Midnight Driving
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro] (Nothing until drums come in)
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------| x2
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
[Verse 1]
"We're taking the long way around, we wanna work this one out"
"I don't have the time we got plenty, on this midnight drive the speed's 20"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
"Brakes on for now, you ask me 'Why?', I ask 'How?'"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------|
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
"We got to the end of this road, there's some things I just don't know"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6-----------------------------------------|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------| x2
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
[Chorus]
"We're going midnight driving, can't you see I was trying?"
"Don't you say we've arrived yet, at the end, oh no."
"We're going midnight driving, take me for one more ride, yeah"
"Drop me off on the side here, at the end..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------| x4
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
[Verse 2]
"Driving home in silence, wondering where the time went."
"Dead end on the highway, wishing it went my way, so-"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-9-9---9-9-9---9-8-8---8-8-8---8-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-|
"go-oh-oh-oh, I already know-oh-oh-oh"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------|
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
"Where you wanna go-oh-oh-oh, when the driving is over"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6-----------------------------------------|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------|
E|\9-9-9---------8---8---------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"We're going midnight driving, can't you see I was trying?"
"Don't you say we've arrived yet, at the end, oh no."
"We're going midnight driving, take me for one more ride, yeah"
"Drop me off on the side here, at the end..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------| x4
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
[Bridge]
"We got lost somehow, beneath the waves and clouds."
"I wanna get out of town, drive me away, drive me away."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"We're going midnight driving, can't you see I was trying?"
"Don't you say we've arrived yet, at the end, oh no."
"We're going midnight driving, take me for one more ride, yeah"
"Drop me off on the side here, at the end..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------/6------------------------------/8-8-8-8---|
A|--------8-11-8-------------8-------------------------------------| x4
E|\9-9-9---------8---8-------------6-6-6---4-6-6-6---6-6-----------|
[Outro]
"How can we lift off without you beside me?"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------6-8-8-8-8-|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
"How can we lift off without you beside me?"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
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How to play Midnight Driving
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.