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

Intro:

acoustic guitar:

D5D5 Piano Chord 

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(Long...)

Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):

DD Piano Chord 

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

acoustic guitar:

(A7)
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(Long...)

A7A7 Piano Chord 

Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays

(bass enters on 1 beat of following chords):

BmBm Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 

You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/AG/A Piano Chord 

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
AA Piano Chord 

Throw my notebooks out and put my car in gear
G/AG/A Piano Chord 

We'll be having some fun

Chorus:

DD Piano Chord 

Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7A7 Piano Chord 

Oooh, drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
BmBm Piano Chord 
            EE Piano Chord 

You know my tape deck is blastin'
G/AG/A Piano Chord 

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:

DD Piano Chord 
 EE Piano Chord 
 F#F# Piano Chord 

/ / I'll be waiting all through the year
BmBm Piano Chord 

Just to get you alone with nobody near
D/ED/E Piano Chord 
                    EE Piano Chord 

Baby don't be late 'cause I just can't wait
G/AG/A Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 

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):

DD Piano Chord 

I'm drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
A7A7 Piano Chord 

Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers