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My Old Car:Lee Dorsey.
#97 on BB Hot 100 on AMY Records
in 1967.
INTRO:  Dm  G  
#1.
CTwenty long miles from Atown, Dmy old car 
broke Gdown.
The Fclutch is Gshot and it Csounded so hot,
Foh, what I'd Cgive to be home.
#2.
CNineteen miles from Atown, Dmy old car broke 
Gdown.
The Fbattery's dead, man, Clike I Amsaid, Foh, 
what I'd Am7give to be Chome.Bb  
#3.
AEighteen miles from town, Dmy old car broke 
Gdown.
The Ffan belt's Cslipping and the engine's Ammissing.
BbOh, what I'd Ggive to be home, resting my Cbones.
#4.
CSeventeen miles from Atown, Dmy old car broke Gdown.
FJust my Cluck, I got the fuel pump Amstuck.
FOh, what I'd Ggive to be Chome.
BRIDGE:
DbWhen the Fsun's so high up Gin the Dm7sky and I'm Ftrying 
to get home to my Cbaby.
When I Dm7get that far I'm gonna get Grid of this car.
It's got to Dgo, it's got to go..and I Gdon't mean maybe.
#5.
CSixteen miles from Atown, Dmy old short broke Gdown.
My Ftire's Cdown and no Amspare around..Goh, what I'd 
give to be Chome, oh, yeah.
INTERLUDE:  Dm7   G   Dm7   F   C   Dm7   G   D   G   Dm7  
OUTRO:
CFifteen miles from Atown, Dmy old car broke Gdown.
The Fbattery's dead, man, Clike I Amsaid, Foh, 
what I'd Am7give to be Chome.Bb..(AFaDdeC.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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My Old Car

by Lee Dorsey

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Am7

Dm7

My Old Car:Lee Dorsey.

#97 on BB Hot 100 on AMY Records

in 1967.

Dm G

INTRO:

#1.

C A D

Twenty long miles from town, my old car

broke down.

F G C

The clutch is shot and it sounded so hot,

F C

oh, what I'd give to be home.

#2.

C A D

Nineteen miles from town, my old car broke

down.

F C Am F

The battery's dead, man, like I said, oh,

Am7 C Bb

what I'd give to be home.

#3.

A D

Eighteen miles from town, my old car broke

down.

F C Am

The fan belt's slipping and the engine's missing.

Bb G C

Oh, what I'd give to be home, resting my bones.

#4.

C A D G

Seventeen miles from town, my old car broke down.

F C Am

Just my luck, I got the fuel pump stuck.

F G C

Oh, what I'd give to be home.

BRIDGE:

Db F G Dm7 F

When the sun's so high up in the sky and I'm trying

to get home to my baby.

Dm7 G

When I get that far I'm gonna get rid of this car.

D G

It's got to go, it's got to go..and I don't mean maybe.

#5.

C A D G

Sixteen miles from town, my old short broke down.

F C Am G

My tire's down and no spare around..oh, what I'd

give to be home, oh, yeah.

Dm7 G Dm7 F C Dm7 G D G Dm7

INTERLUDE:

OUTRO:

C A D G

Fifteen miles from town, my old car broke down.

F C Am F

The battery's dead, man, like I said, oh,

Am7 C Bb A D C

what I'd give to be home...(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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