Potholes Backseat chords

Potholes Backseat

• Chords

Quick note on my notation:
The Intro and Interludes are more or less just the basic stumming pattern,
but with little decorations.
If it's too difficult, just the chords alone will have a similar vibe.


Chords

       With Capo 10th |           Without Capo
Em     0-2-2-0-0-0    |    Dm     10-12-12-10-10-10
D6     x-x-0-2-0-2    |    C6     x--x--10-12-10-12
Cmaj7  x-3-2-0-0-0    |    A#maj7 x--13-12-10-10-10
A7/E   0-0-2-0-2-0    |    G7/D   10-10-12-10-12-10



Intro

  Em                                                 D6
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  pluck
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|2---2/4-4\2-0---|
D|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
A|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|

  Cmaj7
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 1

      Em
(And) I've been driving over potholes, I've been seeing
D6                      Cmaj7
double and I don't even drink
Em
Tire tread, slipping on the rubble, black marks always
D6                   Cmaj7
follow me down every street

Chorus 1

    Em
And life's just a one-way, be sure to stay in your lane
D6
    A wise man told me, that it's truth you should seek
Cmaj7
    But I'm still drifting, slowly drifting asleep
Em                           D6
    Death's got a hold of me,    and he's in the backseat

Interlude 1

  Em                                                 D6
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  pluck
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|2---2/4-4\2-0---|
D|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
A|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|

  Cmaj7
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Verse 2

Em
High beeams piercing through the rain, things never stay the
D6                  Cmaj7
same and I'm losing control
Em
Gas pedal pushed through the floorboard, sparks flying all
D6                     Cmaj7
over, and light up the road

Chorus 2

      Em
Can't tell what the signs say, as smoke fills up the space
D6
    A wise man told me, I'm saved only by faith
Cmaj7
    But I'm still drifting, slowly drifting asleep
Em                           D6
    Death's got a hold of me,    and he's in the backseat

Interlude 1

  Em                                                 D6
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  pluck
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|2---2/4-4\2-0---|
D|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
A|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|

  Cmaj7
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                    (He's in the back-)

Post-Chorus

                 Em    D6    Cmaj7
He's in the back-seat

Bridge

                      Em
Been dodging potholes down the road, I'm speeding fast but this
A7/E
frame won't hold, between the cracks in the
Cmaj7
pavement, the buzzing on the radio, I need some
A7/E
hope

Verse 3

                   Em
(-cause) I'm still trapped in this car like a coffin, each turn I make's a
D6                      Cmaj7
dead end and I'm out of road
Em
Crashed myself into that old church, I'm driving my
D6                      Cmaj7
own hearse (to) bury my bones

Chorus 3

    Em
And Death forces me down six feet into the ground
D6
    A lifeless body, never to be-e found
Cmaj7
    Until a nail-scarred hand reached in and pulled me out
Em                         D6
    Death had a hold of me,    but I'm a free man now

Interlude 2

  Em                                                 D6
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  pluck
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|2---2/4-5---4---|
D|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
A|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|

  Cmaj7
  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑  ↓   ↓     ↑ ↓ ↑
e|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
G|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|0h2-2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|3---3-----3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                    (And I'm heaven-)

Outro

               Em    D6    Cmaj7
And I'm heaven bound
Em    D6
Em*



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| ↓   Strumm down
| ↑   Strumm up
| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| *   Strum once

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