Freeway Chords

by Aimee Mann
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014

Chords

A
E
B
F#m
C#m
D

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Just heard this song for the first time on Limewire. It's off Aimee's forthcoming
album Smilers. Sounds like a really cool song and the chords were easy to tab so
I thought I'd post it up.
 
FREEWAY - Aimee Mann
 
Tune down half a step (d#,g#,c#,f#,a#,d#)
 
Chords used:
 
A   (x02220)
E   (022100)
B   (x24442)
F#m (244222)
C#m (x46654)
D   (xxo232)
 
(x=mute string)
 
INTRO:
 
A-E (x4)
 
VERSE 1:
 
       A            E             B                F#m     A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
    A              E                B             F#m    A E A E
The road to orange County leaves an awful lot of leeway
      A            E            B            F#m    A E A E
Where everyone's a doctor or a specialist in retail
        A                E                 B                F#m       A E A E
They'll sell you all the speed you want if you can take the black mail
 
 
PRE CHORUS:
 
C#m         E          B             F#m
You knew it, I know it, why don't you just show it?
 
 
CHORUS: (x2)
 
       A            E             B                F#m    A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
 
 
VERSE 2:
       A            E             B                F#m       A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you cannot keep your bills paid
    A            E                B               F#m    A E A E
The sacrifice is worth it just to hang around the arcade
    C#m              B              F#m                      A E A E
You found yourself a profit but you left him on the boardwalk
 C#m              B            F#m                      A   E A E
Another chocolate easter bunny hollowed out by your old talk
 
 
PRE CHORUS:
 
C#m         E          B             F#m
You knew it, I know it, why don't you just show it?
 
 
CHORUS: (x2)
 
       A            E             B                F#m    A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
 
 
BRIDGE:
 
C#m              D          A                          F#m
And everything I do is wrong, but at least I'm hanging on
 
 
OUTRO:
 
       A            E             B           F#m
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford
       A            E             B           F#m
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford
       A            E             B                F#m    A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
       A            E             B                F#m    A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
       C#m          B           F#m       A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford
       C#m          B           F#m       A E A E
You've got a lot of money but you can't afford
 
Repeat A-E 'til end.
 
 
That's it. If you can't be bothered tuning down half a step, or you want to use a
capo, then just play it in the corresponding key. But I'm sure these are the
right chord progressions.
 
Comments or corrections? Email - danecouchman@hotmail.com
 
Cheers!
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