Beatles

Drive My Car

Composer(s) : Lennon and McCartney
Year :

Alan W. Pollack 's "Notes On" Drive My Car


 


Intro:
                                 D
-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------6b(7)-----7--7--5-----5--7----------------
-|-----5--5b(7)--5------------5--7--7--5-----5--7----------------
-|--7---------------7---------------------7----------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------


Verse:
      Asked a girl    what she wanted to be
    D                            G
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------7---------------------------------------------
-|--5---------7/9-----97--5---------------------5---------------
-|-----------------------------3------------5/7-----75--3-------

     She said baby             Can't you see
    D                            G
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------7---------------------------------------------
-|--5---------7/9-----97--5---------------------5---------------
-|-----------------------------3------------5/7-----75--3-------

      I wanna be famous       a star of the screen
    D                            G
-|----------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------7-------------------------------------------
-|--5------------7/9-----97--5------------------------5----------
-|--------------------------------3---------------5/7-----75--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
    Baby you can drive my       car    (see note)
-|------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------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                    A  G                    A
    Yes I'm gonna be a      star
-|---------------------------------------------------------
-|------------------------------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
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------0-----------5--5-------5------------------7--9--7-----
-|--0--2--3--0------3--2--0--------5/7-----75--3--5--7/9-----------9--


Verse:
Told that girl that my prospects were good
She said baby, it's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine
But I can show you a better time


Repeat Chorus:

 A                      D
Beep beep 'm beep beep YEAH!

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


Repeat chorus:


Verse:
Told that girl I could start right away
She said listen to me baby I got something to say
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
But I got a driver and that's a start


Repeat chorus:


Ending (repeat to fade):
                            D   G               A   
    Beep beep 'm beep beep YEAH!
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------5--------5------------------7--9--7-----5--
-|------------------------------5/7-----75--3--5--7/9-----------9-----


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Info: In the transcription of the chorus, the moving parallel thirds
        on the 2nd and 3rd strings are the piano part, presented for
        information and completeness.

Ook op Rubber Soul:

Chords	Notes On
Drive My Car	Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me	You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man	Nowhere Man
Think for Yourself	Think for Yourself
The Word	The Word
Michelle	Michelle
What Goes On	What Goes On
Girl	Girl
I'm Looking Through You	I'm Looking Through You
In My Life	In My Life
Wait	Wait
If I Needed Someone	If I Needed Someone
Run for Your Life	Run for Your Life

Ook op Yesterday and Today:

Chords	Notes On
Drive My Car	Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping	I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man	Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert	Doctor Robert
Yesterday	Yesterday
Act Naturally	Act Naturally
And Your Bird Can Sing	And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone	If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out	We Can Work It Out
What Goes On	What Goes On
Day Tripper	Day Tripper

Ook op 1962-1966:

Chords	Notes On
Love Me Do	Love Me Do
Please Please Me	Please Please Me
From Me to You	From Me to You
She Loves You	She Loves You
I Want to Hold Your Hand	I Want to Hold Your Hand
All My Loving	All My Loving
Can't Buy Me Love	Can't Buy Me Love
A Hard Day's Night	A Hard Day's Night
And I Love Her	And I Love Her
Eight Days a Week	Eight Days a Week
I Feel Fine	I Feel Fine
Ticket to Ride	Ticket to Ride
Yesterday	Yesterday
Help!	Help!
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
We Can Work It Out	We Can Work It Out
Day Tripper	Day Tripper
Drive My Car	Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Nowhere Man	Nowhere Man
Michelle	Michelle
In My Life	In My Life
Girl	Girl
Paperback Writer	Paperback Writer
Eleanor Rigby	Eleanor Rigby
Yellow Submarine	Yellow Submarine