Drift Away
Dobie Gray (Mentor Williams, 1970)


Cut Time Feel
| [D] .. Day after | day I'm more con- | [A] fused   | [A] ....
| [D] .. I look for the | light in the pouring | [A] rain   | [A] ....
| [D] .. You know it's a | game I hate to | [A] lose   | [A] ....
| [Bm7] .. now I'm feelin' the | strain   | [D] .. ain't it a | shame?

Chorus
Regular Strumming
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D] ....
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul,
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D]   | [D]   | [D]   |
| [A]   | [A]   | [A]   | [A!]  

Cut Time Feel
| [D] .. I'm beginning to | think I'm was wastin' | [A] time   | [A] ....
| [D] .. I don't under- | stand the things I | [A] do...   | [A] ....
| [D] .. The world out- | side looks so un- | [A] kind... | [A] ....
| [Bm7] .. now I'm counting on | you...   | [D] .. to carry me | through...

Chorus
Regular Strumming  
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D] ....
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul,
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D]   | [D]   | [D]   |
| [A]   | [A]   | [A]   | [A!]  

Bridge
Pianistic Fingerpicking - Cut Time
| [Bm7] .. And when my | mind is free |
| [D] .. you know | melody can | [A] move me   | [A] .... |
| [Bm7] .. And when I'm | feeling blue |
| [D] .. the guitars are | coming through to |
| [E7] soothe me   | [E7] .... |

Cut Time Feel
| [D] .. Thanks for the | joy that you've given | [A] me...   | [A] ....
| [D] .. I want you to | know I believe in your | [A] song... | [A] ....
| [D] .. The rhythm and | rhyme and the harmo-   | [A] ny...   | [A] ....
| [Bm7] .. You help me a- | long... | [D] .. making me | strong...

Chorus
Oh, | [A!] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7!] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and
| [D!] drift away   | ....
Oh, | [A!] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7!] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and
| [D!] drift away   | [D] ....

Chorus
Regular Strumming
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D] ....   | [D] ....   | [D] ....
Oh, | [A] give me the beat boys and | free my soul
I | [E7] wanna get lost in your | Rock- n- Roll and |
| [D] drift away   | [D] ....   | [D] ....   | [D] .... |
| [A] | [A] | [E7]   | [E7]   |
| [D] | [D] | [D]   | [D]   | [A!]  

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.

#Last Updated 26/04/2021 JJ
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