I Stopped To Fill My Car Up Chords by Stereophonics
Tempo:
66.525 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
G
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am] I [Em] stopped to fill [F] my car up,
[Am] the [Em] car felt [F] good that day.
[Am] I [Em] didn't know [F] where I was going,
[Am] [Em] but it felt [F] good for a change.
[Am] I [Em] found a pocket [F] full of silver,
[Am] I [Em] paid the lady [F] not to change.
[Am] And [Em] then it started [F] to pass down,
[Am] I [G] started [Em] driving [F] again.
[C] And [G] then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [Em] [F] behind me.
A [Am] [G] man around [C] 40 [F] in the backseat, [Am] [G] must have stepped [F] in, I was empty.
[Am] So [G] as he sat [F] there just waiting, [Am] [G] I think he smashed my [F] face in.
[Am] He [G] had a bag [F] full of money, [Am] he [G] said just drive [F] me away.
[Am] I [G] didn't know where [F] I was going, [Am] [G] but it [C] felt [F] good to be straight.
And then it [C] started [B] to pass down, I started driving again.
And then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
And then I [C] [G] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
[Am] [G] [F] Curiosity's over, [Am] I [Em] stepped down [F] from the car.
[A] He [Am] [G] pulled a gun from [F] his jacket, [Am] [Em] said I was going [F] to die.
[Am] It [G] gives me [C] so much [F]
satisfaction, [Am] to [G] watch you [F] beg and cry.
[Am] Well [G] I just made [F] up this story, [Am] to [G] get to the [C] tension [F] that makes me smile.
[C] And [Bm] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
[C]
And [B] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F]
behind me.
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am] I [Em] stopped to fill [F] my car up,
[Am] the [Em] car felt [F] good that day.
[Am] I [Em] didn't know [F] where I was going,
[Am] [Em] but it felt [F] good for a change.
[Am] I [Em] found a pocket [F] full of silver,
[Am] I [Em] paid the lady [F] not to change.
[Am] And [Em] then it started [F] to pass down,
[Am] I [G] started [Em] driving [F] again.
[C] And [G] then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] [C] [G]
[Am] [Em] [F] behind me.
A [Am] [G] man around [C] 40 [F] in the backseat, [Am] [G] must have stepped [F] in, I was empty.
[Am] So [G] as he sat [F] there just waiting, [Am] [G] I think he smashed my [F] face in.
[Am] He [G] had a bag [F] full of money, [Am] he [G] said just drive [F] me away.
[Am] I [G] didn't know where [F] I was going, [Am] [G] but it [C] felt [F] good to be straight.
And then it [C] started [B] to pass down, I started driving again.
And then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
And then I [C] [G] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
[Am] [G] [F] Curiosity's over, [Am] I [Em] stepped down [F] from the car.
[A] He [Am] [G] pulled a gun from [F] his jacket, [Am] [Em] said I was going [F] to die.
[Am] It [G] gives me [C] so much [F]
satisfaction, [Am] to [G] watch you [F] beg and cry.
[Am] Well [G] I just made [F] up this story, [Am] to [G] get to the [C] tension [F] that makes me smile.
[C] And [Bm] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
[C]
And [B] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F]
behind me.
Key:
Am
F
G
Em
C
Am
F
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[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] I [Em] stopped to fill [F] my car up, _
[Am] the [Em] car felt [F] good that day.
[Am] I [Em] didn't know [F] where I was going, _
[Am] _ [Em] but it felt [F] good for a _ change.
[Am] I [Em] found a pocket [F] full of silver, _ _
[Am] I [Em] paid the lady [F] not to change.
[Am] And [Em] then it started [F] to pass down, _
[Am] I [G] started [Em] driving [F] again. _ _
[C] And [G] then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] behind me.
A _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] man around [C] 40 [F] in the backseat, _ [Am] _ [G] must have stepped [F] in, I was empty.
_ _ [Am] So [G] as he sat [F] there just waiting, _ [Am] _ [G] I think he smashed my [F] face in.
[Am] He [G] had a bag [F] full of money, _ _ [Am] he [G] said just drive [F] me away.
_ _ [Am] I [G] didn't know where [F] I was going, _ [Am] _ [G] but it [C] felt [F] good to be straight.
And then it [C] started [B] to pass down, I started driving again.
And then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
And then I [C] _ _ [G] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] Curiosity's over, _ _ [Am] I [Em] stepped down [F] from the car.
[A] He [Am] _ [G] pulled a gun from [F] his jacket, _ [Am] _ [Em] said I was going [F] to die.
_ _ [Am] It [G] gives me [C] so much [F]
satisfaction, _ _ [Am] to [G] watch you [F] beg and cry.
_ _ [Am] Well [G] I just made [F] up this story, _ [Am] _ to [G] get to the [C] tension [F] that makes me smile.
_ [C] And [Bm] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
_ [C]
And [B] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F]
behind me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] I [Em] stopped to fill [F] my car up, _
[Am] the [Em] car felt [F] good that day.
[Am] I [Em] didn't know [F] where I was going, _
[Am] _ [Em] but it felt [F] good for a _ change.
[Am] I [Em] found a pocket [F] full of silver, _ _
[Am] I [Em] paid the lady [F] not to change.
[Am] And [Em] then it started [F] to pass down, _
[Am] I [G] started [Em] driving [F] again. _ _
[C] And [G] then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] behind me.
A _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] man around [C] 40 [F] in the backseat, _ [Am] _ [G] must have stepped [F] in, I was empty.
_ _ [Am] So [G] as he sat [F] there just waiting, _ [Am] _ [G] I think he smashed my [F] face in.
[Am] He [G] had a bag [F] full of money, _ _ [Am] he [G] said just drive [F] me away.
_ _ [Am] I [G] didn't know where [F] I was going, _ [Am] _ [G] but it [C] felt [F] good to be straight.
And then it [C] started [B] to pass down, I started driving again.
And then I looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
And then I [C] _ _ [G] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] Curiosity's over, _ _ [Am] I [Em] stepped down [F] from the car.
[A] He [Am] _ [G] pulled a gun from [F] his jacket, _ [Am] _ [Em] said I was going [F] to die.
_ _ [Am] It [G] gives me [C] so much [F]
satisfaction, _ _ [Am] to [G] watch you [F] beg and cry.
_ _ [Am] Well [G] I just made [F] up this story, _ [Am] _ to [G] get to the [C] tension [F] that makes me smile.
_ [C] And [Bm] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F] behind me.
_ [C]
And [B] then I [Em] looked [Am] up and looked [G] in the mirror [F]
behind me. _ _ _ _ _ _