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Roxette - Sleeping In My Car
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Trans. Ben Sinclair (ssusncla@rdg.ac.uk)
start with figure 1:
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------| Play
D----------7---9--7--------------7--9-7----| x2
A---7---9----9-------7------7-9---------7--|
E-9---9-------------------9----------------|
then:
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-----------|
A---7---9---|
E-9---9-----|
The chords for the verse are barred at these frets:
F# - 2, E - 0, B - 2, D - 5
F#
I'll tell you what I've done
E
I'll tell you what I'll do
B D
Been driving all night just to get close to you
F# E
Baby babe - I'm moving so fast
B D
You'd better come on
F#
The moon is alright
E
The freeway's heading South
B
My Heart is going Boom!
D
There's a strange taste in my mouth
F# E
Baby babe - I'm moving real fast
B D
So try to hold on
Try to hold on!
The chords for the chorus are barred at these frets:
F# - 9, C# - 9, D# - 6, B - 7
F# C#
Sleeping in my car - I will undress you
D# B
Sleeping in my car - I will caress you
F# C# B C#
Staying in the back seat of my car making up
Repeat figure 1
Here is the chorus rhythm:
F#
So come out tonight
E
I'll take you for a ride
B
This steamy ol' wagon
D
The radio is getting wild
F# E
Baby babe we're moving so fast
B D
I try to hang on
Try to hang on!
Sleeping in my car - I will undress you
Sleeping in my car - I will caress you
Staying in the back seat of my car making love, oh yea!
Sleeping in my car - I will posess you
Sleeping in my car - certainly bless you
Laying in the back seat of my car making up
No guitar over this bit:
The night is so pretty and so young
The night is so pretty and so young
So very young...
then:
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D----------7---9--7--------------7--9-7-----
A---7---9----9-------7------7-9---------7---
E-9---9-------------------9-----------------
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D----------7---9--7---------------7-6------|
A---7---9----9-------7------7-9-------9----|
E-9---9-------------------9----------------|
The rest is just choruses:
Sleeping in my car - I will undress you
Sleeping in my car - I will caress you
Staying in the back seat of my car making love to you
Sleeping in my car - I will posess you
Sleeping in my car - certainly bless you
Laying in the back seat of my car making up
I will undress you
I will undress you
The night is so pretty and so young
