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Capo 5 (Alternatively, use the button on the left and transpose it up +2 and play 
with Capo on 3rd fret)
   C032010
   F133211
  Am002210
  A#113331
[Intro]
 C   F   Am   Fx2
[Verse]
CQuarter in a payphone
Drying laundry on the line
Watching Bbsun tea in the window
Pocket Fwatch for telling time
CSeems like only yesterday
I'd get a blank cassette
RecBbord the Country Countdown
'Cos I Fcouldn't buy it yetC  F  
If we drove Call the way to Dallas
Just to buy an Easter dress
We'd take alBbong a Rand McNally
Stand in Fline to pay for gas
God Cknows that shifting gears
Ain't what it used to be
I learned to Bbdrive that '55
Just like a FQueen three on a tree
[Chorus]
CHey whatever happened toF  
Waiting your tuAmrn
Doing it alFl by hand
'Cos when Ceverything is handed to yoFu
It's only woAmrth as much as the timFe you put in
It Bball just seems so good the way we hFad it
BbBack before everything becFame, AutomCaticF  Am  F  
[Verse]
If Cyou had something to say
You'd write in on a piece of paper
And you'd Bbput a stamp on it
And they'd Fget it three days later
CBoys would call the girls
And girls would turn them down
Staying Bbmarried was the only way
To Fwork your problems out
[Chorus]
CHey whatever happened toF  
Waiting your tuAmrn
Doing it alFl by hand
'Cos when Ceverything is handed to yoFu
It's only woAmrth as much as the timFe you put in
It Bball just seems so good the way we hFad it
BbBack before everything becFame, AutomCatic, yeFahAm  F  
AutoCmaticF  Am  F  
[Bridge]
Lets's Croll the windows down
Windows with the cranks
Come Bbon let's take a picture
The Fkind you gotta shake
[Chorus]
CHey whatever happened toF  
Waiting your tuAmrn
Doing it alFl by hand
'Cos when Ceverything is handed to yoFu
It's only woAmrth as much as the timFe you put in
It Bball just seems so good the way we hFad it
Bb                        F         C    F
AmBacFk before everything became, Automatic, yeah
AutoCmatic
[Outro]
F Am F C

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Barre (E shape)

133211

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

F major

This shape is home. Capo 5 makes it sound in Bb major. End the line on this chord.

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Automatic

by Miranda Lambert

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5 (Alternatively, use the button on the left and transpose it up +2 and play

with Capo on 3rd fret)

032010

133211

002210

113331

[Intro]

C F Am F

[Verse]

Quarter in a payphone

Drying laundry on the line

Watching sun tea in the window

Pocket watch for telling time

Seems like only yesterday

I'd get a blank cassette

Record the Country Countdown

F C F

'Cos I couldn't buy it yet

If we drove all the way to Dallas

Just to buy an Easter dress

We'd take along a Rand McNally

Stand in line to pay for gas

God knows that shifting gears

Ain't what it used to be

I learned to drive that '55

Just like a Queen three on a tree

[Chorus]

C F

Hey whatever happened to

Waiting your turn

Doing it all by hand

C F

'Cos when everything is handed to you

Am F

It's only worth as much as the time you put in

Bb F

It all just seems so good the way we had it

Bb F C F Am F

Back before everything became, Automatic

[Verse]

If you had something to say

You'd write in on a piece of paper

And you'd put a stamp on it

And they'd get it three days later

Boys would call the girls

And girls would turn them down

Staying married was the only way

To work your problems out

[Chorus]

C F

Hey whatever happened to

Waiting your turn

Doing it all by hand

C F

'Cos when everything is handed to you

Am F

It's only worth as much as the time you put in

Bb F

It all just seems so good the way we had it

Bb F C F Am F

Back before everything became, Automatic, yeah

C F Am F

Automatic

[Bridge]

Lets's roll the windows down

Windows with the cranks

Come on let's take a picture

The kind you gotta shake

[Chorus]

C F

Hey whatever happened to

Waiting your turn

Doing it all by hand

C F

'Cos when everything is handed to you

Am F

It's only worth as much as the time you put in

Bb F

It all just seems so good the way we had it

Bb F C F

Am F

Back before everything became, Automatic, yeah

Automatic

[Outro]

F Am F C

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