Violent Femmes – Gimme The Car (Guitar)

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INTRO: A & C REPEAT THROUGHOUT THE SONG
   E--------------------------------------------|
   B--------------------------------------------|
   G--2b-r---2b--r----2b\\\\\\--(19)*slide back up*|
   D--------------------------------------------|
   A--------------------------------------------|
   E--------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
A           C
Come on Dad,

A               C
Gimme the car tonight.

A           C
Come on Dad,

A              C
Gimme the car tonight.

A           C
I got this girl,
A D#/E (Bending up) I wanna (--- guitar pluck g string 6th fret, vibrate)
A           C
Come on Dad,

A           C
Gimme the car.

A           C
(Guitar lead fill)

A           C
Verse 2:

A            C
 Come on Dad,

A               C
Gimme the car tonight.

  A                 C
   I'll tell you what,

A                               C
 I'll tell you what I'm gonna do.

    A                C
I'm gonna pick her up,

    A                  C
I'm gonna get her drunk,

    A                 C
I'm gonna make her cry,

    A                 C
I'm gonna get her high,

    A                   C
I'm gonna make her laugh,

    A                   C
I'm gonna make her shhhhhhhh...

  A          C
woman, woman, woman,

 A
Shit, I know she's it.

C      A       C
Cuz I'm gonna touch her,

A           C
  All over her body,

A           C
  Gonna touch her,

A           C
All over her body,

A           C
  Gonna touch her,

A           C
All over her body,

A           C
  Gonna touch her,

A           C
All over her body.

            A       C
And she can touch me,

    A           C
All over my body,

        A      C
She can touch me,

    A           C
All over my body,

        A      C
She can touch me,

    A           C
All over my body,

        A      C
She can touch me,

    A           C
All over my body.
Interlude:
G
Time goes by,
E (fill: F-E-F-E-F-E) I can feel myself growing old.
G
Burning inside,
E (Repeat fill) D Is making this boy turn out cold. Verse 3:
A             C
  What's wrong,

A             C
  What's right,

                A   C
Ya know I don't care,

       A           C
When I hate my life.

A             C
  What's wrong,

A             C
  What's right,

   A                 C
Ya know people don't care,

A                    C
When they hate their life.

    A             C
But how can I explain,

A           C
Personal pain?

A           C
How can I explain,

A           C
Personal pain?

A           C
How can I explain,

   A           C
My voice is in vain.

A           C
How can I explain,

    A         C
The deep down driving,

A           C
Driving,

A           C
Driving,

A           C
We're driving,

A           C
We're diving,

A           C
We're dying!

A           C
Verse 4:

A           C
Hey Dad,

A                  C
Speaking of driving,

A           C
Come on Dad,

A                 C
Give me the car tonight.
G F C G F C
B-
So much he don't understand,

B-B
Just might never make it to a man.

A           C
Come on Dad,

A                C
Give me the car tonight,

A           C
Come on Dad,

A           C
I ain't no runt,

A           C
Come on girl,

A           D#/E
Gimme your (Bend note again).
Outro:
      A              C  A        C
Cuz I ain't had much to live for.

  A              C  A        C
I ain't had much to live for.

            A              C  A        C
You know, I ain't had much to live for.

            A             C   A        C
You know, I ain't had much to live for.

GUITAR PLUCK:
             e-------------------||
             b-------------------||

             g------------6------||         Vibrate the string to get that
effect
             d-------------------||
             a-------------------||
             E-------------------||
                (I want to)
After the "burning inside is making this boy turn out cold" part, play this:
   E-------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------------------2-----------|
   G-------------------------------2-----------|
   D---2--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2---2-----------|
   A-------------------------------0-----------|
   E-------------------------------------------|
After Gordon says "so much he don't understand, just might never make it to a man" play this little solo thing:
   E------------------------------------------|
   B--------------------------------------0---|
   G-----------------------2-----------0--0---|
   D---2-2--0--------------2--0--------0--0---|
   A-----------3-3--0---0--------3--3--0------|
   E------------------------------------------|

     hold,then slide
   E------------------------------------------|
   B--2\\--(15)--------------------------------|
   G--2\\--(15)--------------------2\\(12)------|
   D--2\\--(15)---------0----------2\\(12)------|
   A-------------0--3-----0---0-----------0--3|
   E------------------------------------------|

   E------------------------------------------|
   B-----------2--2---------------------------|
   G-----------2--2---------------------------|
   D-----0-----2--2---------------------------|
   A--3-----0--0--0---------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------|
symbols used in transcription: b = bend r = release \\(19) = slide(up to 19) --aktraylor - Thanks for laying out all the ground work, I hope my edits have helped educate more Violent Femmes Fans ~ Yoshi Gish ~