Motor City Steel chords by The Dandy Warhols

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D MajorD

Chorus:
D MajorD
Oh my lord, you could drive a Ford
  D MajorD
Or you could drive a Chevy
   D MajorD
Or a Jimmy if you really like
 A augmentedA
A majorA mountain of fun, the USA-1
 A augmentedA
A majorA Motor City Steel
  A augmentedA              D MajorD
You got to give the power to the people, ooh
D MajorD
Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao

Verse 1:
D MajorD
Travis and Ricky, relationship is tricky
  D MajorD
But Ricky is a girl who wants to see the world
  A augmentedA
But Travis is a boy, boys like a toy
  A augmentedA
The Ram with a straight axle way off the board, singin'


Chorus:
D MajorD
Oh my lord, you could drive a Ford
  D MajorD
Or you could drive a Chevy
   D MajorD
Or a Jimmy if you really like
 A augmentedA
A majorA mountain of fun, the USA-1
 A augmentedA
A majorA Motor City Steel
  A augmentedA              D MajorD
You got to give the power to the people, ooh
D MajorD
Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao

Verse 2:
D MajorD
At the country dance, wearin' tiny pants
D MajorD
Ricky's tellin' everyone how they was made in France
  A augmentedA
And Travis thinks it's funny, dancin' with his honey
A augmentedA
Talkin' 'bout how tiny French pants cost so much money


Interlude:
D MajorD       A augmentedA
D MajorD
ooh ooh  ooh ooh...


Bridge:
D MajorD
Alright, now this here's a sad and bleedin' part of the story
               A augmentedA
'Cause, well, Ricky's a good girl,
                    A augmentedA
She worked hard, she saved up her money, she bought herself a stack of
                 D MajorD
American Express Travelers Checks , and a one-way ticket to
                       A augmentedA
Charles de Gaulle Paris International Airport,
                A augmentedA
And then she told Travis "Honey, I ain't goin' for good, I'm just goin'"


Verse 3:
D MajorD
Day she had to fly, said she wouldn't cry
D MajorD
Travis cried a little, he was caught in the middle
   A augmentedA
Of a girl with a dream since she was a teen
 A augmentedA
A majorA boy and a truck
N.C.
"Darlin', good luck" (Oh)


Chorus:
D MajorD
Oh my lord, you could drive a Ford
  D MajorD
Or you could drive a Chevy
   D MajorD
Or a Jimmy if you really like
 A augmentedA
A majorA mountain of fun, the USA-1
 A augmentedA
A majorA Motor City Steel
  A augmentedA
You got to give the power to the
D MajorD
Oh my lord, you could drive a Ford
  D MajorD
Or you could drive a Chevy
   D MajorD
Or a Jimmy if you really like
 A augmentedA
A majorA mountain of fun, the USA-1
 A augmentedA
A majorA Motor City Steel
  A augmentedA              D MajorD
You got to give the power to the people, ooh
D MajorD
Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao
D MajorD
Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao Oooh ma mao