CAPO 2nd Fret
[INTRO]
G:--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|
E:--------|------7\| (slide from 7th fret to open E string)
[VERSE]
D A
Day after day I'm more confused
D E A
Yet I look for the light in the pouring rain
D A
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
Bm D
I'm feelin' the strain ain't it a shame
D A D E A D A Bm D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|2--22---|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS]
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A E D A E D D D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|--------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-4|2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|2-------|--------|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|--------|------7\|
[VERSE]
D A
Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time
D E A
I don't understand the things I do
D A
The world outside looks so unkind
Bm D
I'm countin' on you to carry me through
D A D E A D A Bm D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|22222222|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS]
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dobie_gray/drift_away_btab_ver_2.html ]
A E D A E D D D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|--------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-4|2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|2-------|-------6|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|--------|--------|
[BRIDGE] (Single strum each)
Bm
And when my mind is free
D A
You know a melody can move me
Bm
And when I'm feelin' blue
D E
The guitar's comin' through to soothe me
Bm D A Bm D E
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------1|2------2|--------|-------1|2------2|4-------|
A:4-------|--------|2------6|4-------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------7\|
[VERSE]
D A
Thanks for the joy that you've given me
D E A
I want you to know I believe in your song
D A
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
Bm D
You help me along makin' me strong
D A D E A D A Bm D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|2--22---|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS]
(Single strums, quietly)
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A E D D A E D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|4~~~~~~~|3~~~~~~~|1~~~~~~-|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------4|2-------|
A:2~~~~~~~|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-4-2---2|
E:--------|2~~~~~~~|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|--------|--------|----424-|
[CHORUS]
(Normal strumming) (Repeat and Fade)
A A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
E E D D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
A E D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
