Drivin' Around
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"Drivin' Around"
(Eric Carmen - David Smalley)
Intro:
acoustic guitar:
D5
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(Long...)
Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):
D
Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays (oh, baby)
acoustic guitar:
(A7)
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(Long...)
A7
Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays
(bass enters on 1 beat of following chords):
Bm E
You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/A
My car's fast
Verse 1:
12-string alternates xx7650 and xx7670
A
When school lets out and the summer's here
12-string alternates xx5430 and xx5450
G/A
We'll have some time for the sun
A
Throw my notebooks out and put my car in gear
G/A
We'll be having some fun
Chorus:
D
Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7
Oooh, drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
Bm E
You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/A
My car's fast
Verse 2:
With my girl by my side, we can go for a ride
And find a place we can dance
When it get real dark, we can stop in the park
And have a back seat romance
repeat chorus
Bridge:
D E F#
/ / I'll be waiting all through the year
Bm
Just to get you alone with nobody near
D/E E
Baby don't be late 'cause I just can't wait
G/A A
All I wanna do is make love to you
guitar solo over chorus chords
repeat verse 2
repeat chorus
repeat chorus; pause on "my car's fast"
Coda (repeat to fade):
D
I'm drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7
Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers