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Drive-in Saturday Tab by David Bowie

Drive-in Saturday tab by David Bowie

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: A

Intro:


   E
e|---4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-----|
B|-----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
G|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

       A
   put my arms around your head
e|-----------9----------------------------------|
B|-----------10---------------------------------|
G|-----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
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       F#m
     gee, its hot, let's go to bed
e|-----------14---------------------------------|
B|-----------14---------------------------------|
G|-----------14---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

        Amaj7/E
       don't forget to turn on the light,
e|-----------9---------------------------------|
B|-----------9---------------------------------|
G|-----------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       E
       don't laugh Babe
e|-----------4---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       A
      Pour me out another phone   (foam)
e|-----------9----------------------------------|
B|-----------10---------------------------------|
G|-----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

       F#m
     I'll ring and see if your friends are home,
e|-----------14---------------------------------|
B|-----------14---------------------------------|
G|-----------14---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

        Amaj7/E
  Perhaps the strange ones in the dome
e|-----------9---------------------------------|
B|-----------9---------------------------------|
G|-----------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       E
 lend us a book we can read up alone
e|-----------4---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       D                           A
    And try to get it on like once before
e|-----------14--------------------------9-----|
B|-----------15--------------------------10----|
G|-----------14--------------------------9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       D                                A
When people stared in Jagger's eyes and scored
e|---------14--------------------------------9-----|
B|---------15--------------------------------10----|
G|---------14--------------------------------9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

       F#m              B
Like the video films we saw
e|------------14------------11--------11--------|
B|------------14------------12--------12--------|
G|------------14------------11--------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

    C        D       G
His name was always  Buddy
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------5------------|
A|-3--------5---------5--2-------|
D|--------------------------5-4--|

    F         Em     Am
    shrug and ask to stay
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------------------0---|
D|--3--------2-----------|

    G    D        G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--5---4--2--0--5---|

          C       G/Bm  D
      And turn her face away
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-----4--2--0------------|
A|----0-2-3-------2-----------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------|

        C       D      G
She's uncertain if she likes him
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-------------|
A|------3-------5--------5--2--------|
D|----------------------------5-------|

           F         Em     Am        G
   But she knows she really loves him
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-------------------|
D|-----4---3---------2---------------5----------|

    D                    G
   crash course for the ravers
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4--2--0----5-----------------------|

               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em C   Bm Am G Fm Em  D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0------------3--2--0--------------5-|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2------------5--4--2--0----|

Verse 2:

       A
Jung the foreman prayed at work
e|-----------9----------------------------------|
B|-----------10---------------------------------|
G|-----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

       F#m
That neither hands nor limbs would burst
e|-----------14---------------------------------|
B|-----------14---------------------------------|
G|-----------14---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

        Amaj7/E
It's hard enough to keep formation
e|-----------9---------------------------------|
B|-----------9---------------------------------|
G|-----------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       E
 with this fall out saturation
e|-----------4---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       A
 Cursing at the Astronette
e|-----------9----------------------------------|
B|-----------10---------------------------------|
G|-----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

       F#m
  Who stands in steel by his cabinet
e|-----------14---------------------------------|
B|-----------14---------------------------------|
G|-----------14---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

        Amaj7/E
 He's crashing out with Sylvian
e|-----------9---------------------------------|
B|-----------9---------------------------------|
G|-----------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       E
 The Bureau Supply for ageing men
e|-----------4---------------------------------|
B|-----------5---------------------------------|
G|-----------4---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       D                           A
  With snorting head he gazes to the shore
e|-----------14--------------------------9-----|
B|-----------15--------------------------10----|
G|-----------14--------------------------9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

       D                                A
Which once had raised a sea that raged no more
e|---------14--------------------------------9-----|
B|---------15--------------------------------10----|
G|---------14--------------------------------9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

       F#m              B
Like the video films we saw
e|------------14------------11--------11--------|
B|------------14------------12--------12--------|
G|------------14------------11--------11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2:

    C        D       G
His name was always  Buddy
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------5------------|
A|-3--------5---------5--2-------|
D|--------------------------5-4--|

    F         Em     Am
    shrug and ask to stay
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------------------0---|
D|--3--------2-----------|

    G    D        G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--5---4--2--0--5---|

          C       G/Bm  D
      And turn her face away
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-----4--2--0------------|
A|----0-2-3-------2-----------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------|

        C       D      G
She's uncertain if she likes him
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-------------|
A|------3-------5--------5--2--------|
D|----------------------------5-------|

           F         Em     Am        G
   But she knows she really loves him
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-------------------|
D|-----4---3---------2---------------5----------|

    D                    G
   crash course for the ravers
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4--2--0----5-----------------------|

               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0--------------5--|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2--0-----|

Chorus 3:

    C        D       G
His name was always  Buddy

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------5------------|
A|-3--------5---------5--2-------|
D|--------------------------5-4--|

    F         Em     Am
    shrug and ask to stay
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------------------0---|
D|--3--------2-----------|

    G    D        G
She'd sigh like Twig the Wonder Kid
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|--5---4--2--0--5---|

          C       G/Bm  D
      And turn her face away
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0-----4--2--0------------|
A|----0-2-3-------2-----------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------------|

        C       D      G
She's uncertain if she likes him
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-------------|
A|------3-------5--------5--2--------|
D|----------------------------5-------|

           F         Em     Am        G
   But she knows she really loves him
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-------------------|
D|-----4---3---------2---------------5----------|

    D                    G
   crash course for the ravers
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4--2--0----5-----------------------|

               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em C   Bm Am G Fm Em  D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday yeah
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0------------3--2--0--------------5-|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2------------5--4--2--0----|

Outro:
               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0--------------5--|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2--0-----|

               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0--------------5--|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2--0-----|

               C Bm  A  G  F#m Em D
    It's a     Dri ve- in Saturday
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----0--2-----3--2--0--------------5--|
D|-5--------------------5--4--2--0-----|  repeat to fade

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