Drive chords by Hayes Carll

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

♫ Verse 1:
G+G
Driving, driving. Don't you ever sleep
                 C majorC    G+G
Calling out the exits signs like promises to keep
C majorC         G+G
Yeah, promises to keep


♫ Verse 2:
G+G
Shooting star racing through the night
              C majorC     G+G
Long as you keep moving you won't ever die
C majorC        G+G
No, you won't ever die

♫ Chorus:
D MajorD   C majorC      G+G
Further along And down the road
D MajorD      C majorC      G+G
Burning up your life
D MajorD       C majorC      G+G
Oh, it's some place else to go
A minorAm    C/BC/B     C majorC
Just drive, drive drive


♫ Verse 3:
G+G
Round and round, a Colorado town Like a mustang in the mountains
         C majorC      G+G
You're too wild to settle down


♫ Verse 4:
G+G
Sing your songs, throw your hammer in the air
                 C majorC         G+G
Burning both ends of that candle And pretend you don't care
C majorC          G+G
Pretend that you don't care


♫ Chorus:
D MajorD   C majorC      G+G
Further along And down the road
D MajorD      C majorC      G+G
Burning up your life
D MajorD      C majorC      G+G
Oh, it's some place else to go
A minorAm    C/BC/B     C majorC
Just drive, drive drive

♫ Verse 5:
G+G
Driving, driving Don't you ever sleep
                  C majorC      G+G
Lay down by the railroad tires with promises to keep
C majorC        G+G
Yeah, promises to keep

 Lots of fingerstyle embellishments, here are a few I've worked out
 G(III) Run               C majorC     G+G  C majorC          G+G
e|--3-------------------------------------------3-------------------------3-|
BB|--3-----3--3h5-------3h5------------1-----1---0-----------1--1-------1--0-|
G+G|--4--4---------0--4------0--4--0----0-----0---0---0-----0----0-----0----0-|
D MajorD|--5-----------------------------------0h2-----0-----0h2--------0h2------0-|
A augmentedA|--5-------------------------------3-----------2--3----------3-----------2-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------3--------------------------3--|

 G+G Walk To D(III)
 When You Finish The 2nd And 4th Verse, Walk The A augmentedA String From The 2nd Fret (in Your G+G) To The 5th Fret.
e|---3---------|
BB|---0-------3-|
G+G|---0-------0-|
D MajorD|---0-------4-|
A augmentedA|---2--3--5-5-|
E MajorE|--3----------|

 C/BC/B
e|----|
BB|--1-|
G+G|--2-|
D MajorD|--0-|
A augmentedA|--2-|
E MajorE|----|


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