Chords for Arthur Smith & His Crackerjacks - Hot Rod Race (1951)
Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe took off in my [E] Ford from San [A] Pedro.
I hadn't much [D] gas and the tires was [E] low, but that old [A] Ford would really go.
It was somewhere along about the middle of the night we was ripping [E] along like people,
[A] mate, when a Mercury behind [D] began to blink his [E] lights, he honked his [A] horn and he blew
out of sight.
He had twin pots and a Columbia clutch and a speed no [E] other car could [A] touch, and to you
[D] folks that don't dig the [E] jive, that's two [A] carburetors and an overdrive.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] We made grease spots out of many good town and left the cop [E] running round and round.
[A] They wouldn't [D] chase, they'd run and hide, [E] and me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side.
We're Ford men and we both knew that we would [E] race till something blew.
[A] My car shook, [D] the engine cried, [E] but me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] My brother paled and said he was sick and he looked [E] to me like a nervous wreck, [A] but
why should I [D] worry?
What the heck?
[E] Me and that Mercury [A] was neck to neck.
Now out on the desert we did glide, flying [E] low and flying [A] wide, me and that [D] Mercury taking
a [E] ride, staying [A] exactly side by side.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I looked in the mirror, saw something coming.
I thought it was a [E] plane, by the way, it was a [A] Hummin, it was humming along [D] at a terrible
[E] pace and I knew right then [A] it was the end of the race.
When it pulled by, I turned the other way, but the guy in the [E] Mercury had nothing to
[A] say for passing us up as we went our way [E] was a kid in a [A] hopped up Model A.
I was like, what the heck?
[N]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe took off in my [E] Ford from San [A] Pedro.
I hadn't much [D] gas and the tires was [E] low, but that old [A] Ford would really go.
It was somewhere along about the middle of the night we was ripping [E] along like people,
[A] mate, when a Mercury behind [D] began to blink his [E] lights, he honked his [A] horn and he blew
out of sight.
He had twin pots and a Columbia clutch and a speed no [E] other car could [A] touch, and to you
[D] folks that don't dig the [E] jive, that's two [A] carburetors and an overdrive.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] We made grease spots out of many good town and left the cop [E] running round and round.
[A] They wouldn't [D] chase, they'd run and hide, [E] and me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side.
We're Ford men and we both knew that we would [E] race till something blew.
[A] My car shook, [D] the engine cried, [E] but me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] My brother paled and said he was sick and he looked [E] to me like a nervous wreck, [A] but
why should I [D] worry?
What the heck?
[E] Me and that Mercury [A] was neck to neck.
Now out on the desert we did glide, flying [E] low and flying [A] wide, me and that [D] Mercury taking
a [E] ride, staying [A] exactly side by side.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I looked in the mirror, saw something coming.
I thought it was a [E] plane, by the way, it was a [A] Hummin, it was humming along [D] at a terrible
[E] pace and I knew right then [A] it was the end of the race.
When it pulled by, I turned the other way, but the guy in the [E] Mercury had nothing to
[A] say for passing us up as we went our way [E] was a kid in a [A] hopped up Model A.
I was like, what the heck?
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe took off in my [E] Ford from San [A] Pedro.
I hadn't much [D] gas and the tires was [E] low, but that old [A] Ford would really go.
_ _ It was somewhere along about the middle of the night we was ripping [E] along like people,
[A] mate, when a Mercury behind [D] began to blink his [E] lights, he honked his [A] horn and he blew
out of sight. _ _
He had twin pots and a Columbia clutch and a speed no [E] other car could [A] touch, and to you
[D] folks that don't dig the [E] jive, that's two [A] carburetors and an overdrive. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ We made grease spots out of many good town and left the cop [E] running round and round.
[A] They wouldn't [D] chase, they'd run and hide, [E] and me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side. _ _
We're Ford men and we both knew that we would [E] race till something blew.
[A] My car shook, [D] the engine cried, [E] but me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ My brother paled and said he was sick and he looked [E] to me like a nervous wreck, [A] but
why should I [D] worry?
What the heck?
[E] Me and that Mercury [A] was neck to neck. _ _ _
Now out on the desert we did glide, flying [E] low and flying [A] wide, me and that [D] Mercury taking
a [E] ride, staying [A] exactly side by side. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ I looked in the mirror, saw something coming.
I thought it was a [E] plane, by the way, it was a [A] Hummin, it was humming along [D] at a terrible
[E] pace and I knew right then [A] it was the end of the race. _ _
When it pulled by, I turned the other way, but the guy in the [E] Mercury had nothing to
[A] say for passing us up as we went our way [E] was a kid in a [A] hopped up Model A.
I was like, what the heck? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe took off in my [E] Ford from San [A] Pedro.
I hadn't much [D] gas and the tires was [E] low, but that old [A] Ford would really go.
_ _ It was somewhere along about the middle of the night we was ripping [E] along like people,
[A] mate, when a Mercury behind [D] began to blink his [E] lights, he honked his [A] horn and he blew
out of sight. _ _
He had twin pots and a Columbia clutch and a speed no [E] other car could [A] touch, and to you
[D] folks that don't dig the [E] jive, that's two [A] carburetors and an overdrive. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ We made grease spots out of many good town and left the cop [E] running round and round.
[A] They wouldn't [D] chase, they'd run and hide, [E] and me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side. _ _
We're Ford men and we both knew that we would [E] race till something blew.
[A] My car shook, [D] the engine cried, [E] but me and that Mercury [A] stayed side by side. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ My brother paled and said he was sick and he looked [E] to me like a nervous wreck, [A] but
why should I [D] worry?
What the heck?
[E] Me and that Mercury [A] was neck to neck. _ _ _
Now out on the desert we did glide, flying [E] low and flying [A] wide, me and that [D] Mercury taking
a [E] ride, staying [A] exactly side by side. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ I looked in the mirror, saw something coming.
I thought it was a [E] plane, by the way, it was a [A] Hummin, it was humming along [D] at a terrible
[E] pace and I knew right then [A] it was the end of the race. _ _
When it pulled by, I turned the other way, but the guy in the [E] Mercury had nothing to
[A] say for passing us up as we went our way [E] was a kid in a [A] hopped up Model A.
I was like, what the heck? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _