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The Car

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Intro     D     A/D     G/D     D  A/   D  G9  
Verse
DBoy I'd love to A/Dhave that car, I whG/Dispered to my Dad
 DI always A/Dheard a Mustang G9flies
 D/F#We could G9fix it up, and mDake it new aAgain
All it nG9eeds, is just a little tAsusimeA  
DDaddy's hardly A/Dever home, since G/DMama passed away
 DHe's always A/Dworkin' G9over-time
 D/F#I know that G9he can not afDford to buy that cAar
Even G9though, he love to make it mAsusineA  
Chorus
It's not the Bmcar that I'm nG9eedin'
Just the Dchance to be with Ahim
I know that Bmonce these days roll G9past us
They will Dnever come againA  
 GSo little D/F#time, we spent F#way too much aBmpart
There would Galways be a Dpart of us
ToAgether in that DcarA/D  G/D  
Verse
I Dfinally let go A/Dof that dream
And the G/Dtime we could have shared
 DIt was a dA/Distant memoG9ry
 D/F#Until last G9fall a call came
DSayin' Dad was gAone, could I come G9quick
He left a note for AsusmeA  
We Dburied Dad right A/Dnext to Mom
G/DUp on Crowley's Ridge
 DThere I A/Dsaid my last goodG9bye
 D/F#I opened uG9p note and Dfound a set of Akeys
Here's you G9car son, I hope it fAsusliesA  
Chorus
It's not the Bmcar that you're G9needin'
But it's my cDhance to be with Ayou
I hope you Bmunderstand I G9always did
The Dbest that I could Ado
 GSo little D/F#time, and we spent F#way too much apBmart
Now there will Galways be a Dpart of us
TogAether in that BmcarD/A  
There will Galways be a Dpart of Asusus togAether in that Dcar
A/D   G/D   D

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The Car

by Jeff Carson

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A/D

G/D

D/F#

Asus

D/A

D A/D G/D D A D G9

Intro /

Verse

D A/D G/D

Boy I'd love to have that car, I whispered to my Dad

D A/D G9

I always heard a Mustang flies

D/F# G9 D A

We could fix it up, and make it new again

G9 Asus A

All it needs, is just a little time

D A/D G/D

Daddy's hardly ever home, since Mama passed away

D A/D G9

He's always workin' over-time

D/F# G9 D A

I know that he can not afford to buy that car

G9 Asus A

Even though, he love to make it mine

Chorus

Bm G9

It's not the car that I'm needin'

D A

Just the chance to be with him

Bm G9

I know that once these days roll past us

D A

They will never come again

G D/F# F# Bm

So little time, we spent way too much apart

G D

There would always be a part of us

A D A/D G/D

Together in that car

Verse

D A/D

I finally let go of that dream

G/D

And the time we could have shared

D A/D G9

It was a distant memory

D/F# G9

Until last fall a call came

D A G9

Sayin' Dad was gone, could I come quick

Asus A

He left a note for me

D A/D

We buried Dad right next to Mom

G/D

Up on Crowley's Ridge

D A/D G9

There I said my last goodbye

D/F# G9 D A

I opened up note and found a set of keys

G9 Asus A

Here's you car son, I hope it flies

Chorus

Bm G9

It's not the car that you're needin'

D A

But it's my chance to be with you

Bm G9

I hope you understand I always did

D A

The best that I could do

G D/F# F# Bm

So little time, and we spent way too much apart

G D

Now there will always be a part of us

A Bm D/A

Together in that car

G D Asus A D

There will always be a part of us together in that car

A/D G/D D

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