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Big Black Car

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The electric guitar in the verse plays something like the following:
e|-C---------G7---------C-------|
B|-5--------3--------1------|
G|-4--------4--------0------|
D|-5--------3--------2------|
A|-------------------3------|
E|--------------------------|
The acoustic has this nice bit over the G7:
e|-G7---------3---------------|
B|-0--1--3------------------|
G|-0--0--0------------------|
D|-0--2--3------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse 1]
CDriving iG7n my biCg black car
CNothing cG7an go wCrong
I'm Cgoing and I dG7on't know how fCar
CSo, G7so lCong.
A7Maybe I'll sleep in a HD7oliday InnDm  G7  
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Nothing can hurt me
Cmaj7Nothing can touch me
AmWhy should I care? DGriving's a gas
It Fmaj7ain't gonna last.
[Verse 2]
CSunny dG7ay, hCighway
CIf it rG7ains it's Call the same.
CI can't fG7eel a thCing
CI can't fG7eel a thCing
IA7've got a big black D7car.Dm  G7  
[Chorus]
Cmaj7The lights abFmaj7ove, oh yes.Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Cmaj7  
Fmaj7I see the stars abCmaj7ove

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Big Black Car

by Big Star

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

Fmaj7

The electric guitar in the verse plays something like the following:

C G7 C

e|--------------------------|

B|-5--------3--------1------|

G|-4--------4--------0------|

D|-5--------3--------2------|

A|-------------------3------|

E|--------------------------|

The acoustic has this nice bit over the G7:

e|----------3---------------|

B|-0--1--3------------------|

G|-0--0--0------------------|

D|-0--2--3------------------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C G7 C

Driving in my big black car

C G7 C

Nothing can go wrong

C G7 C

I'm going and I don't know how far

C G7 C

So, so long.

A7 D7 Dm G7

Maybe I'll sleep in a Holiday Inn

[Chorus]

Cmaj7

Nothing can hurt me

Cmaj7

Nothing can touch me

Am G

Why should I care? Driving's a gas

Fmaj7

It ain't gonna last.

[Verse 2]

C G7 C

Sunny day, highway

C G7 C

If it rains it's all the same.

C G7 C

I can't feel a thing

C G7 C

I can't feel a thing

A7 D7 Dm G7

I've got a big black car.

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The lights above, oh yes.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

I see the stars above

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