Driving my life away

Eddie Rabbitt

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intro : E - E - E - E 

	         E
	Well the midnight headlight find you on a rainy night
	                                        A
	steep grade up ahead slow me down makin no time
	           E
	gotta keep rollin

	those windshield wipers slappin out a tempo
	                                           A
	keepin perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
	           E
	gotta keep rolling

	A                  D                        E               A
	Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
	A                  D                        E          C#m   A   E7
	ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day

	Well the truck stop cutie comin' on to me
	tried to talk me into a ride said I wouldn't be sorry
	but she was just a baby
	well waitress pour me another cup of coffee
	pop me down jack me up shoot me out headin down the highway
	lookin for the morning

        A                  D                        E               A
	Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
	A                  D                        E          C#m   A   E7
	ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day
        E
	Well the midnight headlight find you on a rainy night

	                                        A
	steep grade up ahead slow me down makin no time
	           E
	gotta keep rollin

	those windshield wipers slappin out a tempo
	                                           A
	keepin perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
	           E
	gotta keep rolling


        A                  D                        E               A
	Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me
	A                  D                        E          C#m   A   E7
	ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day
        E
	Well the midnight headlight find you on a rainy night

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van "Driving my life away" van Eddie Rabbitt op Gitaartabs. Dit Country & Western-klassieke nummer is een perfecte keuze voor gitaristen die net beginnen en graag authentieke countryklanken willen ontwikkelen.

Met een beginner-niveau (2 van 10) is dit nummer toegankelijk zonder ondersteunende capo. Je werkt met de veelgebruikte akkoorden E, A, D, C#m en E7 — handige basisgrepen die je in veel andere nummers terugvindt. Het akkoordenschema helpt je snel vorderingen te boeken. Pak je gitaar en begin meteen met spelen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord C#m
C#m is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: C#m ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.