Drive In


Original Album
All Summer Long
Written By
Brian Wilson
Produced By
Brian Wilson
Lead Vocals
Mike
Recorded On
April 1964
Length
1:50
Notes
  • Seemingly innocuous and lightweight, but it features a chord progression of F to D7 (as opposed to the stock F to Dm) and has two bars of silence during the break that was almost unheard of for a song of that period.
  • Mike shows off his Smoky the Bear impersonation.
Lyrics
Ooo wah
Ooo wah

Everytime I have a date there's only one place to go
That's to the drive in
It's such a groovy place to talk and maybe watch a show
Down at the drive in

Forget about the plot, it'll do very well
But make sure you see enough so you're prepared to tell
About the drive in
(Ooo wah)
I love the drive in
(We love the drive in, we love the drive in)

If the windows get fogged you'll have to take a breath
(Oooooooo waah oooo)
Down at the drive in
(Wah wah ooooooo)
Or the cat dressed in white will scare you both to death
Down at the drive in

A big buttered popcorn and an extra large coke
A few chili dogs and man I'm goin' broke
Down at the drive in
(Ooo wah)
Yeah at the drive in
(We love the drive in, we love the drive in)

Don't sneak your buddies in the trunk 'cause they might get caught
By the drive in
(Wah wah wah ooooooo)
And they'd look kinda stupid gettin' chased through the lot
(Wah ooooooo)
Around the drive in

If you say you watch the movie you're a couple o' liars
And "Remember only you can prevent forest fires"
Down at the drive in
(Ooo wah)
I love the drive in
(We love the drive in, we love the drive in)
Down at the drive in
(Ooo wah)
I love the drive in
(We love the drive in, we love the drive in)
Down at the drive in
(Ooo wah)
I love the drive in
(We love the drive in, we love the drive in)
Chords
...........F...............................................................................................Dm
Everytime I have a date there's only one place to go that's to the drive in
......................F............................................................................................C
It's such a groovy place to talk and maybe watch a show down at the drive in
......Bb
Forget about the plot, it'll do very well
...................F................................................Dm
But make sure you see enough so you're prepared to tell
..................Gm7.....C7................F
About the drive in, I love the drive in

.............F................................................................................................Dm
If the windows get fogged you'll have to take a breath down at the drive in
.............F......................................................................................................C
Or the cat dressed in white will scare you both to death down at the drive in
....Bb
A big buttered popcorn and an extra large coke
......F..........................................Dm
A few chili dogs and man I'm goin' broke
......................Gm7.......C7................F
Down at the drive in, yeah at the drive in


Bb...Eb...Bb...G7

................................F..........................................................................................Dm
Don't sneak your buddies in the trunk 'cause they might get caught by the drive in
.....................F.................................................................................................C
And they'd look kinda stupid gettin' chased through the lot around the drive in
............Bb
If you say you watch the movie you're a couple o' liars
..................F....................................Dm
And "Remember only you can prevent forest fires"
......................Gm7...C7..................F
Down at the drive in, I love the drive in
......................Gm7...C7..................F
Down at the drive in, I love the drive in


Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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