Warren Zevon – Studebaker (Guitar)

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Originally recorded by Warren's son Jordan for the "Enjoy Every Sandwich" tribute album, this is a song that Warren wrote and never released. A demo, however, can be heard on the posthumously released anthology "Preludes: Rare and Unreleased" [Intro] & [Interlude] | G G D Em | Em Em C G | D G D Em |(¾) Em C D | [Verse]
    G                               D
I left my home in Monterey, just another low prospects man

     Am                                 Em
I'd rather work in a foundry than put fishes in a can

     C                 G                D
I'm thirty-five and I haven't traveled far

          Am                                     Em   C
And I've spent all my money on this misbegotten car

    Bm                         C
I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind

           G        Em                 C 	
And this Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

    Am   G    D         C        G
My Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

   G                  G7              C     A7
I thought I'd go to Fresno just to see my friend

        D    G    C     G        D             G
But my damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
[Interlude]
        G                                     D
I was speeding south on ninety-nine when the manifold started smokin'

   Am                            Em            C
I ran her off the shoulder, and now the axle's broken

     –                 G/B                     D
It made a sound that cracked my heart in half

          Am                             Em   C
And with only half a half pint of vodka left

    Bm                          C/A
I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind

     G                Em                 C
And this Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

    Am   G     D        C        G
My Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

    G                 G7                C          A7
I thought I'd go to Fresno just to see my friend

        D     G   C      G       D              G
But this damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

     G         Em                 C
My Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

    Am   G     D        C        G
My Studebaker keeps on breaking down again

    G                 G7                C          A7
I thought I'd go to Fresno just to see my friend

        D     G   C      G       D              G
But my damn Studebaker keeps on brea-king down again
[Outro] | GD Em | – – C G | D G D Em |(¾) – C D | (x2) | GD G | G/DC G | C D7 G - ||