ACTIVITY
Driving In My Car
...DRIVING IN MY CAR... by Madness
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*from 'Utter Madness' (1986)*
Intro:
D Am
Verse 1:
D Am D Am
I've been driving in my car,
D Am D Am
It's not quite a Jaguar.
D Am D Am
I bought it in Primrose Hill,
D Am D Am
From a bloke from Brazil.
G F
It was made in fifty-nine,
G A+
In a factory by the Tyne.
D Am
It says Morris on the door,
D Am
The G.P.O. owned it before.
D Am
I drive in it for my job,
D Am
The governor calls me a slob.
G F
But I don't really care,
D Am D Am
Give me some gas and the open air.
Interlude:
G Cm, G Cm
Verse 2:
D Am
It's a bit old but it's mine,
D Am
I mend it in my spare time.
D Am
Just last week I changed the oil,
D Am
The rocker valves and the coil.
G F
Just last week I changed the oil.
Break:
D A B F# (x2)
Middle 8:
A
Last week it went round the clock,
Bb
I also had a little knock;
B
I dented somebody's fender,
E (n.c)
He learnt not to park on a bender!
Interlude:
D Am (x8)
Verse 3:
D Am D Am
I've been driving in my car,
D Am D Am
It don't look much but I've been far.
D Am D Am
I drive up to Muswell Hill,
D Am D Am
I've even been to Selsey bill.
G F
I drove along the A-45,
G A+
I had her up to 58.
D Am
This copper stopped me the other day,
D Am
You're mistaken; what could I say?
D Am
The tyres were a little worn,
D Am
They were O.K, I could have sworn.
G F
I like driving in my car,
D Am D Am
I'm satisfied I've got this far.
Interlude:
G Cm, G Cm
Coda:
D Am D Am
I like driving in my car,
D Am D Am
It don't look much but I've been far.
D Am D Am
I like driving in my car,
D Am D Am
Even with a flat tyre.
D Am D Am
I've been driving in my car,
D Am D Am
It's not quite a Jaguar.
G F
I like driving in my car,
D Am D Am
I'm satisfied I've got this far.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Am G F A+
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x02210 320003 133211 x03221
Cm A Bb B E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35543 x02220 x13331 x24442 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
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