Lizzy McAlpine - Reckless Driving Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G]I didn’t mean to [Em]kiss you
I mean I [C]did, but I didn’t think it’d go this far
[G]I didn’t mean to [Em]kiss you
Now you can’t [C]focus on the road when I’m in your car
[verse 2]
Now [D]we’re going one hundred, your [Em]hands aren’t on the [D]wheel
Cause [G]you’re just [C]staring at me, like you’re not convinced that I am real
And [D]now we’re at one eighty, and [Em]I can finally [D]see
But [G]then it’s [C]over in a second, crashed the [C#]car into the tree
Yeah I can [C]see it all happen, [D]you’d rather die than take your eyes off me
[chorus]
[G]I don’t love you like [Em]that, I’m a careful [C]driver
And I tell you all the [D]timе to keep your eyes on the road
[G]But you lovе me like [Em]that, you’re a reckless [C]driver
And one day it will [D]kill us if I don’t let [G]go [Em] [C]
And one day it will [D]kill us if I don’t
[verse 3]
[G]I didn’t mean to [Em]love you, I didn’t [C]mean to tell you things that weren’t true
[G]Oh I didn’t mean to [Em]lie to myself, but I [C]did and I lied to you too
[verse 4]
And [D]we were at one hundred, your [Em]hands weren’t on the [D]wheel
And it [G]was [C]way too late to tell you
[Closing]
How I really feel, and [D]then we’re at one eighty
And [Em]I can finally [D]see
But [G]then it’s [C]over in a second, crashed the [C#]car into the tree
Yeah I am [C]watching it happen
You’d rather [D]die than take your eyes off me
[chorus]
[G]I don’t love you like [Em]that, I’m a careful [C]driver
And I tell you all the [D]timе to keep your eyes on the road
[G]But you lovе me like [Em]that, you’re a reckless [C]driver
And one day it will [D]kill us if I don’t let [G]go [Em]
I [C]swear one day it will [D]kill us if I [D]don’t
How to play Reckless Driving on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Lizzy McAlpine - Reckless Driving on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Reckless Driving uses these transitions most often: C → D (12), D → G (11), and Em → C (11). 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 G - Em chord transition.
1. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
2. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
3. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
5. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
6. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. C → C# chord transition
To move from C to C#;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
Reckless Driving chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Reckless Driving.
- Reckless Driving includes 64 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Reckless Driving contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Reckless Driving connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → Em: 17%