Chasing Cars chords
by Snow Patrol
- Chasing Cars was written by Gary Lightbody from the band Snow Patrol. It was recorded in 2005 and released in the U.S. on the 6th June 2006 and in the U.K. on the 24th July 2006 from the album Eyes Open.
- Music: A Major in 4/4 time at 104 bpm (♩)
- Chords: A, A5, E/G#, D5/A, Dadd9
- Picking Notes 1:
- A5: xx79xx
- E/G#: xx69xx
- D5/A: x579xx
- Picking Notes 2:
- A5: x(12)(14)xxx
- E/G#: x(11)(14)xxx
- D5/A: (10)(12)(14)xxx
- Power Chords
- A5: 57xxxx
- E/G#: 47xxxx
- D5/A: 55xxxx
- Guitar Chords
- A: 577655 (barre)
- E/G#: 476454 (barre)
- Dadd9: x54230
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 by Snow Patrol
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...
Notes:
Level Of Ease: Fairly Easy once you get the hang of it. Very easy if you are just strumming chords.
- 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).
- Picking Notes 2: Just alternate between the 4th and 5th strings including the 6th string for D5/A picking only the notes shown.
- 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.
- 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#.
- D5/A and A5 are power chords while E/G# is not a '5' chord but is played like a power chord in that you play the bottom 2 strings - in this case an E leading with a G# bass note... see charts of power chord patterns above.
- Dadd9 is a D chord with an added E. The formula = 1-3-5-9 or D-F#-A-E
- Alternative: You can just strum the whole song using A, E and D if you prefer. Replace A5 with an A, E/G# with an E, and D5/A or Dadd9 with a D.
- See power chords if you need to revise them or just want to know a little more about them.
Snow Patrol
- Origins: Northern Irish - Scottish rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland
- Line-Up: Gary Lightbody (vocals,guitar). Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals), Jonny Quinn (drums), Johnny McDaid (piano, guitar, backing vocals).
- Music Styles: Alternative rock, power pop, post-Brit, pop, indie rock
- Active Years: 1994 - present
- Associations: Shrug, Iain Archer, Belle & Sebastian, The Reindeer Section, Terra Diablo, The Cake Sale, Little Doses, Listen... Tanks!, Tibrown Pony
