Shut Up And Drive
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[Verso 1]
F
Ohhhkay, you guys have clearly got a history
F
Is it just me, or are the windows in here getting kinda misty?
Bb
The vibes are not exactly off but they're not quite where I thought they'd be
{C}
I've got a funny feeling there's something you're not telling me
F
And I don't want to assume, you know I wouldn't wanna pry
F
I don't wanna be the thing that comes between both of you guys
Bb
I could leave, seems to me there's still some meat left on these bones
{C}
You can chw each other out all you like whn you're alone
[Refrão]
F
Shut up and drive
F
You guys have got a lot to say
F
But you don't wanna talk, so guess you gotta play this game
Bb C
I won't survive another ride with you, I think I'd rather die
C
I mean it, man
N.C. F
So pull up or shut up and drive
F
Shut up and drive
C
(Sha-la la-la la-la la-la-la)
[Verso 2]
{F}
Okay, let's do a cold open and cut right to the chase
F
I've seen a million married couples with less chemistry than this
Bb
There are devils, demons, incubi whose blood don't run as hot
C
All the great lovers of fiction, they would kill for what you've got
F
But throw a punch, not a kiss, if that's what you've gotta do
F
Keep your passion under wraps and act like everything is cool
Bb
Keep pissin' nitroglycerine, keep burning it for fuel
{C}
Keep getting in his face like that, I know you like the view
[Refrão]
F
Shut up and drive
F
You guys have got a lot to say
F
But you don't wanna talk, so guess you gotta play this game
Bb C
I won't survive another ride with you, I think I'd rather die
C
I mean it, man
C
So pull up or shut up and
[Ponte]
Gm
Kiss, now kiss, just get it out of your system
F
Youre both throwin' blind from the free-throw line but Im set up for the assist, uh
Gm
Oh, Yaoi Zowee, howd you ever manage without me?
F D
Talkin enemies into lovers, into buddies, into each other, talkin-
Eb
Poetry read aloud in the long midwinter nights
Gm
Talkin love letters and wedding vows and honeymoons and sundowns
A Bb
Anniversaries and a Bichon Frisé and a week off to paint a nursery
C D
And a house with a view and a yard outside and a seven-seater Honda in the
[Refrão]
G
Drive
G
Imagine when the tension breaks
G
When this great tug-of-war has brought you cheek to cheek
C D
I wont survive another ride with you two brooding either side
D
I need this, man!
N.C.
(Im not fetishizing it, Im invested in your relationship!)
G
Shut up and drive
G
You guys have got a lot to say
G
But you don't wanna talk, so guess you gotta play this game
C D
I won't survive another ride with you, I think I'd rather die
D
I need it, man
N.C. G
So pull up or shut up and drive
G
Shut up and drive
G
Shut up and drive
D {G}
(Sha-la la-la la-la the fuck up!)
N.C.
(Ah, shut up!)
How to play Shut Up And Drive
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.