Don't Think About Her When You're Tryin' To Drive Chords
by John Hiatt
Don't Think About Her When You're Tryin' To Drive by John Hiatt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords D, A, G, Bm, F#m, D/F# and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo I Fret
Intro
(D) She (A) don't know you're (G) missin' (A)
(D) Dr(A)ivin' down that (G) lonesome (A) road to(Bm)night
Lookin' for one (F#m) starlight glowin'
(G) Her face, (A) shinin' in the dash light
(D) You're (A) drivin' out of (G) Nachez (A)
(D) You'll (A) drive her back and (G) forth a(A)cross your (Bm) mind
Tires squeel as the (F#m) wheels spin faster
(G) Love's gone for (A) good this time
(D) Don't (A) think a(G)bout h(A)er
(D) Move (A) on, you're (G) lucky just to (A) be alive (D)
You're (A) livin' with(G)out (D/F#) her
(Em) Don't ya think about her
When you're (A) tryin' to (D) drive
Repeat Intro
(D) A (A) heart in your con(G)dition (A)
(D) (A) Shouldn't be out (G) on that (A) road to(Bm)night
That clutch in your (F#m) load keeps shiftin'
(G) Hold on, (A) buddy you'll be alright
(D) You'll (A) wake tomorrow (G) morning (A)
(D) Probably be in (A) Memphis or some(Bm)where
They won't know (F#m) one thing about here
(G) Those lips, those (A) eyes, that hair
(D) Don't (A) think a(G)bout h(A)er
(D) Move (A) on, you're (G) lucky just to (A) be alive (D)
You're (A) livin' with(G)out (D/F#) her
(Em) Don't ya think about her
When you're (A) tryin' to (D) drive
(Bm) You'll hear that phone call
(F#m) You'll hear her say
(Bm) Hello...who's there
Is it (F#m) somebody playin'
(Bm) You won't be able to (F#m) utter a word
She's (Em) better off not knowing
(A) Where it is you're going
(D) Don't (A) think a(G)bout h(A)er
(D) Move (A) on, you're (G) lucky just to (A) be alive (D)
You're (A) livin' with(G)out (D/F#) her
(Em) Don't ya think about her
When you're (A) tryin' to (D) drive
Repeat Intro and Fade