Drive My Car
“Working for peanuts is all very fine”
McCartney's car-as-innuendo R&B rocker, opening Rubber Soul with a bluesy two-guitar riff and a punchy Otis Redding–inspired bassline. The first track in the Beatles catalog with a session that ran past midnight, signaling the band's shift to studio-driven recording.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a VI to vii section transition.
Track1 · Side 1 · Side opener · Album opener
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedOctober 13, 1965
ReleasedDecember 3, 1965
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Recurring words
askedbabebetweencardrivedrivermaybescreenshowsomethingstartwantedworkinga betterand maybeand that'sbaby youcan dogirl thatgot somethingi couldi foundi toldi'll loveis allit's understoodshow yousomething inthat mythat's ato sayworking foryes i'myou agot something toi got noi'll love youyes i'm gonnayou can doi can show youi got something to say
Cover-shared words
allawaybabybetterfinefoundgirlgoodgotheartlistenlovemyrightsaidsayseeshestartimetoldyeahyoua girland it'sand shebaby it'sbe abut ibut youcan't yougirl igonna begot noi cani goti wannai'm gonnalove youmy heartshe saidthat girlto bewhat shewhen sheyou canyou seebut you cancan't you seegonna be ai wanna bei'm gonna bei'm gonna be a
Lyric shape
[NOUN] can't[WORD] werecould [VERB]in [VERB]is [WORD][ADJ] a [NOUN][NOUN] in [VERB][NOUN] it's [VERB][NOUN] that my[VERB] [WORD] i[VERB] for [WORD][VERB] you aa [NOUN] andand she [VERB]be a [NOUN]can [VERB] youcan do [NOUN]i [VERB] noi could [VERB]no [NOUN] andshe [VERB] tothat's a [NOUN][NOUN] of the [NOUN][NOUN] you can [VERB][VERB] [VERB] [WORD] i[VERB] [WORD] i [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] and[WORD] i'll [VERB] youbut i [VERB] agonna be a [NOUN]i [VERB] a [NOUN]i [VERB] no [NOUN]i [VERB] that [NOUN]i can [VERB] youi [VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB]but i [VERB] a [NOUN] and
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[ADJ] a[NOUN] and[NOUN] i[NOUN] in[NOUN] it's[NOUN] of[NOUN] that[NOUN] to[NOUN] what[NOUN] you[VERB] a[VERB] for[VERB] my[VERB] no[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] i'll[WORD] isa [ADJ]a [NOUN]and [WORD]be [ADJ]can [VERB]do [NOUN]for [WORD]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]it's [VERB]my [NOUN]my [WORD]no [NOUN]she [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] it's[VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] to be[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] i'll [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN]a [NOUN] ofbut i [VERB]can't you [VERB]for [WORD] isi [VERB] [NOUN]i [VERB] ai [VERB] thati can [VERB]i'll [VERB] youof the [NOUN]she [VERB] [NOUN]she [VERB] [VERB]what she [VERB]when she [VERB]you can [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB]can [VERB] my [NOUN]i wanna be [ADJ]
Distinctive word
beep-beep'm-beep-beepbreakingfamouspeanutsprospects
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Chord shape
C → F → B♭ → FC → F → B♭Am → D → GAm → DC → DC → G → CC → F → GC → F → C → FAm → FC → EmC → FC7 → F7C → GAm → D → G → C → GC → G → C → FC → F → C → F → GAm → D → G → CC → F7C → G → C → G → C → DC → F → B♭ → F → B♭C7 → G7C → G → C → DC → Em → AC → F → B♭ → F → B♭ → FC → F → C → F → B♭C7 → EmC → Em → A → DC → F → B♭ → F → B♭ → F → B♭Am → F → Am → D → GC → F → C → F → C → F → GAm → F7C → Em → C → Em → A → DAm → F → Am → D → G → CAm → D → G → C → G → CC → F → C → F → B♭ → FC → G → C → F → C → FC → G → C → F → CC7 → D
Chord literal
A → D → GD → A → DD → AA → DE → ABm → EG → DG → AG → BmD → G → ABm → GD → GD7 → G7E → A → DE → A → D → ABm → E → AA → D → G → DG7 → D7E → A → D → A → DD → A → D → GA → D → A → DD → G → D → G → D → G → AA → D → G → D → G → DG → Bm → E → AA → D7A → D → G → D → G → D → GG → Bm → G → Bm → E → AD → A → D → G → D → GA → D → A → D → G → DBm → E → A → D → AG7 → BmG7 → A
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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