Car Song Tab by Elastica

Car Song tab by Elastica

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:

    *p.m.-------------------------------------*>
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x3
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-10--11-11--10-10--9-9--7-7----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--8---9--9---8--8---7-7--5-5----|

    *p.m.-------------*>
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11-----------|
D|------------------------11~-----9--11-9---|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-10--11~---------------|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--8---9~----------------|

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Verse:

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

You could call me a car lover
'Cause I love it in a motor

    D#5

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--8-8--11-11--13-13--15-15----| x2
A|--6-6--9--9---11-11--13-13----|
E|------------------------------|

And the way it feels

    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|

To ride around on new wheels

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

I hardly know you
But I think I'm going to

    D#5

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--8-8--11-11--13-13--15-15----| x2
A|--6-6--9--9---11-11--13-13----|
E|------------------------------|

Let's go siesta

    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|

In your Ford Fiesta

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

Chorus:

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

Here we go again
I'm riding in your car
Let me count to ten
'Cause it's gone way too far

    D#5     D5

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
D|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Up my street to nowhere
You know what detours are

    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|

Here we go again

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

And it's gone way too far

Repeat Intro:

    *p.m.-------------------------------------*>
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x3
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-10--11-11--10-10--9-9--7-7----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--8---9--9---8--8---7-7--5-5----|

    *p.m.-------------*>
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------11-----------|
D|------------------------11~-----9--11-9---|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-10--11~---------------|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--8---9~----------------|

Verse 2:

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

Sometimes I just can't function
My heart's spaghetti junction

    D#5     D5

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
D|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Every shining bonnet

    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|


Makes me think of my back on it

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

I just can't escape the feeling
That I'd rather be free-wheeling

    D#5     D5

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
D|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

In every little Honda


    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|

There may lurk a Peter Fonda

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

Chorus:

    F#5

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x2
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0--4-4--7-7--9-9--10-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0--2-2--5-5--7-7--8--0----|

Here we go again
I'm riding in your car
Let me count to ten
'Cause it's gone way too far

    D#5     D5

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
D|--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-----|
A|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Up my street to nowhere
You know what detours are

    F#5

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--4-4--7-7--9-9--7-0----|
E|--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-0----|

Here we go again

    C#5

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------11-------------|
D|--11~-----9--11-9-----|
A|--11~-----------------|
E|--9~------------------|

And it's gone way too far

    F#5

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|--4----|
A|--4----|
E|--2----|

*****************

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| p.m. palm mute

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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