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James Arthur - Car’s Outside Chords

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ChordsEm, G, D, C, Am7, Am, A, B, Cm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

I’mEmpackingmybagsGthatIdidn’tunpacktheDlasttimeC
I’msayingEm”seeyouagain”soGmanytimesit’sbecomingmyDtaglineC
ButEmyouknowthetruth,I’dGratherholdyouthanDtrytocatchCthisflight
SoEmmanythingsI’dGrathersaybutfornowit’sDgoodbyeC
Am7YousayI’malwaysEmleavingD
Am7You,Amwellyou’reEmsleepingDalone,butthe
CThecar’soutsidebutIdon’tAwannagotonight
GI’mnotgettingintheBAddisonLee
UnlessyouEmpackyourbags,you’reCcomingwithme
GI’mtiredoflovingfromBafar,andneverbeingwhereyouEmare
Closethewindows,locktheCdoors,don’twannaCmleaveyouanymore
EmGDC
I’mEmstaringatthesameGfourwallsinadifferentDhotelC
EmIt’sanGunfamiliarfeeling,butIknowitDsowellC
Oh,butEmyouknowthetruth,I’dGratherholdyouthanthisDmobileinCmyhand
ButIEmguessit’lldoG’causeforyou,IwouldrunupmyDphonebillC
Am7YousayI’malwaysEmleavingD
Am7You,AmwhenyouEmneedmetheDmost,butthe
CThecar’soutsidebutIdon’tAwannagotonight
GI’mnotgettingintheBAddisonLee
UnlessyouEmpackyourbags,you’reCcomingwithme
GI’mtiredoflovingfromBafar,andneverbeingwhereyouEmare
Closethewindows,locktheCdoors,don’twannaleaveyouanymore
GOoh-ooh,Bah-ah,ooh-ooh,Emah-ah
Ooh-ooh,Caah,don’twannaleaveyouanymore
Am7Oh,darling,alloftheEmcitylightsDnevershineasbrightasyourAm7eyes
IwouldtradethemallforaEmminutemorebutDthecar’soutside,andhe’s
CCalledmetwicebuthe’sAgonnahavetowaittonight
GI’mnotgettingintheBAddisonLee
UnlessyouEmpackyourbags,you’reCcomingwithme
GI’mtiredoflovingfromBafar,andneverbeingwhereyouEmare
Closethewindows,locktheCdoors,don’twannaleaveyouanymore
GOoh-ooh,Bah-ah,ooh-ooh,Emah-ah
Ooh-ooh,Caah,no,Idon’twannaleaveyouGanymore
(Ooh-ooh,ah-ah)Idon’twannaBleaveyou
(Ooh-ooh,ah-ah)Idon’twannaEmleaveyou
(Ooh-ooh,ah-ah)Idon’twannaCleaveyou
Don’twannaCmleaveyouGanymore
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ArtistJames Arthur
AlbumYou
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Car’s Outside on Guitar (Step-by-step)

James Arthur - Car’s Outside on guitar requires 9 chords and 18 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Car’s Outside uses these transitions most often: D → C (12), B → Em (9), and Em → C (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Em to G

2. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

G to D

3. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

D to C

4. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

C to Em

5. C → Am7 chord transition

Switching from C to Am7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Am7 → Em chord transition

Switching from Am7 to Em:

  1. While playing Am7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

8. D → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Am7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

9. Am7 → Am chord transition

To move from Am7 to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

12. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

13. G → B chord transition

Switching from G to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

14. B → Em chord transition

Switching from B to Em:

  1. While playing B, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

15. C → G chord transition

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

16. C → Cm chord transition

To move from C to Cm:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. Cm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to Em:

  1. While playing Cm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. Cm → G chord transition

Switching from Cm to G:

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Car’s Outside chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Car’s Outside.

  • Car’s Outside includes 100 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Car’s Outside contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Car’s Outside connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
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