Pavement are an American indie rock band. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following, and their music has been a major influence on many bands of the late 1990s and beyond. For most of the band's career, they consisted of Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar), Scott &quot;Spiral Stairs&quot; Kannberg (guitar, vocals), Mark Ibold (bass), Steve West (drums) and Bob Nastanovich (percussion, vocals).  

Pavement est un groupe de rock des années 1990. Il est connu notamment pour son style et son son lo-fi qui ont influencé de nombreux groupes.  Le groupe a vu le jour en 1989, à Stockton (Californie). Ce fut au départ un projet studio des guitaristes et chanteurs Stephen Malkmus et Scott Kannenberg (connus alors sous leurs pseudonymes respectifs &quot;S.M.&quot; et &quot;Spiral Stairs&quot;).  Vers 1992 Pavement est devenu un vrai groupe, avec l'addition du bassiste Mark Ibold et du percussioniste Bob Nastanovich; la plupart de leurs chansons sont de Malkmus.

Pavement war stilprägend für die Stilrichtung des Indie-Rock. Bis zur Auflösung der Band 1999 entstanden 5 LPs und zahllose EPs und Singles. Einzig die Single &quot;Cut your hair&quot; schaffte 1994 den Einzug in die US-amerikanischen Top Ten und die britischen Top 50. Für das Jahr 2010 ist eine Reunion geplant.  Bandgeschichte  Inspiriert durch den Punk, Wave und Indie-Rock der 70er und 80er Jahre, vor allem durch The Fall, die Pixies und Sonic Youth, kommen Ende der 80er Jahre in Stockton, Kalifornien, die beiden Gitarristen und Sänger Stephen Malkmus und Scott Kannberg zusammen...

A
Go back to those gold soundz
            B             D
And keep my affect to yourself
             A
Because it's nothing that I don't like
        B                  D
Is it a crisis or a boring change
          A
When it's central, so essential
         B                  D
It has a nice ring when you laugh
       A
At the low-life opinions
            B                    D
And they're coming to the chorus now

          F#m             Dsus2
I keep my address to yourself
              Bsus2
Cause we need secrets
        Dsus2
We need secret, cret, cret, cret, crets
           A
Back right now

Gold Soundz

D                     C                             G                    
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 Em                      G            Em                   
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D                               C           G           Em
Darling, don't you go and cut your hair

              G                          Em
Do you think it's gonna make him change?

D               C                G             Em
I'm just a boy with a new haircut

             G                           Em
And that's a pretty nice haircut

D                         C            G                          Em
Charge it like a puzzle, Hit me wearing muzzles

G                 Em
Hesitate to die

          D            C                  G                             Em
look around, around, the second drummer drowned

    G            Em
His telephone is found


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 Em                      G            Em                   
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D                        C         G                  Em
Music scene is crazy, bands start up

G              Em
Each and every 

D                 C                   G                      Em
day, I saw another one just the other day

    G                  Em
A special new band

  D                              C      G                                Em
I don't remember a line, I don't remember a line

  G                               Em
I don't remember a word

            D              C                 G                     Em
but I don't care, don't care, I really don't care

               G                                Em
Did you see the drummer's head


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D  C  G  Em  G  Em   (6x)


D                   C                G            Em 
advertising: looks and chops a must

G           Em
no BIG HAIR!

D                       C              G                Em
songs mean a lot when songs are bought

        G        Em
and so are you

D            C                    G            Em
lets run down to the practice room

G                       Em    
attention and fame's a 

D          C         G         Em     
career career career career 

G         Em
career career 

   
                                                        
                  D                     C                             G                    
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh            
                                                       
 Em                      G            Em                   
Ooh oooooooooh                        x2   


Outro : D - C - G - Em - G - Em

Cut Your Hair

D
However you feel
G           Bm  A
Whatever it takes
D
Whenever it's real
G        Bm  A
Whatever awaits
D
Whatever you need
G          Bm  A
However so slight
D
Whenever it's real
G            Bm  A
Whenever it's right

Bm                                         E7
I've been thinking long and hard about the things you said to me,
G             D
Like a bitter stranger,
Bm                                                E7
And now I see the long, the short, the middle and what's in between,
G                 D
I could spit on a stranger,
E7      G
Pull me out
                D
You're a bitter stranger
E7      G
Pull me out
 
D
However you feel
G           Bm  A
Whatever it takes
D
Whenever it's real
G        Bm  A
Whatever awaits
D
Whatever you need
G          Bm  A
However so slight
D
Wherever it leads

G            Bm  A
Whenever it's right

Bm                                       E7
Honey I'm a prize and you're a catch and we're a perfect match,
G               D
like two bitter strangers,
Bm                                          E7  
And now I see the long, the short of it and I can make it last,
G                 D
I could spit on a stranger,
E7      G
Pull me out
                D
You're a bitter stranger
E7      G
Pull me out
G                 D
I could spit on a stranger,
E7      G
Pull me out
                D
You're a bitter stranger
E7      G
Pull me out

                           D    E7  G
I see the sunshine in your eyes,
                                 D    E7  G
I'll try the things you'll never try,
                                D      E7     G
I'll be the one that leaves you high...high...high

Spit On A Stranger

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Shady Lane

D
Heaven is a truck
       A
It got stuck
       E
On the breeze
               D
Ask the driver nicely
         A
I need a lift
         E
I need release
Bm              A
The sand in the boats
C#m                 F#
On the rose covered floats
E                       A                  E
She is the queen of the castle california, thrill

                  D
I know arcs can't fly
              A                         E
I know the sharks, they don't have wings
             D                A               E
But lady you need some cold advice about a few things
Bm        A
Loosen my dress
C#m                   F#
Tie me up just like all the rest
E                       A              E
She is the queen of the casa Pasadena, Thrill
E                       A                  E
She is the queen of the castle California, Thrill
E                       A                  E
She is the queen of the castle California, Thrill

Heaven Is A Truck

A
After the glow, the scene, the stage, the set 
F#m                                                   E
Talk becomes slow but there's one thing I'll never forget: 
                               D                A
Hey, you gotta pay your dues before you pay the rent.
A
Over the turnstile turn out in the traffic 
F#m
There's ways of living it's the way I'm living 
         E
Right or wrong, it's all that I can do, 
         D                     A
And I wouldn't want to let you be 

C#m                              F#m
I want a range life, if I could settle down, 
            Bm                        F#m
If I could settle down, then I would settle down
C#m                              F#m
I want a range life, if I could settle down, 
            Bm                        F#m     E 
If I could settle down, then I would settle down 
E

A
Run from the pigs, the fuzz, the cops, the heat 
F#m                                               E
Pass me your gloves, this crime wave is never complete 
                                               D                  A
Until you snort it up or shoot it down, you're never gonna feel free 

A
Out on my skateboard the night is just hummin' 
F#m                                                         E
And the gum smacks are the pulse I'll follow if my walkman fades 
                                D                      A
But I've got absolutely no one, no one but myself to blame 

E           D             A
Don't worry - we're in no hurry 
Bm           D              A
School's out - what did you expect? 

C#m                              F#m
I want a range life, if I could settle down, 
            Bm                        F#m
If I could settle down, then I would settle down
C#m                              F#m
I want a range life, if I could settle down, 
            Bm                        F#m     E 
If I could settle down, then I would settle down 
E


A
Out on tour with the Smashing Pumpkins 
F#m
Nature kids, I, they don't have no function 
   E
I don't understand what they mean 
            D              A
And I could really give a fuck.

A 
The Stone Temple Pilots, they're elegant bachelors 
F#m                                             E
They're foxy to me are they foxy to you? I will agree 
                                D                 A
There isn't absolutely nothing, nothing more than me 
A                               F#m   E    D   A 
Dreamin' dream dream dream....
A      G-A    G-A   G-A G-A   A

Range Life

Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement

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Kennel District

Wowee Zowee

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The Hexx

Terror Twilight

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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