Chords for Steppenwolf- "Magic Carpet Ride" 1968 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)
Tempo:
109.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[D]
[E] I [G] like to dream, yeah yeah [E] yeah,
So I begin my sound machine,
[G] [C]
[G] I wake up in the [D] night, and I make the closest fight,
Watch all [D] those years, the [G] stars away from me,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But why don't you come with me [D] little girl,
On a hand [G]-held camera ride,
[C] You [G] don't know what we can see,
But why don't you tell your dreams [D] to me,
That this [G] hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [Gm] you away,
[G]
[A] I [G] hold my land and slant,
[C] And so I wish that [G] I could stay,
Before the [G] people would answer me,
Well [C] someone would put the lamp away,
I [G] look around, and I look at the candles all around,
Well you don't know what [C] we can find,
But why don't you [G] come with me little girl,
[C] On a hand-held camera ride,
[G] You don't know what [C] we can see,
But why don't you tell [D] your dreams to me,
[G] That this hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [G] you away,
[E]
[Em]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
I hold my land and slant,
Before the people would answer me,
Well [G] someone would put the lamp away,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But [C] why don't you come with [G] me little girl,
[G] On a hand-held camera ride,
You don't know what we can see,
But why [E] don't you tell your dreams to me,
[G] [N]
[E] I [G] like to dream, yeah yeah [E] yeah,
So I begin my sound machine,
[G] [C]
[G] I wake up in the [D] night, and I make the closest fight,
Watch all [D] those years, the [G] stars away from me,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But why don't you come with me [D] little girl,
On a hand [G]-held camera ride,
[C] You [G] don't know what we can see,
But why don't you tell your dreams [D] to me,
That this [G] hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [Gm] you away,
[G]
[A] I [G] hold my land and slant,
[C] And so I wish that [G] I could stay,
Before the [G] people would answer me,
Well [C] someone would put the lamp away,
I [G] look around, and I look at the candles all around,
Well you don't know what [C] we can find,
But why don't you [G] come with me little girl,
[C] On a hand-held camera ride,
[G] You don't know what [C] we can see,
But why don't you tell [D] your dreams to me,
[G] That this hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [G] you away,
[E]
[Em]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
I hold my land and slant,
Before the people would answer me,
Well [G] someone would put the lamp away,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But [C] why don't you come with [G] me little girl,
[G] On a hand-held camera ride,
You don't know what we can see,
But why [E] don't you tell your dreams to me,
[G] [N]
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ I [G] like to dream, _ yeah yeah [E] yeah,
So I begin my sound machine,
_ [G] _ _ _ [C]
[G] I wake up in the [D] night, and I make the closest fight,
Watch all [D] those years, the [G] stars away from me,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But why don't you come with me [D] little girl,
On a hand [G]-held camera ride,
[C] You [G] don't know what we can see,
But why don't you tell your dreams [D] to me,
That this [G] hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [Gm] you away,
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I [G] hold my land and slant,
[C] And so I wish that [G] I could stay,
Before the [G] people would answer me,
Well [C] someone would put the lamp away,
I [G] look around, and I look at the candles all around,
Well you don't know what [C] we can find,
But why don't you [G] come with me little girl,
[C] On a hand-held camera ride,
[G] You don't know what [C] we can see,
But why don't you tell [D] your dreams to me,
[G] That this hero's the truth,
_ Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [G] you away,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ hold my land and slant,
Before the people would answer me,
Well _ _ _ [G] someone would put the lamp away,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But [C] why don't you come with [G] me little girl,
[G] On a hand-held camera ride,
You don't know what we can see,
But why [E] don't you tell your dreams to me,
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ I [G] like to dream, _ yeah yeah [E] yeah,
So I begin my sound machine,
_ [G] _ _ _ [C]
[G] I wake up in the [D] night, and I make the closest fight,
Watch all [D] those years, the [G] stars away from me,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But why don't you come with me [D] little girl,
On a hand [G]-held camera ride,
[C] You [G] don't know what we can see,
But why don't you tell your dreams [D] to me,
That this [G] hero's the truth,
Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [Gm] you away,
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I [G] hold my land and slant,
[C] And so I wish that [G] I could stay,
Before the [G] people would answer me,
Well [C] someone would put the lamp away,
I [G] look around, and I look at the candles all around,
Well you don't know what [C] we can find,
But why don't you [G] come with me little girl,
[C] On a hand-held camera ride,
[G] You don't know what [C] we can see,
But why don't you tell [D] your dreams to me,
[G] That this hero's the truth,
_ Close your eyes [Bb] girl, look inside [C] them,
Let them take [G] you away,
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ hold my land and slant,
Before the people would answer me,
Well _ _ _ [G] someone would put the lamp away,
Well you don't know what we can find,
But [C] why don't you come with [G] me little girl,
[G] On a hand-held camera ride,
You don't know what we can see,
But why [E] don't you tell your dreams to me,
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _