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Riding In My Car

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[Intro]
C F G7 C
C(cFar G7noCises over this like it was a verse)
C(cFar G7noCises )
[Verse 1]
CTake me riding in the Fcar car
G7Take me riding in the cCar car
TCake you riding in the Fcar, car
I'll tG7ake you riding in my Ccar
[Break]
C(cFar G7noCises)
C(cFar G7noCises)
[Verse 2]
CClick, clack open up the dFoor, girls
G7Click, clack open up the Cdoor, boys
CFront door, back door, cFlickety clack
G7Take you riding in my cCar
[Break]
C(cFar G7noCises)
C(cFar G7noCises)
[Verse 3]
CClimb climb, rattle on the Ffront seat
G7Spree I spraddle on the baCck seat
CTurn my key, step Fon my starter
G7Take you riding in my Ccar
[Verse 4]
CEngine it goes brFrrmm, brrrmm
G7Engine it goes brrCrmm, brrrmm
CFront seat, back seat, Fboys and girls
G7Take you riding in my Ccar
[Verse 5] 
CTrees and the houses Fwalk along
G7Trees and the houses wCalk along
CTruck and a car and a gFarbage can walk along
G7Take you riding in my cCar
[Break]
C(cFar G7noCises)
C(cFar G7noCises)
[Verse 7]
CShips and the little boats cFhug along
G7Ships and the little boats cChug along
CBrrrmm buh buh, boom boom, Fboom buh boom
G7Take you riding in my Ccar
[Verse 8]
CI'm a-gonna send you Fhome again
G7I'm a-gonna send you Chome again
CBoom boom, buh buh Fboom, rolling home
G7Take you riding in my Ccar
[Verse 9]
CI'm gonna let you G7blow the horn
G7I'm gonna let you Cblow the horn
CA-oora, a-oorah, Fa-oogah, oogah
I'll tG7ake you riding in my Ccar
[Break]
C(cFar G7noCises)
C(cFar G7noCises)
[Break]
C(cFar G7noCises)
C(cFar G7noCises)

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Riding In My Car

by Woody Guthrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G7 C

(car noises over this like it was a verse)

C F G7 C

(car noises )

[Verse 1]

C F

Take me riding in the car car

G7 C

Take me riding in the car car

C F

Take you riding in the car, car

G7 C

I'll take you riding in my car

[Break]

C F G7 C

(car noises)

C F G7 C

(car noises)

[Verse 2]

C F

Click, clack open up the door, girls

G7 C

Click, clack open up the door, boys

C F

Front door, back door, clickety clack

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Break]

C F G7 C

(car noises)

C F G7 C

(car noises)

[Verse 3]

C F

Climb climb, rattle on the front seat

G7 C

Spree I spraddle on the back seat

C F

Turn my key, step on my starter

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Verse 4]

C F

Engine it goes brrrmm, brrrmm

G7 C

Engine it goes brrrmm, brrrmm

C F

Front seat, back seat, boys and girls

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Verse 5]

C F

Trees and the houses walk along

G7 C

Trees and the houses walk along

C F

Truck and a car and a garbage can walk along

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Break]

C F G7 C

(car noises)

C F G7 C

(car noises)

[Verse 7]

C F

Ships and the little boats chug along

G7 C

Ships and the little boats chug along

C F

Brrrmm buh buh, boom boom, boom buh boom

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Verse 8]

C F

I'm a-gonna send you home again

G7 C

I'm a-gonna send you home again

C F

Boom boom, buh buh boom, rolling home

G7 C

Take you riding in my car

[Verse 9]

C G7

I'm gonna let you blow the horn

G7 C

I'm gonna let you blow the horn

C F

A-oora, a-oorah, a-oogah, oogah

G7 C

I'll take you riding in my car

[Break]

C F G7 C

(car noises)

C F G7 C

(car noises)

[Break]

C F G7 C

(car noises)

C F G7 C

(car noises)

About Riding In My Car Chords by Woody Guthrie

Learn how to play Riding In My Car by Woody Guthrie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Riding In My Car chords”, “Riding In My Car guitar chords”, or “Woody Guthrie Riding In My Car chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Riding In My Car chords and for experienced players who want accurate Riding In My Car lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G7, A.

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