Chords for Donovan - Ridin' In The Car
Tempo:
162.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hello, [G] hello.
[C#]
Yes, I'm from Scotland.
[N] And as a boy, my father was a unionist.
He read me the poems of Robert Service, Robert Burns, and W.H. Davies.
So I learned a little bit about what the struggle was all about.
But it wasn't until cross-legged in England in the folk club,
I was sitting before the great rambling Jack Elliot.
He didn't know me [G] then, but this was [G#m] how I learned the Woody [C#m] songs,
listening to [N] Jack.
And so tonight, different from any other you will hear tonight,
I'm singing a song that I recorded in 1965
from the Woody Guthrie children's songs.
And this song is called Riding in the Car.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Take me riding [D] in the car, car
Take me [G] riding in the car, car
Take me riding [C] in the car, car
[D]
Riding in [G] the car
I want to [D] sit in the front seat
I want to sit [G] in the back seat
Front seat, [C] back seat
[G] When you're [D]
riding in [G] my car
The engine [D] goes vroom, vroom
The engine [G] goes vroom, vroom
The engine goes [C] vroom, vroom
[G] When you're [D] riding [G] in my car
Where the horn [D] goes beep, beep, beep
The horn [G] goes beep, beep, beep
Where the horn goes [C] beep, beep, beep
When [D] you're riding [G] in the car
[Dm]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] I want to sit in [D] the front seat, said the kid
I want to sit in [G] the back seat
Front seat, [C] back seat
When you're [D] riding in [G] the car
So a lot of these songs are for [D] singing along.
Wasn't it Woody that [G] invented the words?
Hootenanny, [C] you want to try?
[D]
And [G] here comes the chorus.
Take you riding [D] in the car, car
[E]
Take you [G] riding in the car, car Hey!
Take you riding [C] in the car, car
[D] Riding in the [G] car
One more time!
Take you riding [D] in the car,
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] car
Riding in [G] the [C]
[G] car
Woody [N] Guthrie, Washington, D.C.
Thank you!
[C#]
Yes, I'm from Scotland.
[N] And as a boy, my father was a unionist.
He read me the poems of Robert Service, Robert Burns, and W.H. Davies.
So I learned a little bit about what the struggle was all about.
But it wasn't until cross-legged in England in the folk club,
I was sitting before the great rambling Jack Elliot.
He didn't know me [G] then, but this was [G#m] how I learned the Woody [C#m] songs,
listening to [N] Jack.
And so tonight, different from any other you will hear tonight,
I'm singing a song that I recorded in 1965
from the Woody Guthrie children's songs.
And this song is called Riding in the Car.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Take me riding [D] in the car, car
Take me [G] riding in the car, car
Take me riding [C] in the car, car
[D]
Riding in [G] the car
I want to [D] sit in the front seat
I want to sit [G] in the back seat
Front seat, [C] back seat
[G] When you're [D]
riding in [G] my car
The engine [D] goes vroom, vroom
The engine [G] goes vroom, vroom
The engine goes [C] vroom, vroom
[G] When you're [D] riding [G] in my car
Where the horn [D] goes beep, beep, beep
The horn [G] goes beep, beep, beep
Where the horn goes [C] beep, beep, beep
When [D] you're riding [G] in the car
[Dm]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] I want to sit in [D] the front seat, said the kid
I want to sit in [G] the back seat
Front seat, [C] back seat
When you're [D] riding in [G] the car
So a lot of these songs are for [D] singing along.
Wasn't it Woody that [G] invented the words?
Hootenanny, [C] you want to try?
[D]
And [G] here comes the chorus.
Take you riding [D] in the car, car
[E]
Take you [G] riding in the car, car Hey!
Take you riding [C] in the car, car
[D] Riding in the [G] car
One more time!
Take you riding [D] in the car,
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] car
Riding in [G] the [C]
[G] car
Woody [N] Guthrie, Washington, D.C.
Thank you!
Key:
G
D
C
C#
G#m
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hello, [G] hello.
_ _ _ _ [C#]
Yes, I'm from Scotland.
