Driving Song
|---7---7-5-3-|--2^3^2----|-----------| |-----8-8-7-3-|--3--------|--0--2-----| |---------7-4-|--2--------|--0--2-----| |0------------|0----------|--0--2-----| |-------------|-----------|-----------| |-------------|-----------|-----------| |-7---8-10-7----|------------10-----------| |---8-8--8---8--|7^8--10-7--8-------------| |---------------|-7-------7-------9-------| |0--------------|0-------0----------------| |---------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------| Em > 12th fret harmonics (highest 4 strings) A > hammer on G string at second fret, pull off on D 2nd fret repeat, moving up one octave. Verse 1: Em G The leaves seen through my window pane D A Em G D A Remind me that it's time to move my life again Em G November sun is felt by none D A A chilly breeze has blown my thoughts Em G D A To what's to come Em G A cup of warm coffee, some vitamin C D A A bowl for the cat, a bowl for the dog, Em G D A A bowl for me Em G Choose my bluest tape and unlock my car D A An honest tune with a lingering lead Em G D A has taken me this far Theme 2: C G D (increase tempo-swing time) G Am G Em G Am Bm Dm G Am G Em G Am Bm Dm (x4) Repeat intro. without harmonics and hammer-ons, jam over one verse, and repeat Theme 2 much faster. Play intro. again before 2nd verse. Verse 2: On the edge of the porch in the warm evening night Throwing the bone for the dog I see two passing lights Well, I wonder where that driver's bound Is there someone, somewhere, someway out there That I've not found A touch of smoke ain't what it seems Dust and sunshine can also make my eyes look mean But there's a brown cat sleeping through this day's show Toppin' off the woodpile, breathing slow (Theme 2) For the final jam, commonly known as "Breathing Slow", play the Bm > Dm riff from Theme 2 at a much slower tempo. Mikey throws in the following signature lick: / / / / |---7--7-----8------10------7----| |---8----8-----8-------8----8----| |---7------7-----7-------7--7----| |---0-----------------------0----| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
common segues: Driving Song > A of D > Driving Song Driving Song > B of D > Driving Song Driving Song > Disco > Driving Song Happy Child > Driving Song
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