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Counting Blue Cars

Dishwalla
Bass Tab
4.7(16)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band Name: Dishwalla

Song Title: Counting Blue Cars

Tuning: Standard

Instrument: Bass

Tabbed By Tim Garagan...

If you notice anything that is incorrect, or have suggestions, please feel free to

me at timg78 at yahoo dot ca

This is a great song... very simple. This is what I play with my band and it sounds great.

Verse Progression: Bm-Asus2-G

Chorus Progression: D-Em-G

h = Hammer on

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

r = Let Ring

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Intro:

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G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

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Verse:

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Must have been...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

I could tell...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

He'ee walked with a purpose...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

many questions...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3r-------------|---------------|

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Chorus:

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He Said,

tell me all your thoughts on God.

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|

Tell me am I very far?

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1010-1010-10-0|----------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|7r-----77\|

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Verse:

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Must of been...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

On our way...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

We'ee count...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

many questions...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3r-------------|---------------|

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Chorus:

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We Said,

Tell me all your thoughts on God...

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|

And ask her why we're who we are?...

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1010-1010-10-0|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Tell me all your thoughts on God...

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|

So tell me am I very far?...

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1010-1010-10-0|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

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Solo:

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G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------0-|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------0|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-0h3--|
G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

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Verse:

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Its getting cold...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

How our shoes...

G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-75h7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

Our clothes...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

many questions...

G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|3r-------------|---------------|

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Chorus:

-------

Tell me all your thoughts on God...

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|

And ask her why we're who we are?...

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1010-1010-10-0|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Tell me all your thoughts on God...

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|

So tell me am I very far?...

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1012-1212-10-12\|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|

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Outro:

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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|
G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1012-1212-10-12\|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-70|----------------|--------------0|
E|----------------|----------------|-3-3-3-33-33-3-3|3-3-3-33-30-3--|
G|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-10-1010-1010-10-10|-10-10-10-1010-100---0-2|
E|----------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------------3----|

(G G G GG GA G A B)

That's pretty much it, hope you like it.

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