[N] _ And as a boy, my father was a unionist.
He read me the poems of Robert Service, _ _ Robert Burns, and W.H. Davies.
So I learned a little bit about what the struggle was all about.
But it wasn't until cross-legged in England in the folk club,
I was sitting before the great rambling Jack Elliot. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He didn't know me [G] then, _ but this was [G#m] how I learned the Woody [C#m] songs,
listening to [N] Jack.
And so tonight, _ different from any other you will hear tonight,
I'm singing a song that I recorded _ in 1965 _
from the Woody Guthrie _ children's songs.
And this song is called Riding in the Car.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
Take me riding [D] in the car, car _
Take me [G] riding in the car, car
Take me riding [C] in the car, car
[D]
Riding in [G] the car
_ I want to [D] sit in the front seat
I want to sit [G] in the back seat
Front seat, [C] _ back seat
[G] When you're [D]
riding in [G] my car
_ The engine [D] goes vroom, vroom
The engine [G] goes vroom, vroom
The engine goes [C] vroom, vroom
[G] When you're [D] riding [G] in my car _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the horn [D] goes beep, beep, beep
The horn [G] goes beep, beep, beep
Where the horn goes [C] beep, beep, beep
When [D] you're riding [G] in the car _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ I want to sit in [D] the front seat, said the kid
I want to sit in [G] the back seat _ _
Front seat, [C] back seat
When you're [D] riding in [G] the car
_ So a lot of these songs are for [D] singing along.
_ Wasn't it Woody that [G] invented the words? _ _
Hootenanny, _ [C] you want to try?
[D] _
And [G] here comes the chorus. _
Take you riding [D] in the car, car
[E]
Take you [G] riding in the car, car Hey!
Take you riding [C] in the car, car _
[D] Riding in the [G] car
One more time!
Take you riding [D] in the car, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] car
Riding in [G] the [C] _
[G] car _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Woody [N] Guthrie, _ Washington, D.C.
_ Thank you! _
Hello, [G] hello.
_ _ _ _ [C#]
Yes, I'm from Scotland.
[N] _ And as a boy, my father was a unionist.
He read me the poems of Robert Service, _ _ Robert Burns, and W.H. Davies.
So I learned a little bit about what the struggle was all about.
But it wasn't until cross-legged in England in the folk club,
I was sitting before the great rambling Jack Elliot. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He didn't know me [G] then, _ but this was [G#m] how I learned the Woody [C#m] songs,
listening to [N] Jack.
And so tonight, _ different from any other you will hear tonight,
I'm singing a song that I recorded _ in 1965 _
from the Woody Guthrie _ children's songs.
And this song is called Riding in the Car.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
Take me riding [D] in the car, car _
Take me [G] riding in the car, car
Take me riding [C] in the car, car
[D]
Riding in [G] the car
_ I want to [D] sit in the front seat
I want to sit [G] in the back seat
Front seat, [C] _ back seat
[G] When you're [D]
riding in [G] my car
_ The engine [D] goes vroom, vroom
The engine [G] goes vroom, vroom
The engine goes [C] vroom, vroom
[G] When you're [D] riding [G] in my car _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the horn [D] goes beep, beep, beep
The horn [G] goes beep, beep, beep
Where the horn goes [C] beep, beep, beep
When [D] you're riding [G] in the car _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ I want to sit in [D] the front seat, said the kid
I want to sit in [G] the back seat _ _
Front seat, [C] back seat
When you're [D] riding in [G] the car
_ So a lot of these songs are for [D] singing along.
_ Wasn't it Woody that [G] invented the words? _ _
Hootenanny, _ [C] you want to try?
[D] _
And [G] here comes the chorus. _
Take you riding [D] in the car, car
[E]
Take you [G] riding in the car, car Hey!
Take you riding [C] in the car, car _
[D] Riding in the [G] car
One more time!
Take you riding [D] in the car, _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] car
Riding in [G] the [C] _
[G] car _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Woody [N] Guthrie, _ Washington, D.C.
_ Thank you! _
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