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Paul Simon — Baby Driver Tab

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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  (
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  (
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.