seems so very [G]far
And if [Em]life is just a [Am]highway,
then the [F]soul is just a [G]car
And [C]objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they [C]are
And objects in the rear view [Dm]mirror
may appear [Em]closer [F]than they [C]are
[Fade out]