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Capo 1
[C]Driving through the long night
Trying to figure who's right and who's [Am]wrong
Now the kid has go[C]ne. [C]I sit belted up tight
She sucks on a match light, glowing bAmronze, steering [C]on
And I [F]might be more a man if I [G]stopped this in it's tracks
And said come [C]on, let's go [Am]home. But [F]she's got the wheel
And [G]I've got nothing 'xcept what I have [Am]on ..[F]
CHORUS:
When you're driving with the [C]brakes on
When you're swimming with you're [Am]boots on
It's hard to say you [F]love someone [G]
And it's hard to say you don't [Am] [F] [G]
[C]Trying to keep the mood right
trying to steer the conversation [Am]from
The thing we've do[C]ne. [C]She shuts up the ashtray
and I say "it's a long way back now [Am]hun" but she just [C]yawns
But [F]she's got the wheel
and [G]I've got to deal from now [Am]on ..[F]
CHORUS:
When you're driving with the [C]brakes on
When you're swimming with you're [Am]boots on
It's hard to say you [F]love someone [G]
And it's hard to say you [Am]don't [F] [G]
But unless the moon [C]falls tonig[Am]ht [F]
unless continents coll[Am]ide [F] [C]
Nothing's gonna [Am]make me [F] [G]
break from her [Am]side [F] [G]
CHORUS:
Cuz when you're driving with the [C]brakes on
When you're swimming with you're [Am]boots on
It's hard to say you lov[F]e someone [G]
And it's hard to say you [Am]don't  [F]
When you're driving with the [C]brakes on
When you're driving with the [C]brakes on

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Driving With The Brakes On

by Doc Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1

[]Driving through the long night

Trying to figure who's right and who's []wrong

C C

Now the kid has go[]ne. []I sit belted up tight

Am C

She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering []on

F G

And I []might be more a man if I []stopped this in it's tracks

C Am F

And said come []on, let's go []home. But []she's got the wheel

G Am F

And []I've got nothing 'xcept what I have []on ..[]

CHORUS:

When you're driving with the []brakes on

When you're swimming with you're []boots on

F G

It's hard to say you []love someone []

Am F G

And it's hard to say you don't [] [] []

[]Trying to keep the mood right

trying to steer the conversation []from

C C

The thing we've do[]ne. []She shuts up the ashtray

Am C

and I say "it's a long way back now []hun" but she just []yawns

But []she's got the wheel

G Am F

and []I've got to deal from now []on ..[]

CHORUS:

When you're driving with the []brakes on

When you're swimming with you're []boots on

F G

It's hard to say you []love someone []

Am F G

And it's hard to say you []don't [] []

C Am F

But unless the moon []falls tonig[]ht []

Am F C

unless continents coll[]ide [] []

Am F G

Nothing's gonna []make me [] []

Am F G

break from her []side [] []

CHORUS:

Cuz when you're driving with the []brakes on

When you're swimming with you're []boots on

F G

It's hard to say you lov[]e someone []

Am F

And it's hard to say you []don't []

When you're driving with the []brakes on

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