Drive My Car

Words & Music:

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Tabbed by Mark Hertzberg & TheCatInTheHat

 

Intro:

   D7

E|---------------------------------------------------------------

B|---------------------6b(7)-----7--7--5-----5--7----------------

G|-----5--5b(7)--5------------5--7--7--5-----5--7----------------

D|--7---------------7---------------------7----------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------

 

D7                      G7           D7               G7

Asked a girl what she wanted to be.  She said, "Baby, can't you see?

D7                     G7

I wanna be famous, a star on the screen.

    A

But you can do something in between."

 

CHORUS:

 Bm                    G7    Bm                  G7

"Baby you can drive my car.  Yes, I'm gonna be a star.

Bm                    E       A          D        G  A

Baby you can drive my car and maybe I'll love you."

 

I told that girl that my prospects were good

And she said, "Baby, it's understood

Working for peanuts is all very fine but I can show you a better time."

 

CHORUS:

A

Beep-beep, mmmm, beep-beep, yeah!

 

Solo:

D7  G7  D7  G7  D7  G7  A

 

CHORUS:

 

I told that girl I can start right away.

And she said, "Listen, baby, I got something to say.

I got no car and it's breaking my heart.

But I've found a driver and that's a start."

 

CHORUS:

A

Beep-beep, mmmm, beep-beep, yeah!  [repeat and out]


Drive My Car Guitar Tab

 

Intro:

                                 D

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------6b(7)-----7--7--5-----5--7----------------

-|-----5--5b(7)--5------------5--7--7--5-----5--7----------------

-|--7---------------7---------------------7----------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

 

Verse Riff:

      Asked a girl    what she wanted to be  [etc. - same next 2 lines]

    D                            G

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------

-|-----------------7---------------------------------------------

-|--5---------7/9-----9\7--5---------------------5---------------

-|-----------------------------3------------5/7-----7\5--3-------

 

But you can do something in between

         A                                            Bm

-|----------------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------------

-|-----------7--7-----7--7----------------7--9--7-----------------

-|-----------5--5-----5--5-----------7/9-----------9--7-----------

 

Chorus:

    Bm                       A  G                    A  [etc. same for next line]

    Baby you can drive my       car    (need 2 guitars for piano part)

-|------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------3-----5--6--5-----3--------

-|---------------------------------4-----5--7--5-----4--------

-|--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5-----5-----5--7--------

-|--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5-----5-----5--7--------

-|--7-----7--------7------7--5--3-----3-----3-----3--5--------

 

     Bm

    Baby you can drive my car

-|--------------------------------

-|--------------------------------

-|--------------------------------

-|--9-----9--------9-----9--------

-|--9-----9--------9-----9--------

-|--7-----7--------7-----7--------

 

    Em           A           D     G               A

             And baby  I love you

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|---------------0-----------5--5-------5------------------7--9--7-----

-|--0--2--3--0------3--2--0--------5/7-----7\5--3--5--7/9-----------9--

 

 

 


Guitar solo:

        D                           G

-|------------b(10)8-------------------------------

-|-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6--8--

-|-----6b(7)----------7----------------------------

-|--7----------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

 

        D                           G

-|------------b(10)8-------------------------------

-|-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6-----

-|-----6b(7)----------7-------------------------7--

-|--7----------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

 

        D                           G

-|------------b(10)8-------------------------------

-|-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6--8--

-|-----6b(7)----------7----------------------------

-|--7----------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

-|-------------------------------------------------

 

    A                                          Bm

-|----------------------------------------------------------

-|--10--10b(13)--13--13b(15)--15--15b(18)--B(18)15--13--15--

-|----------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------

-|----------------------------------------------------------

 

Ending (repeat to fade):

                            D   G               A

    Beep beep 'm beep beep YEAH!

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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------

-|--------------------------5--------5------------------7--9--7-----5--

-|------------------------------5/7-----7\5--3--5--7/9-----------9-----

 





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