Drifter In Loving Memory chords by Corey Kilgannon

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Verse 1:
NC
With every wave, a little more
NC
The ocean tirelessly swallows up the shore
NC
When you head out on your own
NC
Like the wind cirlces the world keep coming home

C

Verse 2:
C           F          C
Like a star across the sky
                              F
As a forest swiftly kindled by a fire
             C   G               C       Am
Hear the thunder as it comes and goes
Am          F
Like the passing of a storm

Chorus:
C           F        G                   Am
Keep coming home, no matter where life takes you
       C   F G              Am7
If you throw everything you have to chance
       F     G                  Am7             C
Please know, we are all waiting for your return
NC
Oh, Drifter

C F

Verse 3:
F      C     F        C
Like a train that's headed west
                                F
Through those plains and cities never stop unless
    C                                         Am
You grow weary, though heaven knows you won't
         F                C
When you hear the whistle blow, keep coming home

Verse 4:
C
When you reach the golden coast
          F
You taste the salty air, and feel your soul
C                    G                    Am
Like a cancer that's hollowing your bones
             F                G
When your wandering takes its toll

Chorus:
       Am     F       G                Am
Keep coming home, no matter where life takes you
          F  G              Am7
If you throw everything you have to chance
         F   G               Am            G  C
Please know, we are all waiting for your return
     Dm  Dm7
Oh, Drifter

Am7 Dm G C G Dm7 Cm Dm G C G

Verse 5:
        C        F      C
My dear brother, please don't cry
                     F
When death takes you like a deer in the headlights
C                           G     Am
When there's no fields left to roam
              F                 G
And you regret the life you chose

Chorus:
G         Am   G                   A  Am
Keep coming home, no matter where life takes you
          F  G              Am
If you throw everything you have to chance
        F    G              Am           C
Please know, we are all waiting for your return
NC
Oh, Drifter