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From svs@indigo.ie Thu May 8 14:06:26 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:11:24 -0000
From: Jack Donohoe
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Radiohead chords: Killer Cars
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"Killer Cars" by Radiohead
[Taken from "Anyone can play guitar EP" (Australian import)]
This file done by: "Ronan Donohoe" beavis@maths.tcd.ie
Please send corrections to beavis@maths.tcd.ie
Heres a damn good song from radiohead that I just got the other day...
Strumming patterns are the same for verse two and I havent worked out
the chords for the chorus yet so please send them to me if you get them
first.
GX= 300033
G = 320033
C = 032010
D = 000232
Dsus4 = 000233
Killer Cars
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Verse 1:
G
too hard on the brakes again
GX
what if these brakes just give in?
C
what if they don't get out of the way?
D Dsus4 D
what if there's someone overtaking?
G
i'm going out for a little drive
GX
it could be last time I see you alive
C
there could be an idiot on the road
D Dsus4 D
the only kick in life is pumping his steel
Chorus:
(I dont know these chords just yet)
wrap me up in the back of the trunk
packed with foam and blind drunk
they won't ever take me alive
thay all drive
Verse 2:
(Same as verse 1)
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 going out for a little drive could be
it could be the last time you see me alive
what if the car loses control
what if there's someone overtaking
Chorus
beavis@maths.tcd.ie
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~beavis/beavis.html
From 9607691m@student.gla.ac.uk Fri May 16 08:39:46 1997
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 11:34:11 +0000
From: David A Moran
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Subject: Radiohead : Killer Cars!
Heres the chords for Radioheads Killer Cars. It is reasonably as far
as I know. Just listen to it and play along, you`1l get the jist of
it.
G F#
Too hard on the brakes again. What if these brakes just give in?
C D
What if they don't get out of the way? What if there's someone
D* D
overtaking?
G F#
I'm going out for a little drive and it could be the last time you see
me alive.
C
There could be an idiot out on the road.
D D* D
The only kick in life is pumping his steel.
Aadd4 Bm C
Wrap me up in the back of the trunk. Packed with foam and blind
drunk
Aadd4 Bm C
They won't ever take me alive koz they all drive.............
G F#
Don't die on the motorway. The moon would freeze, the plants
would die.
C D
I couldn't cope if you crashed today...all the things I
D* D
forgot to say.
G F#
I'm going out for a little drive and it could be the last time you see
me alive.
C D
What if the car loses control? What if there's someone
D* D
overtaking?
Aadd4 Bm C
Wrap me up in the back of the trunk. Packed with foam and blind
drunk
Add4 Bm C G
They won't ever take me alive koz they all drive killer cars....
Aadd4 Bm C
Wrap me up in the back of the trunk. Packed with foam and blind
drunk
Aadd4 Bm C G
They won't ever take me alive koz they all drive...killer
cars.
C G
They all drive killer cars................. .........
(This Repeats afew times an then ends on G)
Chord Voices:
G Fsharp C D D* Aadd4 Bm
- 3--------3---------0-----2------3--------0--------2--- e
- 3--------3---------1-----3------3--------3--------3--- b
- 0--------2---------0-----2------2--------2--------4--- g
- 0--------0---------2-----0------0--------2--------4--- d
- 2--------x---------3-----X-----X--------0--------2--- a
- 3--------2---------x-----X-----X--------x--------x--- E
A hope that helps, Archell.
http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/radiohead/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Mike Average |
#1 by Mike Dawgg at Sep 30, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST |
| It reminds me of over-protective mums. It's not unusual for mother to be terrified that their little baby (20 year old baby, 30 year old baby) is going to die while out. I can imagine the mum sitting at home, imagining all the cars trying their best to kill her baby as he drives to and from work. | |
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Jordan Wanna Be |
#2 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at Oct 8, 2007 at 2:03 AM EST |
| I think this song is literally just about a fear of cars -- Thom Yorke has said in interviews that he hates them and is never quite sure he is controlling the car completely when he is driving, or something to that effect. | |
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KELSO Wanna Be |
#3 by KELSO Is a COOL kid at Oct 10, 2007 at 2:43 AM EST |
| heh, as much as this is a serious song it always makes me think of the "killer cars" from monty python. | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#4 by jimmy henry at Oct 11, 2007 at 7:45 AM EST |
| The accoustic version is awe-inspiring; the passion in Thom's voice as he talks about "all the things I forgot to say" truly haunting. I think the theme of 'Killer Cars' is the typical Yorke method of using a specific to talk about a general- i.e. talking off death by a car crash is a metaphor for sudden death as a whole. Download the accoustic version and compare it to the original mix; the accoustic seems more passionate to me. | |
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♥brian Lead Player |
#5 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Oct 13, 2007 at 8:52 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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ben Rhythm Player |
#6 by ben kurkul at Oct 14, 2007 at 7:25 AM EST |
| after hearing this song i think about 2 things: 1) i didn't wanna drve my car anymore 2) makes me wanna say "i fuckin' love you" everytime i say goodbye ..... | |
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Aaron Average |
#7 by Aaron Doyle at Oct 14, 2007 at 3:51 PM EST |
| I love the faster version of this song, it certainly shows where Coldplay and Travis may have got some inspiration from : ) | |
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A.K.A. Steven Average |
#8 by A.K.A. Steven Stelacio at Oct 14, 2007 at 11:38 PM EST |
| When you break it down modern life is incredible complex and there are a million and one things that could bring on our demise. Life is quite fragile. Wrapped up in the back of the trunk is safer but a miserable way to live. Fear of sudden death or the sudden death of a loved one can consume if you don't feel resolved. The only kick in life is pumping this steel Knowing death can occur, that we are fragile makes one more appreciative of life. | |
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i wud give da w Wanna Be |
#9 by i wud give da world 2 frankie if it was mine! at Oct 18, 2007 at 9:27 PM EST |
| I wish this had made it onto one of the labums one of the best Radiohead songs IMO | |
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Pasquale Average |
#10 by Pasquale at Oct 19, 2007 at 4:19 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. | |
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