Racing In The Streets Chords by Townes Van Zandt
Tempo:
122.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I got a 69 Chevy with a [F#m] 396,
[G] few lay heads and a hearse on the floor.
[F#m] She's a-waitin' for me in the parking [A]
lot,
[G] down by the 7-Eleven [D] store.
Me and my partner Sonny,
we built her straight out of scratch,
now [G] we run her from town to town.
[F#m] All we go for the [A] money, no strings attached,
[G] we shut them up and then we shut [D] them down.
All we take all the action we can get,
[G] and we cover all the northeast states.
[F#m] And when the strip shuts down,
we [A] run them in the streets,
[G] from the fire road to the [D] interstate.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats.
[Em] [A] Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets.
I met her on the strip three years ago,
in [G] his Camaro with a dude from L.A.
[A] Well, I blew that Camaro off my back,
[G] and I drove that little girl [D] away.
But now there's wrinkles all around my baby's eyes,
[G] she cries herself to sleep at night.
She [F#m] just sits on the porch of [A] her daddy's house,
[G] says, babe, you make it home [D] all right.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them off at my first heat.
[F#m] Summer's [A] here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in the [D] streets.
Well, some guys, they just give up living,
start [G] dying little by little, piece by piece.
[F#m] Some guys get off work, [A] go home and wash up,
[G] go racing in [D] the streets.
So all you shut down strangers and hot rod angels
[G] rumbling through this promised land,
[Em] [F#m] my baby and me, [A] we're gonna drive to the sea
[G] and wash these sins [D] off our hands.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats.
[A] Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets.
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
I got a 69 Chevy with a [F#m] 396,
[G] few lay heads and a hearse on the floor.
[F#m] She's a-waitin' for me in the parking [A]
lot,
[G] down by the 7-Eleven [D] store.
Me and my partner Sonny,
we built her straight out of scratch,
now [G] we run her from town to town.
[F#m] All we go for the [A] money, no strings attached,
[G] we shut them up and then we shut [D] them down.
All we take all the action we can get,
[G] and we cover all the northeast states.
[F#m] And when the strip shuts down,
we [A] run them in the streets,
[G] from the fire road to the [D] interstate.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats.
[Em] [A] Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets.
I met her on the strip three years ago,
in [G] his Camaro with a dude from L.A.
[A] Well, I blew that Camaro off my back,
[G] and I drove that little girl [D] away.
But now there's wrinkles all around my baby's eyes,
[G] she cries herself to sleep at night.
She [F#m] just sits on the porch of [A] her daddy's house,
[G] says, babe, you make it home [D] all right.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them off at my first heat.
[F#m] Summer's [A] here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in the [D] streets.
Well, some guys, they just give up living,
start [G] dying little by little, piece by piece.
[F#m] Some guys get off work, [A] go home and wash up,
[G] go racing in [D] the streets.
So all you shut down strangers and hot rod angels
[G] rumbling through this promised land,
[Em] [F#m] my baby and me, [A] we're gonna drive to the sea
[G] and wash these sins [D] off our hands.
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats.
[A] Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets.
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
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D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I got a 69 Chevy with a _ [F#m] 396,
[G] few lay heads and a hearse on the floor. _
_ [F#m] She's a-waitin' for me in the parking [A]
lot,
[G] down by the 7-Eleven [D] store. _
Me and my partner Sonny,
we built her straight out of scratch,
now [G] we run her from town to town. _
[F#m] All we go for the [A] money, no strings attached,
[G] we shut them up and then we shut [D] them down. _
All we take all the action we can get,
[G] and we cover all the northeast states. _
[F#m] And when the strip shuts down,
we [A] run them in the streets,
[G] from the fire road to the [D] interstate. _
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats. _
[Em] _ [A] _ Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets. _
_ I met her on the strip three years ago,
in [G] his Camaro with a dude from L.A. _
[A] Well, I blew that Camaro off my back,
[G] and I drove that little girl [D] away.
But now there's wrinkles all around my baby's eyes,
[G] she cries herself to sleep at night.
She [F#m] just sits on the porch of [A] her daddy's house, _
[G] says, babe, you make it home [D] all right. _
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them off at my first heat. _ _
[F#m] _ _ Summer's [A] here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in the [D] streets. _
Well, some guys, they just give up living,
start [G] dying little by little, piece by piece. _
[F#m] Some guys get off work, [A] go home and wash up,
_ [G] go racing in [D] the streets.
So all you shut down strangers and hot rod angels
[G] rumbling through this promised land, _
[Em] [F#m] my baby and me, [A] we're gonna drive to the sea
[G] and wash these sins [D] off our hands.
Aw, tonight, _ tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats. _
_ [A] _ Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets. _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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I got a 69 Chevy with a _ [F#m] 396,
[G] few lay heads and a hearse on the floor. _
_ [F#m] She's a-waitin' for me in the parking [A]
lot,
[G] down by the 7-Eleven [D] store. _
Me and my partner Sonny,
we built her straight out of scratch,
now [G] we run her from town to town. _
[F#m] All we go for the [A] money, no strings attached,
[G] we shut them up and then we shut [D] them down. _
All we take all the action we can get,
[G] and we cover all the northeast states. _
[F#m] And when the strip shuts down,
we [A] run them in the streets,
[G] from the fire road to the [D] interstate. _
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats. _
[Em] _ [A] _ Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets. _
_ I met her on the strip three years ago,
in [G] his Camaro with a dude from L.A. _
[A] Well, I blew that Camaro off my back,
[G] and I drove that little girl [D] away.
But now there's wrinkles all around my baby's eyes,
[G] she cries herself to sleep at night.
She [F#m] just sits on the porch of [A] her daddy's house, _
[G] says, babe, you make it home [D] all right. _
Aw, tonight, tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them off at my first heat. _ _
[F#m] _ _ Summer's [A] here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in the [D] streets. _
Well, some guys, they just give up living,
start [G] dying little by little, piece by piece. _
[F#m] Some guys get off work, [A] go home and wash up,
_ [G] go racing in [D] the streets.
So all you shut down strangers and hot rod angels
[G] rumbling through this promised land, _
[Em] [F#m] my baby and me, [A] we're gonna drive to the sea
[G] and wash these sins [D] off our hands.
Aw, tonight, _ tonight, the strip's just right,
[G] I'm gonna blow them all out of their seats. _
_ [A] _ Summer's here and the time is right,
[G] we're racing in [D] the streets. _ _
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