#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Drive My Car Original Album: Rubber Soul Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Copyright © 1965 Northern Songs Limited Published by Northern Songs Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: In the chorus, the notes in brackets on the 2nd and 3rd strings are the piano part. You'll need a second guitar to play this, but I put it here for your information. INTRO: |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------6b(7)-----7--7--5-----5--7-----------------| |-----5--5b(7)--5------------5--7--7--5-----5--7-----------------| |--7---------------7---------------------7-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE: D G |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7----------------------------------------------| |--5---------7s9-----9s7--5---------------------5----------------| |-----------------------------3------------5s7-----7s5--3--------| Asked a girl what she wanted to be D G |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7----------------------------------------------| |--5---------7s9-----9s7--5---------------------5----------------| |-----------------------------3------------5s7-----7s5--3--------| She said "Baby can't you see D G |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7-------------------------------------------| |--5------------7s9-----9s7--5------------------------5----------| |--------------------------------3---------------5s7-----7s5--3--| I wanna be famous a star of the screen A Bm |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------7--7-----7--7----------------7--9--7-----------------| |-----------5--5-----5--5-----------7s9-----------9--7-----------| But you can do something in between..." CHORUS: Bm A G A |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------(3)---(5)-(6)-(5)---(3)-----| (note) |--------------------------------(4)---(5)-(7)-(5)---(4)-----| |--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5------5------5--7------| |--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5------5------5--7------| |--7-----7--------7------7--5--3-----3------3------3--5------| Baby you can drive my car Bm A G A |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------(3)---(5)-(6)-(5)---(3)-----| (note) |--------------------------------(4)---(5)-(7)-(5)---(4)-----| |--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5------5------5--7------| |--9-----9--------9------9--7--5-----5------5------5--7------| |--7-----7--------7------7--5--3-----3------3------3--5------| Yes I'm gonna be a star Bm |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--9-----9--------9-----9--------| |--9-----9--------9-----9--------| |--7-----7--------7-----7--------| Baby you can drive my car Em A D G A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------0-----------5--5-------5------------------7--9--7-----| |--0--2--3--0------3--2--0--------5s7-----7s5--3--5--7s9-----------9--| And baby I love you VERSE: I told that girl that my prospects were good She said baby, it's understood Working for peanuts is all very fine But I can show you a better time [repeat CHORUS] A D Beep beep 'm beep beep YEAH! GUITAR SOLO: D G |------------b(10)8----------------------------------------| |-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6--8-----------| |-----6b(7)----------7-------------------------------------| |--7-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| D G |------------b(10)8----------------------------------------| |-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6--------------| |-----6b(7)----------7-------------------------7-----------| |--7-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| D G |------------b(10)8----------------------------------------| |-----------------------b(10)8--6--8--8--8--6--8-----------| |-----6b(7)----------7-------------------------------------| |--7-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| A Bm |----------------------------------------------------------| |--10--10b(13)--13--13b(15)--15--15b(18)--B(18)15--13--15--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| [repeat CHORUS] VERSE: Told that girl I could start right away She said listen to me baby I got something to say I got no car and it's breaking my heart But I got a driver and that's a start [repeat CHORUS] CODA: D G A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------5--------5------------------7--9--7-----5--| |----------------------------5s7-----7s5--3--5--7s9-----------9-----| Beep beep 'm beep beep YEAH! [repeat to fade]