Make Me A Chevy Guitar Tab

Nothing Feels Good Tabs:

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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:32:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Mark Joseph Leiber 
Subject: TAB: make_me_a_chevy.tab by Promise Ring

Title: Make Me A Chevy
Album: Nothing Feels Good
Artist: Promise Ring
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Transcribed by: Mark Leiber
mark@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu  http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~mark
Standard Tuning.
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LYRICS:  (i've written out every word he says)

  an old Chevy.  make me a... make me a
  an old Chevy.  make me a... make me a
  an old Chevy.
  where in the world would i go
  how do i explain your body to the rest of my day
  not as good as the interstates are
  i just can't take you that far.  away.  so stay.
  make me a... make me a... make me a... an old Chevy
  make me a... make me a... an old Chevy
  make me a... make me a... an old Chevy
  where in the world would i go
  how do i explain your body to the rest of my day
  not as good as the interstates are
  i just can't take you that far.
  maybe dick clark and davey and davey and davey
  move a car but not as good as the interstates
  not as good as the interstates are
  i just can't take you that far.  away.  so stay.

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GUITAR 1:

two measure rest.  then play:

[A]
e------------------------------||
b------8------8------8------8--||
g--10-----10-----10-----10-----||
d------------------------------||
a------------------------------||
e------------------------------||
    1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +

[B]
e------------------------------||
b------8-----------------------||
g--10--------------------------||
d------------------------------||
a------------------------------||
e------------------------------||
    1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +


Play [A] 42 times.  Play [B].
Play [A] 15 times.  Play [B].
Play [A] 20 times.  Play [B].

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GUITAR 2:

[A]
e------------12----------------||
b--13--------------------------||
g-----12-----------------------||
d------------------------------||
a------------------------------||
e------------------------------||
    1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +

[B]
e------------------------------||
b--13--------------------------||
g-----12-----------------------||
d------------------------------||
a------------------------------||
e------------------------------||
    1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +


[C]
  {-------repeat x3----------------------------------------------||
e------------------------------||--------------------------------||
b------------------------------||--------------------------------||
g------------------------------||--------------------------------||
d--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-12--||--10-10--10-10--10--8---8--8----||
a--10-10--10-10--10-10--10--x--||--10-10--10-10--10--x---x--x----||
e---8--8---8--8---8--8---8-10--||---8--8---8--8---8--6---6--6----||
    1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +       1  +   2  +   3  +   4  +


[D]
e----------------||---------------||--------------||--------------||
b----------------||---------------||--------------||--------------||
g----------------||---------------||--7--7--------||-10-10--------||
d--10-10---------||-10-10---------||--x--x--------||--x--x--------||
a--10-10---------||-10-10---------||--5--5--------||--8--8--------||
e---8--8---------||--8--8---------||--------------||--------------||
    1  +  2+3+4+     1  +   2+3+4+    1  +  2+3+4+    1  +  2+3+4+


[E]
e---------------||------------------||-----------------||--------------||
b---------------||------------------||-----------------||--------------||
g---------------||------------------||-----------------||--------------||
d-10-10-10-10---||-12--12--12--12---||-14--14--14--14--||-15-15-15-15--||
a-10-10-10-10---||-12--12--12--12---||-14--14--14--14--||-15-15-15-15--||
e--8--8--8--8---||-10--10--10--10---||-12--12--12--12--||-13-13-13-13--||
   1+ 2+ 3+ 4 +     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1+ 2+ 3+ 4+


[F]
e----------------||---------------||--------------||--------------||
b----------------||---------------||--------------||--------------||
g----------------||--9--9---------||--7--7--------||--5--5--------||
d--10-10---------||--x--x---------||--x--x--------||--x--x--------||
a--10-10---------||--7--7---------||--5--5--------||--3--3--------||
e---8--8---------||---------------||--------------||--------------||
    1  +  2+3+4+     1  +   2+3+4+    1  +  2+3+4+    1  +  2+3+4+


Play [A] 18 times.
Play [C] twice.  Play [D].
Play [A] 14 times.  Play [B].
Play [A] 15 times.  Play [B].
Play [A].
Play [C] twice.  Play [E] twice.
Play [F].

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BASS LINE:

2 measure rest.  then play:

[A]
g-------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------|
d-------------------|--8---8---8---8h10p8-|--7---7---7---7-5-|---------------|
a--3---3---3---3-1/-|---------------------|------------------|-8-8-8----0-1--|
e-------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------1------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +	     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1+2+3  + 4 +


[B]
g------------|------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|------------|
a--3-3-------|--1-1-------|--0-0-------|------------|
e------------|------------|------------|--1-1-------|
   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+


[C]
g------------|------------|------------|------------|
d------------|------------|------------|------------|
a--3-3-------|--1-1-------|--0-0-------|--8-8-------|
e------------|------------|------------|------------|
   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+   1 + 2+3+4+


[D]
g----------------|-----------------|-------------|
d----------------|--8-8-----8h10p8-|--7-7--------|
a--3-3-----1-3/--|-----------------|-------------|
e----------------|-----------------|-------------|
   1 + 2+3 + 4 +    1 + 2+3 + 4 +     1 + 2+3+4+


[E]
g--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
d--------------|--------------|--8-8-8-8h10p8-|--7-7-7-7-5-|
a--8-8-8---0-1-|--3-3-3---0-1-|---------------|------------|
e--------1-----|--------1-----|---------------|------------|
   1+2+3 + 4 +    1+2+3 + 4 +    1+2+3 + 4 +     1+2+3+4 +

[F]
g---------------|
d---------------|
a--3--3---------|
e---------------|
   1  +  2+3+4+


[G]
g----------|
d----------|
a--3-3-3-3-|
e----------|
   1+2+3+4+


Play [A] 4 times.
Play [B] twice.  Play [C].
Play [A] 3 times.  Play [D].
Play [E] 3 times.  Play [F].
Play [D].  Play [G].
Play [B] 4 times.  Play [C].

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture RoBsN Average	#1 by RoBsN Stalder at Jul 12, 1981 at 1:02 AM EST
	I don't think it's nonsensical when he mentions the interstate. I think she won't let him fuck. And he's not as good as a boyfriend because he can't take her away from everything and he can't take her "that far." I dunno, either way it's brilliant.

No Picture Jimmy "Hoffa" Average	#2 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Aug 28, 1984 at 6:45 PM EST
	No comments about this song?! It might be obvious what it means, but I'm afraid to assume. I suspect, though this is unlikely, that it may be literal due to the fact that I think Davey was driving an old Chevy in the "Why Did We Ever Meet" music video. The again it could be a metaphor which uses a Chevy, something prevalent in his life with possibly a relationship with someone. Maybe a sexual relationship. I mean "... how do I explain your body to the rest of my day."

No Picture FUCK Rhythm Player	#3 by FUCK OFF at Aug 6, 2004 at 5:33 PM EST
	I think that the song is generally about being in love with a girl but not being sure if he really deserves her. "how would I explain your body to the rest of my day" is probably a sexual reference and the almost nonsensical comparison to the interstates might be a metaphor for how he can't give her the things she wants in life.