Chasing Cars chords
by Snow PatrolSong Key: A Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 104 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Guitar Chords: A, A5, E/G#, D5/A, Dadd9
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Red Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4: Fingers/Notes Column of 1's: Barre 1st finger over marked strings O: Play Open x: Don't play string Picking Notes 1: A5 E/G# D5/A e |---|---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|-4-| G |---|---|---|---|-4-| G |---|---|---|---|-4-| D |---|---|-2-|---|---| D |---|-1-|---|---|---| D |---|---|-2-|---|---| A |---|---|---|---|---|x A |---|---|---|---|---|x A |-1-|---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|---|x E |---|---|---|---|---|x E |---|---|---|---|---|x Frets 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 Picking Notes 2: A5 E/G# D5/A e |---|---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|---|x D |---|---|---|---|-4-| D |---|---|---|---|-4-| D |---|---|---|---|-4-| A |---|---|-2-|---|---| A |---|-1-|---|---|---| A |---|---|-2-|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|---|x E |---|---|---|---|---|x E |-1-|---|---|---|---| Frets 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 Power Chords: A5 E/G# D5/A e |---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|x e |---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|x B |---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|x G |---|---|---|---|x D |---|---|---|---|x D |---|---|---|---|x D |---|---|---|---|x A |---|---|---|-3-| A |---|---|---|-3-| A |---|-1-|---|---| E |---|-1-|---|---| E |-1-|---|---|---| E |---|-1-|---|---| Frets 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 Guitar Chords: A E/G# Dadd9 e |-1-|---|---|---| e |-1-|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---|o B |-1-|---|---|---| B |-1-|-2-|---|---| B |---|-2-|---|---| G |-1-|-2-|---|---| G |-1-|---|---|---| G |-1-|---|---|---| D |-1-|---|-4-|---| D |-1-|---|-3-|---| D |---|---|-3-|---| A |-1-|---|-3-|---| A |-1-|---|---|-4-| A |---|---|---|-4-| E |-1-|---|---|---| E |-1-|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|x Frets 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5
Red Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4: Fingers/Notes Column of 1's: Barre 1st finger over marked strings O: Play Open x: Don't play string Picking Notes 1: A5 E/G# Dsus2 x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---|---| B |-4-|---|---|---|---| G |-4-|---|---|---|---| G |-4-|---|---|---|---| G |---|---|-2-|---|---| D |---|---|---|-1-|---| D |---|---|-2-|---|---| D x|---|---|---|---|---| A x|---|---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---|-1-| A x|---|---|---|---|---| E x|---|---|---|---|---| E x|---|---|---|---|---| E 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7 6 5 Frets Picking Notes 2: A5 E/G# Dsus2 x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---|---| G x|---|---|---|---|---| G x|---|---|---|---|---| G |-4-|---|---|---|---| D |-4-|---|---|---|---| D |-4-|---|---|---|---| D |---|---|-2-|---|---| A |---|---|---|-1-|---| A |---|---|-2-|---|---| A x|---|---|---|---|---| E x|---|---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|-1-| E 14 13 12 11 10 14 13 12 11 10 14 13 12 11 10 Frets Power Chords: A5 E/G# D5/A x|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---| e x|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---| B x|---|---|---|---| G x|---|---|---|---| G x|---|---|---|---| G x|---|---|---|---| D x|---|---|---|---| D x|---|---|---|---| D |-3-|---|---|---| A |-3-|---|---|---| A |---|---|-1-|---| A |---|---|-1-|---| E |---|---|---|-1-| E |---|---|-1-|---| E 7 6 5 4 7 6 5 4 7 6 5 4 Frets Guitar Chords: A E/G# Dadd9 |---|---|---|-1-| e |---|---|---|-1-| e o|---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|-1-| B |---|---|-2-|-1-| B |---|---|-2-|---| B |---|---|-2-|-1-| G |---|---|---|-1-| G |---|---|---|-1-| G |---|-4-|---|-1-| D |---|-3-|---|-1-| D |---|-3-|---|---| D |---|-3-|---|-1-| A |-4-|---|---|-1-| A |-4-|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|-1-| E |---|---|---|-1-| E x|---|---|---|---| E 8 7 6 5 7 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 Frets
