Driving With The Brakes On
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D
Driving through the long night
Bm
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's wrong
D
Now the kid has gone. I sit belted up tight
Bm D
She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on
G A
And I might be more a man if I stopped this in it's tracks
D Bm G
And said come on, let's go home. But she's got the wheel
A D G
And I've got nothing except what I have on
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D
When you're driving with the brakes on
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't
D Bm
Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
D
The thing we've done
D Bm
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
D G
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
A D Bm
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
G A D G
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on
D
When you're driving with the brakes on
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on
G
It's hard to say you love someone
A Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't
D Bm G Bm G D
But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide
Bm G A Bm G A
Nothing's gonna make me break from her side
D
When you're driving with the brakes on
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G D
And it's hard to say you don't
(End on D)
How to play Driving With The Brakes On
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.