Mighty Big Car Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays401

Mighty Big Car by Fred Eaglesmith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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16
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Intro 
Am  F 
Am  E 
Am  F 
Am  E 

Verse 
     Am 
Well down on the corner, up on the avenue 
F 
People pointin', callin' out after you 
Am 
Hands on their hips, their eyes get wider 
E 
They can't believe the thing that you're drivin' 

Verse 
Am 
28 feet from bumper to bumper 
    F 
The last of the sweet old time gas guzzlers 
Am 
Hard to drive harder to park 
    E 
But when you do somebody remarks 

Refrain 
         Am 
That's a mighty big car 
         F 
That's a mighty big car 
         Am              E 
That's a mighty big car 

Verse 
Am 
Elvis had one and so did Hank 
     F 
They don't look like money they look like the bank 
Am 
Make a scene every time you stop it 
E 
Ride like a dream go like a rocket 

Refrain 
         Am 
That's a mighty big car 
         F 
That's a mighty big car 
         Am              E 
That's a mighty big car 

Bridge 
F 
Headlights thick as mason jars 
Am 
Everybody says that they looks like Mars 
F 
Shiner than a country star 
    E 
And nothing ever looked as good in your front yaaaaaaaard 

Verse 
Am 
Brighter than an aluminum trailer 
F 
Curvy windshields and tinted mirrors 
Am 
Grill looks like a cafe sign 
E 
Whitewalls drive you out of your mind 

Refrain 
         Am 
That's a mighty big car 
         F 
That's a mighty big car 
         Am              E 
That's a mighty big car 

Refrain 
         Am 
That's a mighty big car 
         F 
That's a mighty big car 
         Am              E 
That's a mighty big car 

Outro 
Am 
F 
Am E 

Am 
F 
Am E 
    	

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