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Radiohead Killer Cars (acoustic) Guitar Tab

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* RADIOHEAD - Killer Cars (acoustic)
* US Creep Live EP, Itch EP, Australian Anyone Can Play Guitar EP
* Guitar tab by Seb

Chords:

G [320033]
G/F# [2x0033]
Cadd9 [x32033]
D/F# [2x0232]
Am [x02210]
G/B [x20033]
Cadd9 [x32033]
D [xx0232]
Cm [x35543]

G G/F#
Too hard on the brakes again,
Cadd9 D/F#
what if these brakes just give in
G G/F#
What if they don't get out of the way,
Cadd9 D/F#
what if there's someone overtaking
G G/F#
I'm going out for a little drive
Cadd9 D/F#
and it could be the last time I see you alive
G G/F#
I could be an idiot on the road,
Cadd9 D/F#
the only kick in life is pumping and stealing (?)

Am G/B
Wrap me up in the back of the trunk,
Cadd9 D
Packed with foam and blind drunk,
Am G/B
They won't ever take me alive,
Cm
'Cause they all drive.

(chords as before)
Don't die on the motorway,
The moon would freeze, the plants would die,
I couldn't cope if you crashed today,
All the things I forgot to say.
I'm goin' out for a little drive,
And it could be the last time you see me alive,
I could be an idiot on the road,
the only kick in life is pumping and stealing (?)

(chords as before)
Wrap me up in the back of the trunk,
Packed with foam and blind drunk,
They won't ever take me alive,
Cm G
'Cause they all drive killer cars, yeah...

play verse chords for two bars with adlib vocals

(chords as before)
Wrap me up in the back of the truck,
Packed with foam and blind drunk,
They won't ever take me alive,
Cm G
'Cause they all drive killer cars.
Cm G
'Cause they all drive killer cars.
Cm G
they all drive..... killer cars.


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jay the Hellrac
Average
#1 by Jay the Hellracer... at May 16, 1975 at 10:14 PM EST
Is it possible to state your message without being confrontational? Yes. Thom is a little wary of cars, as we all should be. He's said something along the lines of "We're just riding on those things, you know. We're not in control of them." For myself it brings to mind a fear of the way we live our lives, trusting in things that just carry us along without thinking about how we got from point A to point B. We do a lot of things without thinking. We go to the ATM and expect this box to spit money into our hands because that's just what it does. Hop on the train, and it goes. Press this button, the box turns on and shows us images. That sort of thing. No one stops to think that what you're looking at is tons and tons of tiny points of red, green, and blue light. You're sitting there staring at a box, but if you catch yourself you'll notice that when you're absorbed in what you're watching it's almost like you ignore your peripheral vision. All you see is what's in front of you. Sorry. That got long-winded. Oh well.
 
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mike
Rhythm Player
#2 by mike jordan at Apr 30, 1986 at 3:47 AM EST
this song is about the fear of the demise of an unfinished life. it proves how one day, totally unexpected, something could happen that might alter your life forever, and you might not the option or the time to make things in your life right. dying is scary, but leaving unfinished business or unsaid words behind you is worse.
 
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Bassdude
Average
#3 by Bassdude at Aug 26, 1988 at 1:11 PM EST
Um...I apologize for that message coming out four times. Oo Not sure how it happened.
 
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marvin
Lead Player
#4 by marvin at Dec 24, 1989 at 8:48 PM EST
This song is about the fear of dying any moment before telling someone how you really feel about them. It's also about the fear of death and how the singer plans to fight it when it approaches.
 
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kyle
Average
#5 by kyle sharpshooter at Mar 21, 1994 at 10:39 AM EST
It's not a metaphor for death or anything stupid like that. It's about Thom's fear of cars, what else would it be about? Do you all really think every single Radiohead lyric is some kind of metaphor for something?
 
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bogex
Rhythm Player
#6 by bogex luna at Mar 21, 2001 at 1:11 AM EST
Is it possible to state your message without being confrontational? Yes. Thom is a little wary of cars, as we all should be. He's said something along the lines of "We're just riding on those things, you know. We're not in control of them." For myself it brings to mind a fear of the way we live our lives, trusting in things that just carry us along without thinking about how we got from point A to point B. We do a lot of things without thinking. We go to the ATM and expect this box to spit money into our hands because that's just what it does. Hop on the train, and it goes. Press this button, the box turns on and shows us images. That sort of thing. No one stops to think that what you're looking at is tons and tons of tiny points of red, green, and blue light. You're sitting there staring at a box, but if you catch yourself you'll notice that when you're absorbed in what you're watching it's almost like you ignore your peripheral vision. All you see is what's in front of you. Sorry. That got long-winded. Oh well.