A song from Aaron Pritchett's album "The Score", released in 2016. The lyrics have every
corny hippie van cliche in the book. I drove a VW Bus for decades and I can assure you none
of it is true (except maybe the mary jane reference). The song is recorded in the key of F#, but
tuning down a semitone would make the chord positions a lot easier.
[Intro]
F#sus4 F# D#m G#m B C#
[Verse 1]
F#
Yellow throwback sittin' on four wheels
D#m
Impulse buy on a drive-by deal
G#m
Shag carpet seats groovy shade of green
B C#
Still got Creedence in the tape machine
[Verse 2]
F#
Picked you a daisy, you can tuck it in your long hair
D#m
Roll to the beach or hit up the State Fair
G#m
Come on wild thing whattya say
B C#
We'll pick up Miss Mary Jane on the way
[Chorus]
F# D#m
Be my bell-bottom baby, Let the nights get purple hazy
G#m
Moon dancing off of that disco ball
Bsus2 C#
We can go anywhere, or nowhere at all
F#
Getting laid back in the way back
D#m
Making out to the sound of an eight track
G#m
Find a little peace, make a whole lotta love
B C# F#
Chillin' in our bitchin' VW Bus
[Verse 3]
F#
We'll catch a double feature at the funky old drive-in
D#m
Find a far out spot and draw back the curtains
G#m
Blacklight the night, let it blow your mind
B C#
Kick it like it's 1969
[Chorus]
F# D#m
Be my bell-bottom baby, Let the nights get purple hazy
G#m
Moon dancing off of that disco ball
Bsus2 C#
We can go anywhere, or nowhere at all
F#
Getting laid back in the way back
D#m
Making out to the sound of an eight track
G#m
Find a little peace, make a whole lotta love
B C# F# D#m G#m
Chillin' in our bitchin' VW Bus
[Bridge]
B C#
We'll hang that sign that says
G#m
Don't come a-knockin' if the Bus is a rockin'
Bsus2
Don't come a-knockin' if the Bus is a rockin'
G#m B C#
Don't come a-knockin' if the Bus is a rockin', All night long
[Chorus]
F# D#m
Be my bell-bottom baby, Let the nights get purple hazy
G#m
Moon dancing off of that disco ball
Bsus2 C#
We can go anywhere, or nowhere at all
F#
Getting laid back in the way back
D#m
Making out to the sound of an eight track
G#m
Find a little peace, make a whole lotta love
B C# F#
Chillin' in our bitchin' VW Bus
F# D#m G#m B C# F#
VW Bus