I Want You Like A Seatbelt
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Capo 1
A E
I like crumbs and chrome headlights
A D
Carnivals and canines, boardwalk girls who play nice
A E
Cars and their engines, a bridge in its suspension
A D A
The sun shadowing the east
A E
And I like how your dress looks with that lamp shade
A D
How people always tell me, you’re the best friend they ever made
A E
Take me to the commune, we can live with Cat Stevens
A D A
He can play the tambourine
E A D
Oh, I’d like to live up in a house that lives up in a tree
A E
Only you and me, maybe a kid, maybe three
A D
Maybe from the top, you can see that
A E A
I want you across my hips, fastened low and tight
D F#m
In the middle of the woods, in the middle of the night
E A D A
We can let the world fall away, one kiss at a time
A E
I like my Mustangs unshod
A
the coy-wolves of Cape Cod
D
The tillerman and big maud
A
gone but not forgotten
E
The wind catching the caution,
A D A
so let it all be free
A E
Let’s take another unplanned road trip,
A
leave behind New England
D
Maybe we can find
A
our Lefty’s sister Ingrid
E
Leave the frozen rivers
A D A
to some place we’ve never seen
E A D
Oh, I’d like to live up in a house that lives up in a tree
A E
Only you and me, maybe a kid, maybe three
A D
Maybe from the top, you can see that
F#m E A
I want you across my hips, fastened low and tight
D F#m
In the middle of the woods, in the middle of the night
E A D A
We can let the world fall away, one kiss at a time
E A D A
Let the world fall away, one kiss at a time
How to play I Want You Like A Seatbelt
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.