Lightnin' Hopkins-Automobile Blues Chords

Tempo:
102.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins-Automobile Blues chords
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[C#] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [B]
[E] I saw you riding around [A] in your brand new [E] automobile.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Yes, I saw [A] you riding [Em] around, [Am] [Em] baby, in your brand new automobile.
[E]
Yes, you were sitting there [B] happy with your handsome [A]
[E] bride.
With the wheel in your brand new [Em] automobile.
[E] [D] [E]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[E] Now your car's so pretty, baby, [Em] [A]
will you let me [E] drive some time?
[A]
[E] [F#m] [Em] [A] [E]
[Em] Yes, your [A] car's so pretty, [Em] baby, [A]
[E] please let me drive some time.
She [B] says her chauffeur was a good chauffeur.
[G] [A] [E] Lord, but he ain't like mine in your brand new automobile.
[A] [E]
[E] [B] [E]
Baby, come on and get me a little and have some fun in your [A] brand new automobile.
[G] [E] [A]
I just want to see you with that [E] new car run.
[A] [E] Yes, [B] everything will be alright.
[A]
[E] Baby's just about to break of dawn in your brand new automobile.
[A] [E] One more time.
[F#]
[A] [G#] [C#m] [A]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[B] [A#] [A] [G] [Cm]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] You got your new car, darling, and I know just how you feel.
[A]
[E]
Yes, [A] I know you sitting there happy with your handsome [E] driver at the wheel.
[A] [Em] [E]
[B] Yes, but you got too many drivers [A#] holding [A] [E] on to your steering wheel in your [F#] brand [G#] new [Em] automobile.
[A#] [F#m] [E] [C#m]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn Sam Lightnin Hopkins - Automobile Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, E, A and E. Set your pace at 51 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 102. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ I saw you riding around _ _ [A] in _ your brand new [E] automobile.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ Yes, I saw [A] you riding [Em] around, _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] baby, in your brand new automobile.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, you were sitting there [B] happy with your handsome _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] bride.
With the wheel in your brand new _ [Em] automobile. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now your car's so pretty, baby, _ _ _ [Em] _ [A]
will you let me [E] drive some time?
_ [A] _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] Yes, your [A] car's so pretty, [Em] baby, [A] _ _
_ [E] _ please let me drive some time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She [B] says her chauffeur was a good _ chauffeur.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] Lord, but he ain't like mine in your brand new automobile. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
Baby, come on and get me a _ _ little and have some fun in _ _ _ _ your [A] brand new automobile.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ I just want to see you with that [E] new car run.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ Yes, [B] everything will be alright.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Baby's just about to break of dawn in your brand new automobile. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ One more time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
[B] _ _ _ [A#] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ You got your new car, darling, _ _ _ _ and I know just how you feel.
_ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Yes, [A] I know you sitting there happy with your _ _ _ handsome [E] driver at the wheel. _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] Yes, but you got too many drivers [A#] holding [A] _ _ _ [E] on to your steering wheel in your [F#] brand [G#] new [Em] automobile. _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Sam Hopkins.

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