Soul Drifter Chords & Tabs
Lindsey Buckingham - Soul Drifter
From the album "Out of the Cradle," 1992
Tabulated by Reed Peterson
*Standard Tuning*
CHORDS
Amaj7 F#m7 Dmaj7
e|---0--- e|---2--- e|---2---
B|---2--- B|---2--- B|---2---
G|---1--- G|---2--- G|---2---
D|---2--- D|---2--- D|---0---
A|---0--- A|---4--- A|---0(X)-
E|---X--- E|---2--- E|---X---
E A6/E Emadd11
e|---0--- e|---5--- e|---3---
B|---0--- B|---7--- B|---0---
G|---1--- G|---6--- G|---4---
D|---2--- D|---7--- D|---5---
A|---2--- A|---X--- A|---X---
E|---0--- E|---X--- E|---X---
A6/E(v.2) F+ D
e|---2--- e|---1--- e|---2---
B|---2--- B|---2--- B|---3---
G|---2--- G|---2--- G|---2---
D|---4--- D|---3--- D|---0---
A|---X--- A|---X--- A|---0(X)-
E|---X--- E|---X--- E|---X---
A Bm7
e|---0--- e|---2----
B|---2--- B|---3----
G|---2--- G|---2----
D|---2--- D|---4----
A|---0--- A|---2----
E|--(X)0- E|---X(0)-
INTRO - Play X2
e|--2-0-2-4-2-4-5-4-5-7-5-7-9-4-5-7-5-7-5-4-2-4-2-0-
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
D D E D
e|--------------------------------------------------
B|-7-5---5---5-7-5---5---5-7-5---5---5-7-5---5---5--
G|-----7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7----
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
D E
VERSE 1
Amaj7 F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
Dmaj7 E
and I'm out of this town
Dmaj7 E
ain't no use hangin' 'round,
Amaj7
you see
e|------5-----5------3-----------2-----------1----------------
B|------7-----7------0-----------2--2-0------2--2-0-----------
G|------6-----6------4--6-4------2-----------2----------------
D|---7-----7------5-----------4-----------3-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
A6/E Emadd11 A6/E(v.2) F+
my heart is broken my part's been spoken
e|------------0-------------2-------------2-------0----0------
B|--------2---2-------------2--------2----2-------0----0------
G|-------1---1---------2---2--------2----2--------1---1-------
D|------2---2---------2---2--------0----0--------2---2--------
A|-----0-------------4------------0-------------2-------------
E|------------------2--------------------------0--------------
Amaj7 Fm7 Dmaj7 E
now the ground has opened all around me
Amaj7 F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
Dmaj7 E
and it's out of my hands
Dmaj7 E
so it's off to other lands,
Amaj7
you see
e|------5-----5------3-----------2-----------1----------------
B|------7-----7------0-----------2--2-0------2--2-0-----------
G|------6-----6------4--6-4------2-----------2----------------
D|---7-----7------5-----------4-----------3-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
A6/E Emadd11 A6/E(v.2) F+
it's a new dawn so it's so long
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lindsey_buckingham/soul_drifter_tab.html ]
A Bm7
for the soul lifter
A Bm7
the soul drifter
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
SOLO
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------12/14---14/12---------------
G|--14---------------------------14----14--16-----------------11/12--------
D|------15/16--(16\)14----14/16--------------------------------------16----
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amaj7 Fm7 Dmaj7 E
e|-------------------------------------------9/12---12--9------------------
B|----------12/14-13/14-13/14-13/14--12--14----------------12--12/14-------
G|--14--16-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dmaj7 E Amaj7
e|----------12/15-------------------------11/13----------------------------
B|------14-------12/14-14\12----------14-------12/14-14\12-----------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A6/E Emadd11 A6/E(v.2) F+
e|--------------------------------------------------------
B|---12--12-12--------------------------------------------
G|---------------14--14-14---14\13--13-13---13\11--11-11--
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
Amaj7 Fm7
e|------------------------12-----
B|-12/14--14-14-14\12-12---------
G|-------------------------------
D|---------------------------14--
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------
Dmaj7 E
"/" = slide up
"\" = slide down
VERSE 2
Amaj7 F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
Dmaj7 E
and it's out of my hands
Dmaj7 E
so it's off to other lands,
Amaj7
you see
e|------5-----5------3-----------2-----------1----------------
B|------7-----7------0-----------2--2-0------2--2-0-----------
G|------6-----6------4--6-4------2-----------2----------------
D|---7-----7------5-----------4-----------3-------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
A6/E Emadd11 A6/E(v.2) F+
it's a new dawn so it's so long
A Bm7
for the soul lifter
A Bm7
the soul drifter
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
yeah, that's me . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A (or Amaj7)
NOTE: If anything seems unclear (i.e. rhythm, tempo, etc.) just listen to the song - it
should be fairly self-explanatory. The addition of "Bm7" in the song is based less on
the actual recording and more according to what would sound interesting if, for instance,
the only instrument played were an acoustic guitar - it's more or less "inferred," so to
speak. Great song.
