Mercedes Benz Chords Guitar Tab

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Hey ho, this song is actually a capella, but I like to play it on the guitar... it's simple.
"I'd like to do a song of great social an' political import. Goes like this:"
A               D        A        E
Oh lord, won’t you buy me a mercedes benz ?
A                 D           A          E
My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.
A           D            A             D
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
A               D         E        A
So oh lord, won’t you buy me a mercedes benz ?

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/j/joplin,_janis/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture no more mohawk Average	#1 by no more mohawk :( at Sep 26, 2007 at 7:54 PM EST
	great song.

No Picture Ryan Wanna Be	#2 by Ryan Ell at Sep 27, 2007 at 12:58 AM EST
	I absolutly love this song. And how it's accapela.

No Picture Stephen Average	#3 by Stephen Meier at Sep 28, 2007 at 1:38 PM EST
	janis joplin is amazing!!!! supurting from israel!

No Picture Jason Wanna Be	#4 by Jason Lapointe at Sep 28, 2007 at 9:21 PM EST
	Not true. Misread an article about it.

No Picture Gordy Average	#5 by Gordy Myrick at Sep 28, 2007 at 10:08 PM EST
	This is clearly a song of great social and political import. 1

No Picture Jimmy Wanna Be	#6 by Jimmy Rogers at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST
	the title is ironic in fact the song drips with sarcasm and ironyy. Janis Joplin is critisizing people who use prayer to ask for personal gain. She came from a repressive religious childhood leaving her with depression probably setting her on the path to rebelion trhough drug misuse and unfortunaely an early death.

No Picture CHAD Wanna Be	#7 by CHAD at Sep 30, 2007 at 5:22 AM EST
	I love this song :D It's one of those you just have to like...you know? Janis is one of my biggest heros, very inspiring. And I strongly agree with that CoNjOutsidersLsSm...that she "was the break through for female rockers every where...." Where would be without her? At least i admire her a lot for what she did and her ideas =D

No Picture callum Wanna Be	#8 by callum cook at Sep 30, 2007 at 2:23 PM EST
	I completely agree with Júlio Ramale on the meaning of this wicked song. I love singing this song with my hippie friends while chilling on the beach.

No Picture MetJustice Wanna Be	#9 by MetJustice at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:05 PM EST
	To tell the truth I just think its a bit of a joke. Its a great song, but I dont think we should read too much into the lryics.

No Picture Eric Average	#10 by Eric Boozer at Sep 30, 2007 at 9:29 PM EST
	this song is about her life and how she hasnt had good things and it is also about being different and the demonds she fought about how she felt about herself and it was written when she was on heroin so that adds some effect to it aswell

No Picture scott Wanna Be	#11 by scott smith at Oct 1, 2007 at 3:51 AM EST
	Janis is strongly sarcastic when says in the begining "I want to do a song of great social and political import". This song is about society's superficial values and materialistic people, what were very questioned in sixties.

No Picture Andrew Average	#12 by Andrew Shevchenko at Oct 1, 2007 at 1:17 PM EST
	The part of this song that sticks with me the most is when she shouts "Everybody!" and it just becomes so apparent how lonely she is when there's nobody else there to sing. It's a really poignant twist I think.

No Picture IM A MAN WHO C Rhythm Player	#13 by IM A MAN WHO CHANGED INTO A BEAST at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:50 PM EST
	For me, this songs not only represents the materialistic ills of her times, but it demonstrates the futility of praying to the "invisible man in the sky." Not only do superstitious people pray to their god in times of need, but also in times of want. A Benz, a color tv, and a night on the town. Classic!

No Picture birdman Average	#14 by birdman ethdh at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:40 AM EST
	This song is a birthday wish to John Lennon

No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#15 by Zane Bardarson at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:02 PM EST
	Ah... Janis! What can we say? Hmmm. She loved her Mercedes, she loved to drink a round with her pals and she was a huge fan of the tv game show "Dialing for Dollars." She probably really wanted a color tv! Hee hee! I agree with Comrade Liar, don't read too much into this simple song. I think the things that Janis was praying for were just that... things she really wanted. No hidden meanings. :-)

No Picture Garth Badass	#16 by Garth "Fuckin" Rhodes at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:19 PM EST
	This one's great for street singing after the bars have closed. On a more serious note, it's easy to draw comparisons with David Bowie's early song, "God Knows I'm Good"; many people rely on religion as a crutch to support their lack of self-reliance, and Janis seemed to have this thread through her work. From a personal viewpoint, I don't like the song much - I prefer her love songs.

No Picture Uberbass Wanna Be	#17 by Uberbass at Oct 2, 2007 at 8:49 PM EST
	I agree sloop, It always makes me laugh when she shouts everybody and no one joins in!

No Picture claireus Wanna Be	#18 by claireus s at Oct 3, 2007 at 6:17 AM EST
	Classic song -ya gotta love it

No Picture Jake Wanna Be	#19 by Jake Fugate at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:57 PM EST
	The song is symbolic. Joplin is saying how hard she's worked all her life and hasn't had much of a break from all her distractions and just wants some satisfaction... wants to be able to have the pleasures in life and be happy.

No Picture JT Wanna Be	#20 by JT Fairchild at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:23 AM EST
	this song is symbolic. joplin is saying how she's worked hard all her life and hasnt had much of a break. she wants to experience the pleasures life has to offer, like so many others already do. she wants to be carefree and happy.

No Picture JJ Average	#21 by JJ at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:29 AM EST
	yea when it comes on in the morniung while im in the shower i just gotta laugh cause she puts so much cheer and old folk into it.. even though it aint one of her best she still does it great and in opinion i think joplin was the break through for female rockers every where.... the best part of mercedes benz is when she gives a little chuckle at the end

No Picture Blake Average	#22 by Blake B at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:58 PM EST
	Am I crazy or would Jack White do a brilliant cover of this song?