Biography:
Sammy Hagar, From Colton, California, was popular in the early- mid 1980's for fast paced, guitar-driven, hard rock with a masculine, lets-go-party attitude, joined the band Van Halen as lead vocalist after David Lee Roth's departure from the group. (Before joining Van Halen he sang lead vocals in Ronnie Montrose's classic rock band Montrose, and had some single output, notably his release, "I Can't Drive 55".) As much as it was public surprise when Hagar joined the band, so it was when he left.
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 17:02:38 -35900
From: Ken Conrad
Subject: CRD: I Can't Drive 55
Sad to say, but there is NO Sammy Hagar at OLGA. So here's a quick and
dirty version of one of his tunes someone requested a while back to get us
started! I just saw Van Halen, and these were the chords he played at the
concert. This is, however, still in need of a lot of work. I don't have
the album (dating myself!), but I've heard the song enough time to be pretty
sure most of this is right.
I Can't Drive 55
Sammy Hagar
Fig 1. Fig 2.
E G A G A G A E
e:------------------------------- -------0---3---0---3---0---3---0---0-|
B:------------------------------- -------0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0-|
G:-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1- -1-1---1---0---2---0---2---0---2---1-|
D:-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2- -2-2---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---2-|
A:-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2- -2-2---2---2---0---2---0---2---0---2-|
E:-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0- -0-0---0---3-------3-------3-------0-|
E (Fig 1.) (Fig 2.)
One foot on the break and one on the gas
E (Fig 1.) (Fig 2.)
Well there's too much traffic I can't pass, no
E G
What used to take three hours, now takes all day
E G A
It took me fifteen hours to get to L.A.
G
C'mon and write me up for 125
E
Poster my face wanted dead or alive
G
Take my license and all that jive
A (Fig 2.)
I can't drive 55!
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 17:02:38 -35900
From: Ken Conrad
Subject: CRD: I Can't Drive 55
Sad to say, but there is NO Sammy Hagar at OLGA. So here's a quick and
dirty version of one of his tunes someone requested a while back to get us
started! I just saw Van Halen, and these were the chords he played at the
concert. This is, however, still in need of a lot of work. I don't have
the album (dating myself!), but I've heard the song enough time to be pretty
sure most of this is right.
I Can't Drive 55
Sammy Hagar
Fig 1. Fig 2.
E G A G A G A E
e:------------------------------- -------0---3---0---3---0---3---0---0-|
B:------------------------------- -------0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0-|
G:-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1- -1-1---1---0---2---0---2---0---2---1-|
D:-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2- -2-2---2---0---2---0---2---0---2---2-|
A:-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2- -2-2---2---2---0---2---0---2---0---2-|
E:-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0- -0-0---0---3-------3-------3-------0-|
E (Fig 1.) (Fig 2.)
One foot on the break and one on the gas
E (Fig 1.) (Fig 2.)
Well there's too much traffic I can't pass, no
E G
What used to take three hours, now takes all day
E G A
It took me fifteen hours to get to L.A.
G
C'mon and write me up for 125
E
Poster my face wanted dead or alive
G
Take my license and all that jive
A (Fig 2.)
I can't drive 55!
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