Biography:
Del Amitri are a guitar-driven pop rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980, internationally known for the 1995 melodic rock hit "Roll to Me". They came together at school as teenagers when Justin Currie (bass and vocals), James Scobbie (guitar and vocals) and Donald Bentley (guitar) formed a band in reaction against the rest of the 'rockers' in the school. The name was chosen deliberately because it didn't mean anything but sounded a bit like someone's name.
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Other songs:
- Nothing Ever Happens
- Roll To Me
- Tell Her This
- A Little Luck
- Always The Last To Know
- As Soon As The Tide Comes In
- Baby Its Me
- Be My Downfall
- Behind The Fool
- Being Somebody Else
- Bella Linda
- Buttons On My Clothes
- Crashing Down
- Cruel Light Of Day
- Cry To Be Found
- Del Amitri
- Dont Come Home Too Soon
- Driving With The Brakes On
- Drunk In A Band
- Empty
- Food For Songs
- Former Owner
- Funny Way To Win
- Hammering Heart
- Hatful Of Rain
- Heard Through A Wall
- Here And Now
- High Times
- I Wont Take The Blame
- It Might As Well Be You
- Its Never Too Late
- Its Never Too Late To Be Alone
- Jesus Saves
- Just Before You Leave
- Just Getting By
- Just Like A Man
- Kiss This Thing Goodbye
- Last Cheap Shot At The Dream
- Life Is Full
- Lucky Guy
- Make It Always Be Too Late
- Medicine
- Mother Natures Writing
- Move Away Jimmy Blue
- Never Enough
- No Family Man
- Not Where Its At
- One More Last Hurrah
- Opposite View
- Out Falls The Past
- Roll To Me Easy
- Shes Passing This Way
- Sleep Instead Of Teardrops
- Some Other Suckers Parade
- Sometimes I Just Have To Say Your Name
- Spit In The Rain
- Start With Me
- Stone Cold Sober
- Surface Of The Moon
- The First Rule Of Love
- The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere
- This Side Of The Morning
- Through All That And Nothing
- To Last A Lifetime
- Wash Her Away
- What I Think She Sees
- When You Were Young
- Whiskey Remorse
- Wont Make It Better
- Youre Gone
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(This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research)
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Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri
Capo on 1st fret
Legend: Dmaj7 : xx0222 (played alternately with D)
D : xx0232
B(add?) : 224422 (played alternately with Bm)
Bm : 224432
G : 320022
A : x02220
D
Driving through the long night
Bm
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's wrong
D
Now the kid has gone. I sit belted up tight.
Bm D
She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on.
G A
And I might be more a man if I stopped this in it's tracks
Bm D G
And said come on, let's go home. But she's got the wheel.
A D G
And I've got nothing except what I have on.
[CHORUS]
D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't.
Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.
When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.
D Bm G Bm G D
But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide.
Bm G A Bm G A
Nothing's gonna make me break from her side.
D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G D
And it's hard to say you don't.
(End on D)
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 01:39:10 -0500
Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri
=0D
This is the way Justin played it in concert when I reviewed the show.
Capo on 3rd fret
=0D
Where the C and Am chords are played the B-string is alternately tapped. =
That is, the first fret of of the second string alternates between being=
left opena nd being fingered every half measure, creating the rhythm. I=
t's fairly obvious from the disc and isn't too hard to get the hang of. =
I wasn't paying too close attention to how it was played, but the chords =
should be right and if you listen to the disc and hear some variations th=
en I probably screwed up. Hey, sue me. But is sounds right to me.
=0D
C
Driving through the long night
Am
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's wrong
C
Now the kid has gone. I sit belted up tight.
Am =
She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on.
F G
And I might be more a man if I stopped this in it's tracks
Am C F
And said come on, let's go home. But she's got the wheel.
G Am F
And I've got nothing except what I have on.
=0D
[CHORUS]
C
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Am
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.
=0D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
C Am F Am F C
But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide.
Am F G Am F G
Nothing's gonna make me break from her side.
=0D
C
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Am
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F G
And it's hard to say you don't.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F C
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
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song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research)
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Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri
Capo on 1st fret
Legend: Dmaj7 : xx0222 (played alternately with D)
D : xx0232
B(add?) : 224422 (played alternately with Bm)
Bm : 224432
G : 320022
A : x02220
D
Driving through the long night
Bm
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's wrong
D
Now the kid has gone. I sit belted up tight.
Bm D
She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on.
G A
And I might be more a man if I stopped this in it's tracks
Bm D G
And said come on, let's go home. But she's got the wheel.
A D G
And I've got nothing except what I have on.
[CHORUS]
D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't.
Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.
When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.
D Bm G Bm G D
But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide.
Bm G A Bm G A
Nothing's gonna make me break from her side.
D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Bm
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G A
And it's hard to say you don't.
G A
It's hard to say you love someone
Bm G D
And it's hard to say you don't.
(End on D)
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 01:39:10 -0500
Driving with the brakes on -- Del Amitri
=0D
This is the way Justin played it in concert when I reviewed the show.
Capo on 3rd fret
=0D
Where the C and Am chords are played the B-string is alternately tapped. =
That is, the first fret of of the second string alternates between being=
left opena nd being fingered every half measure, creating the rhythm. I=
t's fairly obvious from the disc and isn't too hard to get the hang of. =
I wasn't paying too close attention to how it was played, but the chords =
should be right and if you listen to the disc and hear some variations th=
en I probably screwed up. Hey, sue me. But is sounds right to me.
=0D
C
Driving through the long night
Am
Trying to figure who's rigth and who's wrong
C
Now the kid has gone. I sit belted up tight.
Am =
She sucks on a match light, glowing bronze, steering on.
F G
And I might be more a man if I stopped this in it's tracks
Am C F
And said come on, let's go home. But she's got the wheel.
G Am F
And I've got nothing except what I have on.
=0D
[CHORUS]
C
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Am
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
Trying to keep the mood right, trying to steer the conversation from
The thing we've done.
She shuts up the ashtray and I say it's a long way back now hon
And she just yawns. And we might get lost someplace
So desolate that no one where we're from would ever come
But she's got the wheel and I've got to deal from now on.
=0D
When you're driving with the brakes on.
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
It's hard to say you love someone
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
C Am F Am F C
But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide.
Am F G Am F G
Nothing's gonna make me break from her side.
=0D
C
When you're driving with the brakes on.
Am
When you're swimming with you're boots on.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F G
And it's hard to say you don't.
F G
It's hard to say you love someone
Am F C
And it's hard to say you don't.
=0D
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