Drive By chords by Glen Phillips

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major) I was the driver  (D major) for the drive-by
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of of the neigh (A major) bor's dog
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 (B minor) Dad had always hated him  (A flat minor) 
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so he said  (E major) "Come on son,
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 (E minor) "Get into the Vega now  (E major) and
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 (A major) I'll go get my shotgun"  (D major)  (A major) 
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It was a mil (D major) itary holiday and
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kids were  (A major) everywhere
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I hid  (B minor) behind the steering wheel
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 (E major) and tried to disappear
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I tried  (E minor) to speak but couldn't,
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Dad was  (A major) whistling and drinking beer  (D major) 
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 (G major) And I prayed "Dear God,
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if You save  (A major) this dog
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 (D major) "I will nev (B minor) er  get high,  (E minor) 
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I will never  (F sharp major) jack off
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 (B minor) "I will  (G major) be all the things
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that I should  (A major) but have not
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 (D major) "I'll be a good  (G major) boy from
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now on"  (D major)  (A major) 
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We turned  (D major) around the corner soon
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and saw the neighbor's  (A major) yard
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 (B minor) Dad lit up a cigarette and  (E major) 
rolled his window down
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And  (E minor) grinning like an idiot he stuck  (A major) his head  (D major)  (G major) and body
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 (A major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (G major) out (A major)  (B minor) 
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Verse 2
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 (D major) 
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 (A major) Well he popped  (F sharp major) in a shell and took
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aim  (G major) with the gun (D major) 
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Then a flash  (B minor) an a bang  (A major) and
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the dog  (F sharp major) it  was gone  (B minor) 
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Jumped  (A major) up  (G major) and he ran away  (D major) 
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 (A major) Dad had shot  (G major) right through
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his chain  (D major)  (A major)  (F sharp major)  (G major)  (A major) 
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Dad said  (D major) "Take me to the Dairy Freeze,
I want to have a shake"
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 (B minor) We sipped them on the benches
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there  (E major) and stared out on the lake
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And  (E minor) Dad has never said  (D major) another
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 (A major) word about that day  (D major) 
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And I hope  (G major) you're not disappoin (A major) ted, God
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 (D major) 'Cause I still  (B minor) get high
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 (E minor) and I still  (F sharp major) jack off  (B minor) 
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And you knew  (G major) I was lying but
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you still  (A major) saved that dog
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 (D major) You're such a good  (G major) God
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 (B minor) Such a  (G major) good,
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 (D major)  (A major)  (G major) God damn backward (A major) s dog  (D major) 
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And  (A major) I'll be a good  (G major) boy from now on  (D major) 