Drivin Around

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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
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|-2--|
	-----0-|-0--|
	-0-3---|----|
	-------|----|
	       (Long...)

	Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):

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

	acoustic guitar:

		(A7)
	   v     v
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|-0--|
	-0-3-4-|----|
	       (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