I Drove All Night chords by Cyndi Lauper (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Intro 1

Verse 1
Eb 
 (E flat major) I had to escape
Db 
The city was  (D flat major) sticky and cruel
Eb 
 (E flat major) Maybe I should have called you first
Db 
Fm 
But I was  (D flat major) dying to get to you  (F minor) 
Ab 
I was  (A flat major) dreaming while I drove
Db 
Eb 
The  (D flat major) long straight road ahead,  (E flat major) uh, huh

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Pre-chorus 1

Could taste your sweet kisses

Your arms open wide

This fever for you

is just burning me up inside

Chorus 1
Cm7 
Db 
Ab 
Fm 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) to get to  (A flat major) you  (F minor) 
Eb 
Is that al (E flat major) right
Cm7 
Db 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Crept in your  (A flat major) room
Fm 
Eb 
 (F minor) Woke you from your  (E flat major) sleep
Db 
To make love to  (D flat major) you
Is that alright
Ab 
I drove all  (A flat major) night

Verse 2
Eb 
 (E flat major) What in this world
Db 
Keep us from  (D flat major) tearing apart
Eb 
 (E flat major) No  matter where I go I hear
Db 
Fm 
The  (D flat major) beating of your heart  (F minor) 
Ab 
I  (A flat major) think about you
Db 
Eb 
When the  (D flat major) night is cold and dark  (E flat major) 

Pre-chorus 2

No one can move me

The way that you do

Nothing erases the feeling

between me and you

Chorus 2
Cm7 
Db 
Ab 
Fm 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) to get to  (A flat major) you  (F minor) 
Eb 
Is that al (E flat major) right
Cm7 
Db 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Crept in your  (A flat major) room
Fm 
Eb 
 (F minor) Woke you from your  (E flat major) sleep
Db 
To make love to  (D flat major) you
Is that alright

Interlude 1
I drove all
Fm 
Db 
 (F minor) (night)  (D flat major) 
Eb 
Cm 
Db 
Eb 
 (E flat major)  (C minor)  (D flat major)  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Db 
Eb 
Cm 
 (F minor)  (D flat major)  (E flat major)  (C minor) 
Db 
Eb 
 (D flat major)  (E flat major) 

Pre-chorus 3

Could taste your sweet kisses

Your arms open wide

This fever for you

is just burning me up inside

Chorus 3
Cm7 
Db 
Ab 
Fm 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) to get to  (A flat major) you  (F minor) 
Eb 
Is that al (E flat major) right
Cm7 
Db 
I drove all  (C minor7) night  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Crept in your  (A flat major) room
Fm 
Eb 
 (F minor) Woke you from your  (E flat major) sleep
Db 
To make love to  (D flat major) you

Bridge 1
I drove all
Ab 
Fm 
Eb 
 (A flat major) (night)  (F minor)  (E flat major) 
Db 
 (D flat major) Taste your sweet kisses
Your arms open wide
Eb 
This  (E flat major) fever for you
Db 
is just burning me up in (D flat major) side

Outro 1
Fm 
Db 
I drove all  (F minor) (night)  (D flat major) 
Eb 
Cm 
Db 
Eb 
 (E flat major)  (C minor)  (D flat major)  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Db 
Eb 
Cm 
 (F minor)  (D flat major)  (E flat major)  (C minor) 
Db 
Eb 
 (D flat major)  (E flat major) 
[Fade out]

1989Pop

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

Get now

GuitarPianoUkulele

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Ab majorBPM: 130

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

378 views

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Cyndi Lauper's performance.