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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
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Intro:
	   D5v     v
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|-2--|
	-----0-|-0--|
	-0-3---|----|
	-------|----|
	       (Long...)
	Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):
	LDong hot days we'll be catchin' the rays (oh, baby)
		(A7)
	   v     v
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|----|
	-------|-0--|
	-0-3-4-|----|
	       (Long...)
	LA7ong hot days we'll be catchin' the rays
	(bass enters on 1 beat of following chords):
	You know my tBmape deck is blEastin'
	My cG/Aar's fast
Verse 1:
	          A[12-string alternates xx7650 and xx7670]
	When school lets out and the summer's here
	                   G/A[12-string alternates xx5430 and xx5450]
	We'll have some time for the sun
	Throw my nAotebooks out and put my car in gear
	We'll be G/Ahaving some fun
Chorus:
	Drivin' arDound (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
	Oooh, drivin' arA7ound (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
	You know my tBmape deck is blEastin'
	My cG/Aar's fast
Verse 2:
	With my girl by my side, we can go for a ride
	And find a place we can dance
	When it get real dark, we can stop in the park
	And have a back seat romance
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
	D/ E/ F#I'll be waiting all through the year
	Just to Bmget you alone with nobody near
	Baby dD/Eon't be late 'cause I jEust can't wait
	All I G/Awanna do is make lAove to you
[guitar solo over chorus chords]
[repeat verse 2]
[repeat chorus]
[repeat chorus; pause on "my car's fast"]
Coda (repeat to fade):
	I'm drivin' around (lDong hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)
	Drivin' aroA7und (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

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Drivin Around

by Raspberries

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G/A

D/E

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Intro:

v v

-------|----|

-------|-2--|

-----0-|-0--|

-0-3---|----|

-------|----|

(Long...)

Acapella (chords implied by harmonies):

Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays (oh, baby)

()

v v

-------|----|

-------|-0--|

-0-3-4-|----|

(Long...)

Long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays

(bass enters on 1 beat of following chords):

Bm E

You know my tape deck is blastin'

G/A

My car's fast

Verse 1:

[12-string alternates xx7650 and xx7670]

When school lets out and the summer's here

G/A

[12-string alternates xx5430 and xx5450]

We'll have some time for the sun

Throw my notebooks out and put my car in gear

G/A

We'll be having some fun

Chorus:

Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

Oooh, drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

Bm E

You know my tape deck is blastin'

G/A

My car's fast

Verse 2:

With my girl by my side, we can go for a ride

And find a place we can dance

When it get real dark, we can stop in the park

And have a back seat romance

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

D E F#

/ / I'll be waiting all through the year

Just to get you alone with nobody near

D/E E

Baby don't be late 'cause I just can't wait

G/A A

All I wanna do is make love to you

[guitar solo over chorus chords]

[repeat verse 2]

[repeat chorus]

[repeat chorus; pause on "my car's fast"]

Coda (repeat to fade):

I'm drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

Drivin' around (long hot days we'll be catchin' the rays)

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