The Killers - In The Car Outside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "In The Car Outside" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn In The Car Outside Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Killers

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "In The Car Outside" smoothly on your guitar.

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            E           G#m                B
I'm in the car, I just needed to clear my head
              E              G#m                B
She's in the house with the baby crying on the bed
                 E              G#m               B
She's got this thing where she puts the walls so high
                                F#
It doesn't matter how much you love
                                 E
It doesn't matter how hard you try

We got a place with a fence and a little grass
I put this film on the windows and it looks like chapel glass
But when she turns, it’s like the shadow of the cross don’t cast
No blessing over our lonely life
It's like waiting for a train to pass
and I don’t know when it'll pass

Chorus:
         B                               F#
But I remember when she used to set the room on fire
         G#m             E
With her eyes, swear to god
              B                               F#
It's like a flood of grief and sorrow from a haunted life
          G#m            E            B
When she cries, like a train, it's a lot

I dropped a line to a flickering high school flame
We laughed about all the ways that our lives had changed
She’s up the road, about thirty-five miles north
Got two little boys in school, just had a real bad divorce
And in a moment of weakness

Chorus

G#m7    E
Trying hard
B      F#sus4
Not to care
G#m7      E
Swear to God


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#sus4

Guitar chord F#sus4

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "In The Car Outside" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "In The Car Outside" by The Killers.

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