Ford Econoline Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Ford Econoline by Chuck Prophet is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, C, F, G and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A                                      A 
She pulled over said "climb on in"... I did what she said 
A                                     A  
She turned the music up real loud... it was the Talking Heads 
D                                                                      A 
Didn’t matter where we was going... made no difference to me at the time 
E                                       D 
Takes me back when I hear that song... makes me feel warm inside,  
NC             A 
Ford Econoline! 

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e|--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--| 
B|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--| 
G|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--| 
D|--2--2-4-2--2-4-2--2-4-2-2-2-4--| 
A|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-5-0-0--| 
E|--------------------------------| 

A 
Ever since the beginning of the world... the beginning of time 
A 
Somebody said that the road was his... somebody said “No, it’s mine” 
D 
Some folks are born ‘neath the sign of the road...  
                                       A 
Close enough to turn and leave it all behind 
E                                           D 
Fall together like the rock of Gibraltar... guitars and drums inside 
NC           A 
Ford Econoline! (Ford Econoline!), (Ford Econoline!) 

D C F C A   D C F C A  A   

A 
Criss-crossed the country in two-tone job... it was 1985 
A 
Mile after mile we was burning oil... we couldn’t keep it alive 
D                                                                      A 
Laid out flatter than a Chinese rug... when she went her way, I went mine 
E                                       D 
All these memories like dirty plates stacked up in the sink of time 
NC           A 
Ford Econoline! Ford Econoline! Ford Econoline! Ford Econoline! 

E G A B D E    E G A B D E    E    E G A B D E    E G A B D E  E 
Let’s go 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante