Chords for Ry Cooder - Crazy 'Bout An Automobile

Tempo:
89.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ry Cooder - Crazy 'Bout An Automobile chords
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[E]
[B] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [D#m] [A] [E]
Santa Cruz, a cruisin' town, a lot of nice cars in Santa Cruz town.
[C#] [A] I've [E]
[B] [A] [E] been hangin' down at the pier, [C#] watchin' all the cars [F#] go by.
[E]
[A] Here's one thing I noticed.
[E]
[B] Every time a pretty girl walked [A] by, [Bm] I said, hey [E] baby, how'd you like to come and see the
rock and roll concert tonight?
I said, [A] uh, uh, I'm the guitar player.
She [Bm] looked at me and said, [E]
[B] she looked at my shoes.
[Em] [G#] I said, what's wrong with my [E] shoes?
You're standing on the street, man.
That's [A] terrible.
[G] I don't mess around [Bm] with nobody that don't drive a car, [E] she said to me.
[B] Over and [A] over and [B] over again.
[E] I'm having a terrible time in Santa Cruz.
Oh, you [A] [E]
[A] [B] [A] [E]
see, every woman I know crazy about an automobile.
[A] Every woman I know crazy about [E] an automobile.
[E] [B] And I am [E] standing with nothing but rubber here.
[B] [E] Every woman I know crazy about an automobile.
[A] [G] Santa [A] Cruz, every [C#m] woman [A] crazy about an [E] automobile.
[B] And I am [A] standing with [E] nothing but a rubber [C#m] here.
[C] [B] [Em] And a walking women's home [B] is a thing of the past.
Women [C#] want to ride [E] around Santa Cruz in class.
Something like Cadillacs, something like Ford.
Everybody likes anything as long as it's rock [A] [E] and roll.
[B] And here I am [E] standing with nothing but a rubber here.
[B] [Em] [E]
[Em]
[E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [E] Every [Bm]
[E]
[Em]
[Bm] [F#]
[B] [Em] [E]
woman I know crazy about an automobile.
[Bm]
[E] [A] Well, every woman [Em] just crazy about an automobile.
[B] And here I am standing with [Em] nothing but a rubber [E] here.
[B] [E] Riding [Bm] in love and just can't be [E] beat.
[Bm] You and your woman in your own front seat.
She can play with your keys and she [E] can check your gear.
Turn on your radio loud enough to hear.
Turn on your heat, [C#] flip on your fan.
[G#] And then you start a rollin', this is passion.
[F#] [E]
[B] Every woman [A]
[E] [Bm]
crazy about an [E] automobile.
Every [A] woman I know crazy about [E] an automobile.
[B] And here I am standing with [E] nothing but a rubber here.
[A#m] Well, they agree [E] what you got on your feet.
[D] [E]
[A] Every woman I know crazy [E] about an automobile.
[Em]
[B] Here I am standing [Em] with nothing [E] but a rubber here.
[D] [Em]
Crazy [D] [E] about an [D] automobile.
[E]
[G] [A] [E] [D]
[E] Hey, [B] well, here I [Em] am standing [A] with [G] nothing but a rubber [E] here.
Every [D] woman
[E]
automobile.
[A] She's crazy about an [E] automobile.
Crazy about an automobile.
[B] [A]
[E] [Bm] [E] Every woman I
[D] [E] know
[C#] crazy
[C] [E] about an automobile.
[Bm] Well, they agree [A] what you got on [E]
your feet.
[Em] [A] [E] [G] [E]
[B] [Em] [E]
[B] She's [E] crazy
[Em] [E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[B]
[E] [B] [E]
[F#]
[E] [B]
[A] [Em] [E] [E]
about
[F#] an automobile.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
Bm
13421112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Ry Cooder - Crazy Bout An Automobile chords, practice the chord sequence E, E, B, A, E, Em and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [D#m] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
Santa Cruz, a cruisin' town, a lot of nice cars in Santa Cruz town.
[C#] _ _ [A] I've [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ been hangin' down at the pier, [C#] watchin' all the cars [F#] go by.
[E] _ _
[A] Here's one thing I noticed.
[E] _ _ _
[B] Every time a pretty girl walked [A] by, _ [Bm] I said, hey [E] baby, how'd you like to come and see the
rock and roll concert tonight?
I said, [A] uh, uh, I'm the guitar player.
She [Bm] looked at me and said, [E] _
[B] she looked at my shoes.
_ [Em] _ _ [G#] I said, what's wrong with my [E] shoes?
_ _ _ You're standing on the street, man.
That's [A] terrible.
_ [G] I don't mess around [Bm] with nobody that don't drive a car, [E] she said to me.
[B] Over and [A] over and [B] over again.
_ [E] I'm having a terrible time in Santa Cruz.
_ Oh, _ _ you [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
see, every woman I know crazy about an automobile. _
_ [A] Every woman I know crazy about [E] an automobile. _
[E] _ _ [B] And I am [E] standing with nothing but rubber here.
_ [B] _ [E] Every woman I know crazy about an automobile.
[A] _ [G] Santa [A] Cruz, every [C#m] woman [A] crazy about an [E] automobile.
_ _ _ [B] And I am [A] standing with [E] nothing but a rubber [C#m] here.
[C] _ [B] _ [Em] And a walking women's home [B] is a thing of the past.
Women [C#] want to ride [E] around Santa Cruz in class.
Something like Cadillacs, something like Ford.
Everybody likes anything as long as it's rock [A] [E] and roll. _
_ _ _ _ [B] And here I am [E] standing with nothing but a rubber here.
_ [B] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] Every _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ woman I know crazy about an automobile.
[Bm] _ _
[E] [A] Well, every woman [Em] just crazy about an automobile. _
_ [B] And here I am standing with [Em] nothing but a rubber [E] here.
_ [B] _ [E] Riding [Bm] in love and just can't be [E] beat.
[Bm] You and your woman in your own front seat.
She can play with your keys and she [E] can check your gear.
Turn on your radio loud enough to hear.
Turn on your heat, [C#] flip on your fan.
[G#] And then you start a rollin', this is passion.
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Every woman [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
crazy about an [E] automobile.
_ Every [A] woman I know crazy about [E] an automobile.
_ _ [B] And here I am standing with [E] nothing but a rubber here.
[A#m] Well, they agree [E] what you got on your feet. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[A] Every woman I know crazy [E] about an automobile.
_ [Em] _ _
[B] Here I am standing [Em] with nothing [E] but a rubber here.
[D] _ [Em]
Crazy _ [D] _ [E] about an [D] automobile.
[E] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] Hey, [B] well, here I [Em] am standing [A] with [G] nothing but a rubber [E] here.
_ _ Every [D] woman_
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _automobile.
[A] _ She's crazy about an [E] automobile.
Crazy about an automobile.
[B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ Every woman I _
_ _ [D] _ [E] know_
[C#] _crazy _
[C] _ _ [E] _ about an automobile.
[Bm] Well, they agree [A] what you got on [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ your feet. _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ She's [E] crazy_ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [E]
_about
[F#] an automobile.
_ [E] _ _ _ _

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