RASPBERRIES - "Drivin Around (Chords)" Tablature

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:01 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./r/raspberries/drivin_around.crd

"Drivin' Around"
(Eric Carmen - David Smalley)

Intro:

acoustic guitar:

D5
v v
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(Long...)

Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):

D
Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays (oh, baby)

acoustic guitar:

(A7)
v v
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(Long...)

A7
Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays

(bass enters on 1 beat of following chords):

Bm E
You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/A
My car's fast

Verse 1:

A [12-string alternates xx7650 and xx7670]
When school lets out and the summer's here
G/A [12-string alternates xx5430 and xx5450]
We'll have some time for the sun
A
Throw my notebooks out and put my car in gear
G/A
We'll be having some fun

Chorus:

D
Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7
Oooh, drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
Bm E
You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/A
My car's fast

Verse 2:

With my girl by my side, we can go for a ride
And find a place we can dance
When it get real dark, we can stop in the park
And have a back seat romance

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

D E F#
/ / I'll be waiting all through the year
Bm
Just to get you alone with nobody near
D/E E
Baby don't be late 'cause I just can't wait
G/A A
All I wanna do is make love to you

[guitar solo over chorus chords]

[repeat verse 2]

[repeat chorus]

[repeat chorus; pause on "my car's fast"]

Coda (repeat to fade):

D
I'm drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7
Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers