Intro
| G .. C | G .. C | G .. C | G .. C | G .. C | G .. C | 
  (Harmonica)       (Percussion)      (Acoustic) 
 
Verse 1
|G                          |Em7                      | 
 . Lost limbs and loved ones . left on the dance floor 
|D                              |C/G      G   | 
 . But when the smoke cleared, I only saw you 
|G                           |Em7                      | 
 . Twirl past the carnage and casualties of high school 
|D                              |C/G             G       | 
 . Dump out the punchbowl, these days are almost through 
 
Pre-chorus
|C                                    |Em 
 Won't you take a chance and come with me? 
     |D                                  |G      | 
 Skip out before the last dance and break free? 
|C        C/B       Am 
 Summer's meant for open roads 
      |D                          |Em   | Em | 
 Let's find out where this highway goes 
 
Chorus
|D                                |G 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you'll see 
|D                                |Em 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you're free 
|C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   |C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   | 
 Free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee .... free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee .... 
 
Verse 2
|G                      |Em7                      | 
 . Spotlight upon wolves dancing with their prey 
|D                              |C/G            G   | 
 . Not you, my renegade, they'll eat you on the way 
|G                      |Em7                 | 
 . Call down your ninjas waiting in the wings 
|D                           |C/G               G     | 
 . Storm the castle walls and coming queens and kings 
 
Pre-chorus
|C                                    |Em 
 Won't you take a chance and come with me? 
     |D                                  |G      | 
 Skip out before the last dance and break free? 
|C        C/B       Am 
 Summer's meant for open roads 
      |D                          |Em   | Em | 
 Let's find out where this highway goes 
 
Chorus
|D                                |G 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you'll see 
|D                                |Em 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you're free 
|C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   |C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   | 
 Free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee .... free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee .... 
 
Bridge
    |Am                      |Am                             |D    | D | 
 The natives are restless, mistook their expectations off the line 
          |Am                     | 
 If you're feeling wrong about it 
|Am                                  |D 
 Nikkia, you can fight your weight outside 
   |C                D           | 
 So let's get out of here tonight 
 
Verse 3
|G                  |Em7              | 
 . Chaperones posted . at ev'ry gate 
    |D                     |C/G            G     | 
 The janitor is toasted, so let's make our escape 
 
Pre-chorus
|C/G                                  |Em 
 Won't you take a chance and come with me? 
     |D                                  |G      | 
 Skip out before the last dance and break free? 
|C/G      C/B       Am 
 Summer's meant for open roads 
      |D                          |Em   | Em | 
 Let's find out where this highway goes 
 
Chorus
|D                                |G 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you'll see 
|D                                |Em 
 Close your eyes, Nikkia, and you're free 
|C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   |C/G    |C/G  |G    |G   | G  | 
 Free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee .... free-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee ....