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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]