Three Window Coupe   2:00
(J. Berry, R. Christian)
The Rip Chords
Band members: Phil Stewart, Rich Rotkin
Arnie Marcus, Ernie Bringas.
Vocals: Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston.
Backing vocals: Bruce Johnston, Joe Gibbons
Ray Pohlmanm and Judy Lovejoy.
Musicians include: Phil Sloan, Steve Barri - guitars
The Great Earl Palmer: drums. Hal Blaine, Leon Russell
Glen Campbell, Steve Douglas, Bill Pitman, Tommy Tedesco.
Produced and recorded by: T. Melcher, B. Johnston (Columbia)
Arrangers: Tom Oliver, Hal Blaine.
Sessions dates: Jan 17, 1964 and Mar 1964.
Pop Single Chart #28 Apr. 25, 1964
Label: Columbia Records #43035
From Album: 'Rip Chords Three Window Coupe' 
Sundazed SC6099 Music (Sony) 1996.
Transcriber: Awcantor17@gmail.com




Three window coupe, you're the toughest machine in town!

Got a three window coupe that's short on looks
But she looks real good in the record books
I hold the track record in the quarter mile
With a low ET down the asphalt aisle

Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down
Three window coupe, you're the toughest in town
Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down, now
Three window coupe, make a trophy run
Three window coupe, you're the toughest machine in town

Now, I know my coupe's not the sharpest around
But everybody knows she's the hottest in town
A high compression heads make her 12:1
Sunday at the drags I'll make a trophy run   

Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down
Three window coupe, you're the toughest in town
Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down, now
Three window coupe, make a trophy run
Three window coupe, you're the toughest machine in town

Now, my little three window don't look like much
Til the flag goes down and I pop the clutch
Then I put my foot in her and I really go
*As they come off the tubes, let my screamin blow

Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down
Three window coupe, you're the toughest in town
Eat 'em up, eat 'em up, shut 'em down, now
Three window coupe, make a trophy run
Three window coupe, you're the toughest machine in town

Toughest machine in town
Toughest machine in town
Toughest machine in town
FADES
Toughest machine in town
Toughest machine in town.

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*3 last words of line overdub 'conflict flub' on both versions.


Note: info above from Sundazed insert liner.
Original recording, stereo, Jan 17, 1964.
4-43035 and CS 9016.



Songwriters Berry, Jan / Christian, Roger Val
Published by Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.
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