On The Road
Dead Cat BounceVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Such was the expression of the child
As he bounced across my windscreen
And off the other side.
That I got the strong impression
For a second that he wasn't so much angry
As incredibly surprised.
As I watched him in my rear view mirror slowly slip away,
I turned to my instructor and I felt I had to say,
Do you think we should reschedule the test?
'Cause I'm starting now to think it might be best.
Either way, I'm pretty sure
You could have taught me clutch control
In a playground that was emptier than this.
Such was the blind panic of the boy scouts
As I backed into the duck pond
In the middle of the green.
That it became a little clearer
Why the mirror said that objects featured in it
Might be closer than they seem.
As I watched the displaced goldfish flapping vainly on the grass
I smiled at the policeman and I felt I had to ask,
Would a fifty maybe make this go away?
'Cause I really don't have time for this today.
Besides which how am I supposed to learn to drive
When everywhere I turn there's
Five or six small children getting in the way.
I would later learn that was the moment
The SWAT team was mobilised
And that the car chase that followed
Was globally televised.
In fact I'm told that they
Still use the footage for police training video
And though I've not seen it personally
I've learned that it basically shows
(From here to the end just repeat the intro pattern G, C#, Fm, C#)
Me and my instructor tearing down the autobahn
Doing ninety in a Mazda with the handbrake on
Ploughing recklessly through traffic, cones and trees.
I am Thelma to his terrified Louise
And all the while I got him screaming in my head
That I should probably change up out of second gear,
Check my mirrors, keep my hands at two and ten
And maybe give some thought to turning myself in.
But in spite of everything,
We made it to the border
Though the last two miles was in reverse
Up the hard shoulder.
That old car was dead,
But somehow we'd survived.
We climbed out of the wreck
And solemnly high-fived.
So that's how me and my instructor
Moved to Switzerland.
Opened up a little cafe
In the hinterland.
And though I never got my licence, in the end,
I found something so much better
A brand new, bestest friend.
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Readable chord sheet for On The Road by Dead Cat Bounce
[G#] [C#] [Fm] [C#] S[G#]uch was the expression of the [C#]child As he bounced across my [Fm]windscreen And off the other [C#]side. That I [G#]got the strong impression For a [C#]second that he wasn't so much [Fm]angry As incredibly sur[C#]prised. As I [C#]watched him in my rear view mirror s[D#]lowly slip away, I [C#]turned to my instructor and I [D#]felt I had to say, Do you [G#]think we should re[C]schedule the [C#]test? 'Cause I'm [G#]starting now to [C]think it might be [C#]best. Either [Fm]way, I'm pretty sure You could have [C#]taught me clutch control In a [D#]playground that was emptier than [G#]this. [G#] [C#] [Fm] [C#] Su[G#]ch was the blind panic of the [C#]boy scouts As I backed into the [Fm]duck pond In the middle of the [C#]green. That it [G#]became a little clearer Why the [C#]mirror said that objects featured [Fm]in it Might be closer than they [C#]seem. As I [C#]watched the displaced goldfish flapping [D#]vainly on the grass I s[C#]miled at the policeman and I [D#]felt I had to ask, Would a [G#]fifty maybe [C]make this go [C#]away? 'Cause I [G#]really don't have [C]time for this to[C#]day. Besides which [Fm]how am I supposed to learn to drive When ever[C#]ywhere I turn there's Five or [D#]six small children getting in the [G#]way. [Fm]I would later learn th[C#]at was the moment The [A#]SWAT team was mobilised [Fm] And that the [C#]car chase that followed Was [A#]globally televised. [Fm] In fact I'm told that they S[C#]till use the footage for [A#]police training vide[Fm]o And though I've [C#]not seen it personally I've [A#]learned that it basically show[G#]s (From here to the end just repeat the intro pattern G Me and my instructor [C#]tearing down the autobahn [Fm] Doing ninety in a [C#]Mazda with the handbrake on [G#] Ploughing recklessly through [C#]traffic, cones and trees. [Fm] I am Thelma to his [C#]terrified Louise [G#] And all the while I got him s[C#]creaming in my head [Fm] That I should probably change up o[C#]ut of second gear, [G#] Check my mirrors, keep my [C#]hands at two and ten [Fm] And maybe give some thought to t[C#]urning myself in. [G#] But in spite of everything, We [C#]made it to the border [Fm] Though the last two miles was in re[C#]verse Up the hard shoulder. [G#] That old car was dead, But [C#]somehow we'd survived. [Fm] We climbed out of the wreck And [C#]solemnly high-fived. [G#] So that's how me and my instructor Moved to Switzerland. Opened up a little cafe In the hinterland. And though I never got my licence, in the end, I found something so much better A brand new, bestest friend.