Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are Chords & Lyrics - Meat Loaf

[F] [Gsus2] [Am] [Bb] [Dm7] [Am/E] [F/Bb] [C]

The s[F]kies were pure and the fi[Gsus2]elds were green The s[Am]un was brighter than it's e[Bb]ver been
When I grew [Dm7]up with my best friend [Am/E]Kenny We were close as any bro[Bbmaj7]thers than you ever k[C]new
It was al[F]ways summer and the futur[Gsus2]e called We were read[Am]y for adventures and we wan[Bb]ted them
all There was so [Dm7]much left to dre[Am/E]am And so much [Bbmaj7]time to make it re[C]al.

But I can s[Dm]till recall the sti[Am7/E]ng of all The te[Bb]ars when he was g[C]one
They said he cr[Dm]ashed and burned I know I'll ne[Am]ver learn why any [Bb]boy should die so yo[C]ung
We were ra[Gm7]cing, we were soldiers of fort[C]une We got in t[Dm]rouble but we sure got [Bb]around
There are tim[Gm7]es I think I see him peeling o[C]ut of the dark I think he's r[Dm]ight behind me n[Dm/C]ow and
he's gaining gr[Bb]ound
But it was l[Am7]ong ago and it was f[Dm]ar away God it se[Bb]ems so very f[C]ar
And if l[Am7]ife is just a hig[Dm]hway Then the soul[Bb] is just a car [C] [C7]
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
[Gm] [F/A] [Csus]They a[F]re [Dm] [Bb] [C7]
And w[F]hen the sun descended [Gsus2]and the night arose I he[Am]ard my father cursing every[Bb]one he knows

He was dange[Dm7]rous and drunk and defe[Am/E]ated And corroded by f[Bbmaj7]ailure and envy and h[C]ate
There wer[F]e endless winters and the[Gsus2] dreams would freeze N[Am]owhere to hide and no le[Bb]aves on the trees
And my fat[Dm7]her's eyes were [Am/E]blank as he hit me aga[Bbmaj7]in and again and a[C]gain

I know I s[Dm]till believe he'd never l[Am7/E]et me leave, I had to [Bb]run away al[C]one
So many thr[Dm]eats and fears, so many was[Am]ted years, before my li[Bb]fe became my o[C]wn
And though the ni[Gm7]ghtmares should be ov[C]er Some of the t[Dm]errors are still int[Bb]act
I hear that u[Gm7]gly coarse and viol[C]ent voice and then he gr[Dm]abs me from be[Dm/C]hind and then he
pulls me ba[Bb]ck
But it was l[Am7]ong ago and it was f[Dm]ar away God it se[Bb]ems so very f[C]ar
And if l[Am7]ife is just a hig[Dm]hway Then the soul[Bb] is just a car [C] [C7]
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
[Gm] [F/A] [Csus]They a[F]re [Dm] [Bb] [C7]

[Gm7] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
[Gm7] [C] [Dm] [Dm/C]
[Bbmaj7] [Dm/C] [Dm] [Dm/C]
[Bbmaj7] [Bb/C] [F] [Gsus2]
[Am] [Bb] [Dm7] [Am/F]
[Bb] [C]

There was a be[F]auty living on the edg[Gsus2]e of town and she alw[Am]ays put the top up and the [Bb]hammer down
And she taug[Dm7]ht me everything I'll e[Am/E]ver know about the myste[Bbmaj7]ry and the muscle of [C]love
The stare[F] would glimmer and the mo[Gsus2]on would glow, I'm in the bac[Am]k seat with my Julie like [Bb]Romeo
And the si[Dm7]gns along the hi[Am/E]ghway all said "C[Bbmaj7]aution! Kids At Pl[C]ay!"
Those were the ri[Dm]ghts of spring and we did ev[Am7/E]erything, there was salv[Bb]ation every nig[C]ht
We got our [Dm]dreams reborn and our uph[Am]olstery torn but everyth[Bb]ing we tried was r[C]ight
She used my b[Gm7]ody just like a banda[C]ge She used my b[Dm]ody just like a wo[Bb]und
I'll probably[Gm7] never know where s[C]he disappeared but I can s[Dm]ee her rising up out of the [Dm/C]back seat now
just like an ang[Bbmaj7]el rising up from a tomb! [Bb]
But it was l[Am7]ong ago and it was f[Dm]ar away Oh God it se[Bb]ems so very f[C]ar
And if l[Am7]ife is just a hig[Dm]hway Then the soul[Bb] is just a car [C] [C7]
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
And ob[F]jects in the rear view mi[Gsus2]rror may appear cl[F/A]oser t[Bb]han they a[F]re
And obj[F]ects in the rear vi[Gsus2]ew mirror may appear c[F/A]loser than they [F]are
She used her b[Gm7]ody just like a ban[C]dage
She used my b[Dm7]ody just like a wo[Bb]und
I'll ne[Gm7]ver know where she disa[C]ppeared but I can s[Dm]ee her rising up out of the b[Am/C]ack seat now.