Drive Like I Never Been Hurt Chords by Ry Cooder

Tempo:
53.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] You told everybody that I couldn't drive.
And you didn't even want me around.
And you knocked my love, and you know that's a lie.
[G] Cause I'm a good man when the flag goes down.
[F] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been hurt.
[G] Down the road like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my way [C] like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[F] I'll say [C] goodbye to all my friends.
[G] That won't take too very long.
[F] They'll be real [C] big men someday.
[G] Never gonna miss me when I'm gone.
[D] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been hurt.
[G] I'll be long gone like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my [C] way like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[F] Well I'm [D] in the road, I'm in the right.
[G] I got a mind to drive all night.
I [F] get there, they'll know my name.
[G] My head's blown [C] loose all over again.
[F] Hues getting hot, sun's getting high.
[G] Salt is [C] burning in my eye.
[F] My brain's still good, my tires are fast.
[G] If my drag shoe fails, baby, I don't care.
[F] Cause I'm gonna drive [C] like I've never been hurt.
[G] Be long gone like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my [C] way like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[F] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been [G] hurt.
Down the road like [F] you'd ever ride.
Cause I'll find my way [C] like I've never been [G] lost.
You never laughed and I never [F] [C] cried.
[G] Oh my [F] car is good, I can prove it.
Look at [C] it.
You know she told [G] me I couldn't drive and cars weren't no good.
But you know I had the [F] 49 crank.
I had the [C] 24 stud head.
[G] I had the Lincoln gears.
I had the 49 [F] interior and yeah, I had it.
I had the Thompsons in the back.
Vertex [G] Magneto in the front.
I went down to Tony Nance, he got a bleated interior.
[F] He said it looked good.
[C] She told me she didn't like it.
[G] Said I couldn't drive.
Said the car wasn't no good to nobody.
[F] Look at where I'm going.
I'm gonna hit the road, I ain't [G] coming back.
I'm gonna drive.
[F] Hell no.
[C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Ry Cooder - Drive Like I Never Been Hurt chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, G, C, F, C, G, F and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 107. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Minor.

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[D] You told everybody that I couldn't drive.
And you didn't even want me around.
And you knocked my love, and you know that's a lie.
[G] Cause I'm a good man when the flag goes down.
[F] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been hurt.
[G] Down the road like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my way [C] like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[F] I'll say [C] goodbye to all my friends.
[G] That won't take too very long.
[F] They'll be real [C] big men someday.
[G] Never gonna miss me when I'm gone.
[D] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been hurt.
[G] I'll be long gone like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my [C] way like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] Well I'm [D] in the road, I'm in the right.
[G] I got a mind to drive all night.
I [F] get there, they'll know my name.
[G] My head's blown [C] loose all over again.
[F] Hues getting hot, sun's getting high.
[G] Salt is [C] burning in my eye.
[F] My brain's still good, my tires are fast.
[G] If my drag shoe fails, baby, I don't care.
[F] Cause I'm gonna drive [C] like I've never been hurt.
[G] Be long gone like you'd ever ride.
[F] Find my [C] way like I've never been lost.
[G] You never laughed and I never cried.
[F] I'm gonna [C] drive like I've never been [G] hurt.
Down the road like [F] you'd ever ride.
Cause I'll find my way [C] like I've never been [G] lost.
You never laughed and I never [F] _ [C] cried.
_ [G] _ Oh my [F] car is good, I can prove it.
Look at [C] it.
You know she told [G] me I couldn't drive and cars weren't no good.
But you know I had the [F] 49 crank.
I had the [C] 24 stud head.
[G] I had the Lincoln gears.
I had the 49 [F] interior and yeah, I had it.
I had the Thompsons in the back.
Vertex [G] Magneto in the front.
I went down to Tony Nance, he got a bleated interior.
[F] He said it looked good.
[C] She told me she didn't like it.
[G] Said I couldn't drive.
Said the car wasn't no good to nobody.
[F] Look at where I'm going.
I'm gonna hit the road, I ain't [G] coming back.
I'm gonna drive. _
[F] Hell no.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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