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Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri

Capo on 1st fret

Legend: Dmaj7 : xx0222 (played alternately with D)
D : xx0232
B(add?) : 224422 (played alternately with Bm)
Bm : 224432
G : 320022
A : x02220

DDriving through the long night
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's Bmwrong
Now the kid has Dgone. I sit belted up tight.
She sucks on a match light, glowing Bmbronze, steering Don.
And I Gmight be more a man if I Astopped this in it's tracks
And said come Bmon, let's go Dhome. But Gshe's got the wheel.
And AI've got nothing except what I have Don.G

CHORUS:
When you're driving with the Dbrakes on.
When you're swimming with you're Bmboots on.
It's hard to say you love GsomeoneA
And it's hard to say you Bmdon't.GA

Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.

When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.

But unless the moon Dfalls tonight,Bm G unless continents colBmlide.GD
Nothing's gonna Bmmake meG A break from her Bmside.GA

When you're driving with the Dbrakes on.
When you're swimming with you're Bmboots on.
It's hard to say you love GsomeoneA
And it's hard to say you Bmdon't.GA
It's hard to say you love GsomeoneA
And it's hard to say you Bmdon't.GD

(End on D)

Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri
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This is the way Justin played it in concert when I reviewed the show.
Capo on 3rd fret
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Where the C and Am chords are played the B-string is alternately tapped.
That is, the first fret of of the second string alternates between being
left opena nd being fingered every half measure, creating the rhythm. I
t's fairly obvious from the disc and isn't too hard to get the hang of.
I wasn't paying too close attention to how it was played, but the chords
should be right and if you listen to the disc and hear some variations th
en I probably screwed up. Hey, sue me. But is sounds right to me.
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CDriving through the long night
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's Amwrong
Now the kid has gone. CI sit belted up tight.
Am

She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on.
And I Fmight be more a man if I Gstopped this in it's tracks
And said come Amon, let's go Chome. But Fshe's got the wheel.
And GI've got nothing except what I have Amon.F
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CHORUS:
When you're driving with the bCrakes on.
When you're swimming with you're Amboots on.
It's hard to say you love soFmeoneG
And it's hard to say you don't.AmF
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Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.
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When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.
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But unless the moon Cfalls tonight,Am F unless continents collAmide.FC
Nothing's gonna Ammake meF G break from her Amside.FG
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When you're driving with the Cbrakes on.
When you're swimming with you're Amboots on.
It's hard to say you love sFomeoneG
And it's hard to say you Amdon't.FG
It's hard to say you love sFomeoneG
And it's hard to say you don't.AmFC
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