Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:01 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./r/raspberries/drivin_around.crd
«Drivin’ Around»
(Eric Carmen — David Smalley)
Intro:
acoustic guitar:
D5
v v
——-|—-
——-|—-
——-|-2—
——0-|-0—
-0-3—|—-
——-|—-
(Long…)
Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):
D
Long hot days we’ll be catchin’ the rays (oh, baby)
acoustic guitar:
(A7)
v v
——-|—-
——-|—-
——-|—-
——-|-0—
-0-3-4-|—-
(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:
A [12-string alternates xx7650 and xx7670]
When school lets out and the summer’s here
G/A [12-string alternates xx5430 and xx5450]
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
