I Love My Car Chords & Tabs
Artist: Belle & Sebastian
Album: Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
Song: I Love My Car
Transcribed by Daniel Paul
Tuning: Standard
(based on Bb Major scale)
INTRO:
Guitar I:
Bb Am Gm F Eb Dm Cm Bb
e|----6-8-10-8-6-|----5-6-|----5-6-|----5-6-|----5-6-|----5-6-|----|
B|--6------------|--8-----|--6-----|--------|--------|--------|----|
G|---------------|--------|--------|--8-----|--7-----|--5-----|----|
D|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--8-|
A|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----|
E|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----|
Guitar II: Chords, hit bass note then strum
/ /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / /// / ///
e|-----6-----5------3------1-------11-------10------8-------6~--|
B|-----6-----5------3------1-------11-------10------8-------6~--|
G|-----7-----5------3------2-------12-------10------8-------7~--|
D|----(8)---(7)----(5)----(3)-----(13)-----(12)----(10)----(8~)-|
A|----(8)---(7)----(5)----(3)-----(13)-----(12)----(10)----(8~)-|
E|-6--(6)-5-(5)-3--(3)-1--(1)-11--(11)-10--(10)-8--(8)--6--(6~)-|
Guitar I & II Simultaneously 2x then add this:
Guitar III:
Bb Am Gm F Eb D Cm Bb
e|----6-8-13-11-10-|--11--10-|--8--6--5--6~|
B|--6--------------|---------|-------------|
G|-----------------|---------|-------------|
D|-----------------|---------|-------------|
A|-----------------|---------|-------------|
E|-----------------|---------|-------------|
Bb Am Gm F Eb D Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm
e|----6-8-13-11-10-|--11--10-|--8--6--5--3~|
B|--6--------------|---------|-------------|
G|-----------------|---------|-------------|
D|-----------------|---------|-------------|
A|-----------------|---------|-------------|
E|-----------------|---------|-------------|
BRIDGE:
Guitar I:
Gm Bb F Am Gm Bb F, Am, Bb C/G
e|---------3-------|-3--------------------|-8-8-8-8-6-5----|----5-5-|-3~-|
B|-3-3-3-5---6-5---|---6-5------3-5-3-----|------------8-6-|-6-8----|----|
G|---------------5-|-------5--5-------5-5-|----------------|--------|----|
D|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--(3x)--|----|
A|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|----|
E|-----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|----|
Guitar II:
//// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// /
e|--3-----6-----1-----5-----3-----6-----1-----5-----6-----0~--|
B|--3-----6-----1-----5-----3-----6-----1-----5-----6-----1~--|
G|--3-----7-----2-----5-----3-----7-----2-----5-----7-----0~--|
D|--5-----8-----3-----7-----5-----8-----3-----7-----8-----2~--|
A|--5-----8-----3-----7-----5-----8-----3-----7-----8-----3~--|
E|--3-----6-----1-----5-----3-----6-----1-----5-----6-----3~--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/belle_and_sebastian/i_love_my_car_tab.html ]
VERSE:
F C Eb Bb Db F C/G
//// //// //// //// //// //// ////
e|--1-----0-----6------6-----4-----1-----0~--|
B|--1-----1-----8------6-----6-----1-----1~--|
G|--2-----0-----8------7-----6-----2-----0~--|
D|--3-----2-----8------8-----6-----3-----2~--|
A|--3-----3-----6------8-----4-----3-----3~--|
E|--1----(3)----6------6-----4-----1-----3~--|
CHORUS:
Eb Bb F C Bb
// // // // // // // // //
e|--6-----6-----8------8------6~--|
B|--8-----6-----10-----8------6~--|
G|--8-----7-----10-----9------7~--|
D|--8-----8-----10-----10-----8~--|
A|--6-----8-----8------10-----8~--|
E|--6-----6-----8------8------6~--|
SOLO: verse chords
e|-----8h10----8~---|--8-10-8-13-11-|--10h11-11-13-10-------|
B|------------------|---------------|-----------------13-11-|
G|--10------10------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------8-------------------------|
B|--14-14-13-11-9----10-8------8-10-13-10-8--|
G|------------------------10-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----8h10----13~--|--13-11-13p11-10--|--6h8-6-9-9--9-11-9-8------------|
B|------------------|------------------|----------------------10-10-8----|
G|--10------10------|------------------|------------------------------10-|
D|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|-------10-13-13-10------|
G|--12-12-----------12----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
CHRONOLOGY:
INTRO: 3x
BRIDGE: 2x
VERSE I:
F C Eb Bb
I love my car, I admit today I’ve gone too far
Db F C/G
to enamor myself of my little motor car
F C Eb Bb
I Love My Dog, I Love my Pussy cat I Love the rat
Db F C/G
That lives under the floor and makes his bed from novelettes
CHORUS:
Eb Bb
I Wish I could Say the same for
F C
You the day will come soon when I look in your Eyes but
Bb
I won’t see you… (smiling)
Verse II:
F C Eb Bb
I’ve got a head like a soaking sponge I’ve got a tongue like a
Db F C/G
little slug I won’t be bugged by trivia…
F C Eb Bb
I love my car, I love my Brian my denis and my Al
Db F C/G
I could even find it in my heart to love Mike Love
INTRO: 3x
BRIDGE: 2x end on Gm