"Little Deuce Coupe"

(Brian Wilson/Roger Christian)

transcribed by John in South Jersey

Performance Notes: This song is somewhere between the keys of A and A flat on the CD. My guess is it was recorded in A and then slowed down during the mixdown. Most guitarists I've ever played this song with do it in A (they can play open chords). Keyboard players: Go ahead and try calling it in A flat on your next gig, and see the looks they give you. So here it is in A, to keep peace. For the Bm7 in the chorus, play it as a D major chord with a B in the bass -- it goes better with the adjoining E chord.


A
Little deuce Coupe


You don't know what I got


Little deuce Coupe


You don't know what I got

A
Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down


But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town

     D 	
When something comes up to me he don't even try

	     A 
Cause if it had a set of wings man I know she could fly

	 E	      Bm7
She's my little deuce coupe

E          Bm7         A 
 You don't know what I got
		      (my little deuce coupe you don't know what I got)

       A
Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill
           

But she'll walk a Thunderbird like she's standin' still

      D  
She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.

	    A
She'll do a hundred and forty in the top end floored

	 E            Bm7 
She's my little deuce coupe

E          Bm7	       A   
 You don't know what I got
		     (my little deuce coupe you don't know what I got)

	    D
She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor

	A
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar

    D 	
And if that aint enough to make you flip your lid

	B			  E
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy

    A
And comin' off the line when the light turns green


Well she blows 'em outta the water like you never seen

      D  
I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer

     A 
When I get rubber in all four gears


	 E            Bm7 
She's my little deuce coupe

E          Bm7	       A   
 You don't know what I got
		     (my little deuce coupe you don't know what I got)

(repeat chorus 3 times to fade)
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