Drive By tab by Glen Phillips

Tabs

Tab: "Driveby" by Glen Phillips
Transcribed by michael a. mazur

Capo IV

Intro:

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|--0----0--0-------0--0----0--|
|--0h2--2--2p0-----0--0h2--0--|
|--3----3--3----3-------------|
|------------------3----------|

Verse:
   C majorC
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||------------1--------1-----------------1--|
||*--------0--------0-----------0-----0-----|
||*-----2--------2-----------2--------------|
||---3--------------------3--------2--------|
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A minorAm          D/F#D/F#       DmDm
|----------------------|----------------|--------1-----0--------|
|-----1-----0h1--------|----------3-----|-----------3-----3-----|
|--------2-------2-----|-------2-----2--|-----2--------------2--|
|-------------------2--|----0-----------|--0--------------------|
|--0-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|/2--------------|-----------------------|

G+G       1. Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
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|-----0--1--3/5--||-----------3-----------------------||
|-----0--0--2/4--||--------0-----0-----0-----0-------*||
|-----0--0--3/5--||-----2-----------2--0--0--0h2--0--*||
|----------------||--3--------------------------------||
|--3-------------||--------------------3--------------||

2. C majorC             C7C7
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||-----------1--------1-----------||
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||-----2-----------2--------2-----||
||--3-----------------------------||
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C majorC
i was the driver for the driveby

of the neighbor's dog

A minorAm
dad had always hated it

D/F#D/F#
and he said "come on son,

DmDm
get into the vega now,

G+G            Cadd9Cadd9  G+G
and i'll go get my shotgun."
it was a military holiday
and kids were everywhere
i hid behind the steering wheel
and tried to disappear
tried to speak but couldn't

G+G             C majorC  C7C7
dad was whistling and drinking beer

Chorus:

FF
and i prayed "dear god,

G+G     C majorC  G/BG/B
if you save this dog

A minorAm    DmDm
i will never get high

E MajorE     A minorAm
i will never jack off

Am/GAm/G  FF            G+G        C majorC  G/BG/B
i will do all the things that i should but have not

FF            C majorC  G+G
i'll be a good boy from now on"

Verse: in this verse (and the last as well), the first repeat of the
    chord progression is omitted, and it ends on the C7C7 leading
    into the chorus as before.

we turned around the corner soon
and saw the neighbor's yard
did lit up a cigarette
and rolled his window down
and grinning like an idiot
he stuck his head and body out

Chorus:

and i prayed "dear god,
if you save this dog
i will never get high
i will never jack off
i will be all the things that i should but have not

FF           E7sus4E7sus4  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
i'll be a good boy from now on

FF           C majorC  G+G
i'll be a good boy from now on"

Bridge:

E7E7     E7sus4E7sus4
well he popped in a shell

A minorAm      G+G
took aim with the gun

A minorAm     G+G
then a flash and a bang

E/G#    A minorAm
and the dog, it was gone...

FF         C majorC  G+G
jumped up and it ran away

FF              C majorC  G+G
dad had shot right through his chain

E7E7 E7sus4E7sus4  FF G+G

Verse:

well dad said "take me to the dairy freeze
i want to have a shake"
we sipped them on the benches there
and stared out on the lake
and dad has never said another word about that day

Chorus:

and i hope you're not disappointed in me
'cause i still get high
and i still jack off
and you knew i was lying but you still saved that dog

FF     B7B7  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
you're such a good god

FF       C majorC  G+G
you're such a good good god

FF           B7B7  A minorAm  Am/GAm/G
you're such a good goddamn backwards dog

FF
and i'll be a good boy from now on