Took The Car Chords by John Mayall

Tempo:
96 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Ab

Eb

Bb

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Took The Car chords
Start Jamming...
[Eb] I [Ab] know, I love it.
[Eb] I'm gonna keep it.
[Gb] [Ebm] Took
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Ebm]
the car and drove off to the hills,
[Ab] saw the flashing lights, and saw [Ebm] them die.
[Ab]
I looked behind, smiling in [Ebm] a ghast.
[Bb]
Me and [Ab] Nancy wave them [Ebm] all goodbye.
I took the car, the sun was going down,
[Ab]
saw the changing colors [Eb] of the [Ab] sky.
[Ebm] I [Ab]
know the Apache Canyon [Eb] our [Ab] campground
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Ab] Secure and safe together [Ebm] made of slime
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Eb] [Ebm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm] I took the car and filled the [Eb] trunk with wood
[Ebm] [Ab] Took it back and made a [Ebm] bit of fire
[Ab] Be a child again would be [Gb] so [Ebm] good
[Bb] Me [Ab] and them sitting warm in our [Eb] [Ebm] desire
I took [Ab] the car [Ebm] and drove it [Eb] everywhere
[Ebm] Through [Ab]
the land where all the [Ebm] west began
[Ab] Desert wind was blowing in [Eb] our [Ebm] hair
[Bb] Me and them [Ab] sitting running [Ebm] in
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn John Mayall - Took The Car chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, Ab, Ebm and Ab. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 48 BPM and then match the original tempo of 96 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Ab Minor.

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[Eb] I [Ab] know, I love it.
[Eb] I'm gonna keep it.
[Gb] _ [Ebm] Took _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
the car and drove off to the hills,
[Ab] saw the flashing lights, and saw [Ebm] them die.
_ [Ab]
I looked behind, smiling in [Ebm] a ghast.
_ [Bb]
Me and [Ab] Nancy wave them [Ebm] all goodbye.
_ I took the car, the sun was going down,
_ [Ab]
saw the changing colors [Eb] of the [Ab] sky.
[Ebm] I [Ab]
know the Apache Canyon [Eb] our [Ab] campground
[Ebm] _ _ [Bb]
[Ab] Secure and safe together [Ebm] made of slime _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ I took the car and filled the [Eb] trunk with wood
_ [Ebm] [Ab] Took it back and made a [Ebm] bit of fire
_ [Ab] Be a child again would be [Gb] so [Ebm] good
[Bb] Me [Ab] and them sitting warm in our [Eb] [Ebm] desire
_ I took [Ab] the car [Ebm] and drove it [Eb] everywhere
_ [Ebm] Through [Ab]
the land where all the [Ebm] west began
_ [Ab] Desert wind was blowing in [Eb] our [Ebm] hair
_ [Bb] Me and them [Ab] sitting running [Ebm] in _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
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This song finds its place within the U.S.A. Union album.

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