Baby Driver

Song

song: Baby Driver

artist: Paul Simon

Note: to play with the record you need to dune down your guitar by one half-step.

Intro:

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During the song there are more

E7 ish? bends like the one below.

e:--0-----------------|--|-9b10-------------|------------|
B:--8b9--8b9---7-7--5-|--|-8b9--8b9---7-7--5|---7b9--7b9-|
G:--6b7--6b7---5-5--4-|x2|------6b7---5-5--4|------------|
D:--8b9--8b9---7-7----|--|------8b9---7-7---|------------|
A:--------------------|--|------------------|------------|
E:--------------------|--|------------------|------------|

During song:

E E6 riff "E bass" "A bass"

e:-----0--0-0---0-0-|----|--------------|--------------|
B:-----0--2-0---2-0-|----|--------------|--------------|
G:-----1--1-1---1-1-|----|-----------1--|--2--2--2--2--|
D:-----2--2-2---2-2-|-x2-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|
A:-----2--2-2---2-2-|----|--2--2--2--2--|--0--4--5-----|
E:--0--0--0-0---0-0-|----|--0--4--5-----|--------------|

Verse 1:

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E bass

My daddy was a family bassman,

my mama was an engineer,

and I was born one dark gray morn'

A bass E E6 riff

with music comin' in my ears, in my ears.

Chorus:

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A bass (played 4 times here)

They call me Baby Driver, and once upon a pair of wheels

E

hit the road and I'm gone

A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)

what's my num-ber,

F#7

I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,

E A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)

Scoot down the road, what's my num-ber,

F#7 A E

I wonder how your engine feels.

E7

Badadaaaa

Play the quick succession this way for both occasions

A7 G#7 G7 F#7

e:---5---4---3---2----|
B:---5---4---3---2----|
G:---6---5---4---3----|
D:---5---4---3---2----|
A:---7---6---5---4----|
E:---5---4---3---2----|

Break: scat vocals: (basically same chord progression as 1st verse)

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E A E E6 riff

Oooooooo doodadoooooouie

Verse 2: (same as verse 1)

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My daddy was a prominent frogman,

my mama's in the Naval reserve,

when I was young, I carried a gun,

but I never got the chance to serve, I did not serve.

Chorus 2: same as chorus 1

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Saxo Solo:

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Play over the chords for the verse and chorus, with harmonies by Simon and Garfunkel

and motorcycle noises

Verse 3:

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My daddy got a big promotion,

my mama got a raise in pay.

There's no one home, we're all alone;

Oh, come into my room and play, yes, we can play.

Chorus 3:

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I'm not talkin' about your pigtails, I'm talkin' 'bout your sex-appeal

hit the road and I'm gone

What's my number,

I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,

Scoot down the road, what's my number,

I wonder how your engine feels.

End:

Plays E E6 riff for a while, with dodododoooos.

Then shifts gears:

F F6

e:----1--1-1--1-1|
B:----1--3-1--3-1|
G:----2--2-2--2-2|x lots
D:----x--x-x--x-x|
A:----3--3-3--3-3|
E:--1-1--1-1--1-1|

Motorcycle noises, and commentary...

"and the world champion is completing his run off the spectator side...."fade out.