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The shimmering "Don Henley - Boys Of Summer" thing in the background is something 
along these lines : 

E|-------------------------------|| 
B|-5-4---5-4---5-4---5-4---5-4---|| 
G|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|| 
D|-------------------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------|| 

Verse and intro 

Your basic 2-chord progression.  Strum to the rhythm.  Play them open for the 
intro, and then roll it back to single palm-muted notes for the verses. 

A   C#   A   C#  -   

Pre-Chorus 

Open power chords. 

B  C#  B  C#  B  C#  A  B 

Then this tasty little lick to transition into the Chorus. 

E|---------------|| 
B|---------------|| 
G|---------------|| 
D|-----1-2--1----|| 
A|-2-4---------2-|| 
E|---------------|| 

Chorus: 

Simple power chords will suffice.  I'll synch this up with the lyrics to give 
you a better feel for the rhythm. 

(A)      (B)                  (B)  (C#) 
I'm gonna drive and never ever slow down 
(A)      (B)           (B)   (C#) 
I'm gonna drive until I break down 
(A)           (B)                (B)        (C#) 
I'm packing my things and getting outta this town 
(A)      (B)           (B)   (C#) 
I'm gonna drive until I break down. 

Bridge & Solo 

The backing chords for the bridge and solo are the same as the verse. 

A  C#  A  C# 

The solo is a total Nirvana scenario...it pretty much just follows the vocal 
pattern of the verses.   

E|-------------------------------------------------|| 
B|----------5~----------5-4~-----------------------|| 
G|-4-6-4-6-----4-6-4-6-------4-6-4-6-4---4-6-6-6--6|| 
D|-------------------------------------6-----------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------|| 
B|---------/9~~---------5-4-5--4-----------------------|| 
G|-4-6-4-6-----4-6-4-6-----------4h6-4~~---------------|| 
D|-------------------------------------------1-2--1----|| 
A|---------------------------------------2-4---------2-|| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|| 

Then back into the Chorus. 
 

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