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Turn This Car Around

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
The guitar does a hammer-on from E to E7sus4 throughout the song.
Strumming pattern changes in the bridge and there are no hammer-ons.
[Verse] pattern
E(sus4) E7sus4 E(sus4) E7sus4 C Cadd9 C Cadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------------------------|--------3-----3---------3-----3-|
B|--------2h3-------------2h3-----|--------3-----3---------3-----3-|
G|--------2---------------2-------|0---0---0-----0-0---0---0-----0-|
D|--------2---------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|2---2-----------2---2-----------|3---3-----------3---3-----------|
E|0---0-----------0---0-----------|--------------------------------|
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 E(sus4) E7sus4 E(sus4) E7sus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------3-----3---------3-----3-|--------------------------------|
B|--------3-----3---------3-----3-|--------2h3-------------2h3-----|
G|2---2---2-----2-2---2---2-----2-|--------2---------------2-------|
D|0---0-----------0---0-----------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|2---2-----------2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------|0---0-----------0---0-----------|
Cadd9 x-3-x-0-3-3
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
F#11 2-4-4-3-0-0
[Intro]
| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4| % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
Esus4Save a E7sus4dream for Esus4meE7sus4  
CWords hang Cadd9in the airC  Cadd9  
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Her demons take the dare
[Verse 2]
AEsus4bove the E7sus4lonely Esus4featheE7sus4r
Ccircles Cadd9to the groundC  Cadd9  
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
The house don't make a sound
[Chorus]
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
I'm goin' back
[Verse 3]
Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Green and gray and auburn
CGliding Cadd9down the CskCadd9y
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
The devil winks an eye
[Verse 4]
Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
A figure in the doorway
CShoulderCadd9ing the CblCadd9ame
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
This ain't without a name
[Chorus]
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G D
[Bridge]
| E| D   Asus2|
I'm goin' back
| E| D   Asus2|
I'm goin' back
| C#m   G#| Asus2   E|
Yeah!
| F#11| F#11|
Hey!
| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4| % |
[Verse 5]
The Esus4king and E7sus4queen are Esus4loadedE7sus4  
CFalling Cadd9off to sleepC  Cadd9  
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
The ground begins to creep
[Verse 6]
Esus4Rockets E7sus4in the taEsus4il ligE7sus4hts
CRed burns iCadd9nto nightC  Cadd9  
D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Rolling out of sight
[Chorus]
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4| % |
I'm goin' back
[Solo]
| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4| C   Cadd9   C   Cadd9|
| D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4| C   Cadd9   C   Cadd9|
| D   Dsus4   D   Dsus4| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
[Chorus]
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   D| Esus4   E7sus4   Esus4   E7sus4|
Turn this car around
G   DI'm goin' back ~

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