Speeding Car Chords
by Eskimo Joe
Speeding Car by Eskimo Joe is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, G, C, D, F#/G, C#/A and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
I'm a speeding car
G
And I can't slow down
C
But you're standing in the way
D
And I just can't find the breaks
Em
I'm a speeding car
G
And I can't slow down
C
Did you stop when you hit the ground
D G F#/G
Did you break the speed of sound
C
But hey
D Em F#/G G
You're gonna have to wait
C D
Till they say it's over
Em F#/G G
Till it's all too late
C D
And they
Em F#/G G
Will never hesitate
C#/A
Just know that I
C D
I never went too far
And I'm a speeding car
Em, G, C, D
Em
Looking out of the window
G
And you're caught in the headlights
C
You taste just like shattered glass
D
Coming down from the overpass
Em
Well I'm a speeding car
G
Have I lost control, oh no
C
Am I just what you're looking for
D G F#/G
Coming in through the open door
C
But hey
D Em F#/G G
You're gonna have to wait
C D
Till they say it's over
Em F#/G G
Till it's all too late
C D
And they
Em F#/G G
Will never hesitate
C#/A
Just know that I
C D
I never went too far
And I'm a speeding car
Bridge:
A,D,C X2
Solo: G, C, D (2x)
C
But hey
D Em F#/G G
You're gonna have to wait
C D
Till they say it's over
Em F#/G G
Till it's all too late
C D
And they
Em F#/G G
Will never hesitate
C#/A
Just know that I
C
I never went too far
C#/A
Just know that I
C D
I never went too far
And I'm a speeding car
outro: G, C, D
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