Fountains of Wayne
Survival Car
Tabbed by: Kevin Brosky
Intro (Acoustic):
A D C# bass note
Don’t you wanna ride in my survival car
(Distorted):
Bm D
We can take the long way home
A
Through Central Park
A
Funny how the ground can find my wheels
D D/C# Bm
I’m going where the road ain’t there and only
D D/C# E A
Riding on the path we made to Union Square
Next Verse (same pattern):
Doing what the young folks do in west coast towns
Howling like a banshee through the overground
Funny how the ground can find my wheels
I’m going where the road won’t tear
And only riding on the path we made to Union Square
Next part:
F#m A
Everybody hit the ground, I think I might have missed my calling
F#m
Everbody turn around
D Bm
The light’s about to change, you better stand aside
D G D
Why you wanna walk, don’t you wanna ride, ride, ride, ride
A D D/C#
Don’t you wanna ride in my suvival car
Bm D
We can take the long way home
Solo:
A D D/C Bm D
Last Verse:
Funny how the ground can find my wheels
I’m going where the road won’t tear
And only riding on the path we made to Union Square
And only riding on the path we made...
Riding on the path we made...
Riding on the path we made to Union Square
For the last part it’s back to acoustic and you just pick the chords:
Don’t you wanna ride in my survival car, we can take the long way home
