Gimme The Car(Ukulele chords)

Violent Femmes

Key: A
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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 
I got this girl, 
A           C 
I wanna (--- guitar pluck g string 6th fret, vibrate) 
A           C 
Come on Dad, 
A           C 
Gimme the car. 

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           C 
Shit I know she's it. 
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. 

A           C 
Time goes by, 
A           C 
I can feel myself growing old. 
A           C 
Burning inside, 
A           C 
Is making this boy turn out cold. 

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 driving, 
A           C 
We're driving. 
A           C 

A           C 
Hey Dad, 
A           C 
Speaking of driving, 
A           C 
Come on Dad, 
A           C 
Give me the car tonight. 

A           C 
So much he don't understand, 
A           C 
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           C 
Gimme your . 

A           C 
Cuz I ain't had much to live for. 
A           C 
I ain't had much to live for. 
A           C 
You know, I ain't had much to live for. 
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
Written by Gordon Gano
Gimme The Car(Ukulele chords)

Violent Femmes

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