Chasing Cars
Intro: 4/4 ‖ A5 | A5 | A5 ‖ A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | A5 | 1. We'll do it all Ev'-ry-thing On our own A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | We don't need Any-thing Or any-one A5 E/G# Chorus: If I lay here If I just lay here D5/A | A5 | A5 | A5 | Would you lie with me and just forget the world A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | A5 | 2. I don't quite know How to say How I feel A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | Those three words Are said too much They're not e-nough A5 E/G# Chorus: If I lay here If I just lay here D5/A | A5 | A5 | Would you lie with me and just forget the world A5 E/G# For-get what we're told Be-fore we get too old D5/A | A5 | A5 | A5 | Show me a gar-den that's burst-ing in-to life A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | A5 | 3. Let's waste time Chas-ing cars A-round our heads A5 E/G# D5/A | A5 | A5 | I need your grace To re-mind me To find my own A E/G# Chorus: If I lay here If I just lay here Dadd9 | A | A | Would you lie with me and just forget the world A E/G# For-get what we're told Be-fore we get too old Dadd9 | A | A | Show me a gar-den that's burst-ing in-to life A E/G# Chorus: All that I am All that I ev-er was Dadd9 | A | A | Is here in your per-fect eyes They're all I can see A E/G# I don't know where Con-fused a-bout how as well Dadd9 | A | A | Just know that these things will ne-ver change for us at all A5 E/G# Chorus: If I lay here If I just lay here D5/A | A5 | A5 | Would you lie with me and just forget the world...
Arrangement Details & Helpful Tips
- Key Signature: A Major - 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 - Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: q = 104 (q represents a quarter-note)
- Voice Range: E4 - D5
Intermediate Guitarist: A fair knowlege of barre chords, power chords, slash chords and reading chord tabs is helpful for playing this song. A better representation of chord tabs can be found in the 'R-H Tabs' and 'L-H Tabs' sections above. The following chords are displayed in written form.
- Picking Notes 1: Just alternate between the 3rd and 4th strings including the 5th string for D5/A picking only the notes shown.
This is played right through to the end of verse 3 and the very last chorus ( 2 lines).
- A5: xx79xx
- E/G#: xx69xx
- D5/A: x579xx
- Picking Notes 2: Just alternate between the 4th and 5th strings including the 6th string for D5/A picking only the notes shown.
- A5: x(12)(14)xxx
- E/G#: x(11)(14)xxx
- D5/A: (10)(12)(14)xxx
- Power Chords: Only play the bottom 2 strings (strings 5 and 6). This is played in the 2 choruses after verse 3. The very last chorus goes back back to the finger-picking notes.
- A5: 57xxxx
- E/G#: 47xxxx
- D5/A: 55xxxx
- Guitar Chords: These are played in the 2 choruses after the 3rd verse. A and E/G# are played as barre chords with a smooth transition to Dadd9 using the same C-shape chord as E/G#.
- A: 577655 (barre)
- E/G#: 476454 (barre)
- Dadd9: x54230
- Dadd9 is a D chord with an added E. The formula = 1-3-5-9 or D-F#-A-E (RH/LH charts)
- Beginner Guitarist: You can just strum the whole song using A, E and D if you prefer. Replace A5 with an A chord, E/G# with an E chord, and D5/A or Dadd9 with a D chord.
- See power chords if you need to revise them or just want to know a little more about them.
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Gary Lightbody, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson, Jonathan Quinn, Nathan Connolly
- Lyrics Begin: We'll do it all, ev'rything on our own.
- Genre: Alternative rock
- Featured Artists: Snow Patrol - Northern Irish - Scottish rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland
- Album: Eyes Open
Recorded: October–December 2005
Released: 28 April 2006 - Single:
Released: 6 June 2006
B-side: It Doesn't Matter Where, Just Drive, Play Me Like Your Own Hand
