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The Back Seat Of My Car

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"Back Seat Of My Car" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
____Intro: Am7 (Arpeggio)
____Verse: 1
 Am7Speed along the highD9way, Am7honey I want it D9my way 
 But G7listen to her dCaddy's songG/B, don't stay ouAmt to long 
 Ooh, weAm7're just busy hiD9din', Am7sitting in the bacD9k seat of my Gcar 
 (GLooking for a ride in a haul-a-bout) 
 (F/GLooking for a ride in and out of town) 
 (GStalling around in a haul-a-bout)
 (F/GLooking for a ride in and out)
____Verse: 2
 The Am7lazy lights are pretD9ty, we may Am7end up in Mexico D9City 
 But G7listen to her dCaddy's songG/B, makin' lovAme is wrong 
 Ooh, weAm7're just busy hiD9din', Am7sitting in the bacD9k seat of my Gcar 
 Ooh-F/Gooh-ooh___ooh___ooh-ooh-Gooh-ooh____ooh-F/Gooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____
*   Am9     D     Am7  Bm/D  
 Ooh_________________ (once more from *) 
____Horns:    G     C     C/B  Am7  
 Ooh, Am7we was only D9hidin', Am7sitting in the bacD9k seat of my Gcar 
 F/GOoh-ooh-ooh-ooh___ooh-ooh-ooh-Gooh____ooh-F/Gooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____
____Verse: 3
 And Am7when we've finshed driD9vin' we can Am7say we were late in arD9riving 
 and G7listen to her dCaddy's songG/B, we believe that we Amcan't be wrong 
 COh__G/B__we believe that we Amcan't be wrong 
 COh__G/B__we believe that we Amcan't be wrong 
 We can Ammake it to Mexico D9City, sitting in the back seat of my Gcar 
 Ooh-F/Gooh-ooh___ooh___ooh-ooh-Gooh-ooh____
                 F/G*           G  
 ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ (once more/ 3rd. time up to *)
    Am9     D     Am7  Bm/D  
 Ooh_________________
____Horns: G  
 COh_G/B___we believe that we Amcan't be wrong (5 times)
 COh_G/B___we believe that we Am7can't be wroC/Gng 
 Fmaj7No_____C/E_no___Dm_no
 CWoah__G/B__we believe that we Amcan't be wroC/Gng
 Yeah___yeah___Fmaj7yeah____C/E______Dm___
 BbOoh__F/A______Gm_____Fmaj7__Yeah__C/E_yeah___yeah__Dm_yeahDm/G_______C__
____Coda:    G   F/G(Repeat & fade)

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The story behind the song

"The Back Seat Of My Car" captures the essence of teenage romance and the urge to escape. Paul McCartney himself described it as the ultimate teenage song, evoking the feeling of having to explain yourself to a girlfriend's father. The song, which began as an unfinished concept during a holiday, was inspired by the long road trips McCartney and Linda used to take. It blends a sweeping piano-and-orchestra ballad with upbeat rock sections, creating a journey through different moods. At its heart, it plays like a freedom anthem for young love on the open road.

AI-written from these sources:The Back Seat of My Car — Wikipedia ↗Paul McCartney — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Back Seat Of My Car

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

F/G

Am9

C/B

C/G

Fmaj7

C/E

F/A

Dm/G

"Back Seat Of My Car" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

____Intro: Am7 (Arpeggio)

____Verse: 1

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

Speed along the highway, honey I want it my way

G7 C G/B Am

But listen to her daddy's song, don't stay out to long

Am7 D9 Am7 D9 G

Ooh, we're just busy hidin', sitting in the back seat of my car

(Looking for a ride in a haul-a-bout)

F/G

(Looking for a ride in and out of town)

(Stalling around in a haul-a-bout)

F/G

(Looking for a ride in and out)

____Verse: 2

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

The lazy lights are pretty, we may end up in Mexico City

G7 C G/B Am

But listen to her daddy's song, makin' love is wrong

Am7 D9 Am7 D9 G

Ooh, we're just busy hidin', sitting in the back seat of my car

F/G G F/G

Ooh-ooh-ooh___ooh___ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____

Am9 D Am7 Bm D

* /

Ooh_________________ (once more from *)

G C C/B Am7

____Horns:

Am7 D9 Am7 D9 G

Ooh, we was only hidin', sitting in the back seat of my car

F/G G F/G

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh___ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____

____Verse: 3

Am7 D9 Am7 D9

And when we've finshed drivin' we can say we were late in arriving

G7 C G/B Am

and listen to her daddy's song, we believe that we can't be wrong

C G/B Am

Oh____we believe that we can't be wrong

C G/B Am

Oh____we believe that we can't be wrong

Am D9 G

We can make it to Mexico City, sitting in the back seat of my car

F/G G

Ooh-ooh-ooh___ooh___ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____

F/G G

ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh____ (once more/ 3rd. time up to *)

Am9 D Am7 Bm D

Ooh_________________

____Horns:

C G/B Am

Oh____we believe that we can't be wrong (5 times)

C G/B Am7 C/G

Oh____we believe that we can't be wrong

Fmaj7 C/E Dm

No______no____no

C G/B Am C/G

Woah____we believe that we can't be wrong

Fmaj7 C/E Dm

Yeah___yeah___yeah_____________

Bb F/A Gm Fmaj7 C/E Dm Dm/G C

Ooh_______________Yeah___yeah___yeah___yeah_________

G F/G

____Coda: (Repeat & fade)

About The Back Seat Of My Car Chords by Paul McCartney

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