Driftin chords by Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

CHORDS:

   D  C#m7 Bm A Amaj7 F# B9 E7 E D# Bm7
E|-5---4---2--0---0---2--2--0--------2----------|
B|-7---5---3--2---2---2--2--3--9--8--3----------|
G|-7---4---4--2---1---3--2--1--9--8--2----------|
D|-7---6---4--2---2---4--1--0--9--8--4----------|
A|-5---4---2--0---0---4--2--2--7--6--2----------|
E|--------------------2-----0-------------------|



Intro:
   D        C#m     Bm       A        D        C#m     Bm       A Amaj7
E|-55-------44------22----------0-----55-------44------22-------0--0--------|
B|---77-------55------33-------2--2-----77-------55------33-----2--2--------|
G|-----77-66----66------44---2-----2------77-66----66------44---2--1--------|
D|----------------66------44--2----------------------66------44-2--2--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------0--0--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
               Amaj7                    F#               B9                    E7
Sittin' in the shade of a tree that was meant for me       a little tired from sun and
                 C#m7                      D                 C#m7                    F#7
Sittin' there to feel the breeze   and the mem - o - ries       I let my thoughts go run-nin'
Bm                E                         A     Bm   C#m  D     E  D# D
         No major discov’ries           I   just   let  my - self  ri_ - _de          Why was I
Bm7                  E7     Amaj7
so   at ease?     I  can't decide…

Verse 2:
                   Amaj7                 F#          B9                E7
Sittin' 'neath the tree idly    That was so shady       I let myself envision
                C#m7                          D            C#m7                  F#7
Thinkin' of the dreams and the scenes I could see for me       And what was my decision?
 Bm                     E                         A    Bm    C#m    D   E  D# D
       I knew that the sun was out           But how  long  would  it   shi__ne?          Soon closing
Bm7                          E7    Amaj7
  in,   no doubt        But I had time…


Chorus:
          Bm          E        C#m         F#m            Bm          E             A         Amaj7
And I'm   drif - tin'           No,  no direction            Chasin'  thought after thought__
Bm          E          C#m         F#7         Bm             E            A         Amaj7
Drif - tin'            Into  re  - flection        And I don't want it to stop

Bm          E          C#m           F#m         Bm          E            A         Amaj7
Rol - ling             Roll with the punches       Trying to get with the scheme
                                                 (Rollin’ as best  as   I  can)
Bm          E           C#m            F#7           Bm             E            A        Amaj7
Rol - lin                Roll with the hunches        And somewhere there is a    theme…
                                                   (‘Cause somewhere there is a plain…)

Solo:
Amaj7   Bm
and back to Intro


Verse 3:
               Amaj7                    F#                 B9                   E7
Pickin' up the things I mislaid   While in the shade            My little visit o-ver
                C#m7                  D                  C#m7                   F#7
I step back in - to  the  sun      my dream - in' done       My feet dug in the clo-ver
Bm           E                    A    Bm  C#m   D   E  D# D
    As I ran down the hill      I try  to  catch my   mind___            But I was
Bm7                              E7    Amaj7
stand - in' still       'Cause it was flyin'…


Chorus:
          Bm          E        C#m         F#m            Bm          E             A         Amaj7
And I'm   drif - tin'           No,  no direction            Chasin'  thought after thought__
Bm          E          C#m         F#7         Bm             E            A         Amaj7
Drif - tin'            Into  re  - flection        And I don't want it to stop

Bm          E          C#m           F#m         Bm          E            A         A7+
Rol - ling             Roll with the punches       Trying to get with the scheme
                                                 (Rollin’ as best  as   I  can)
Bm          E           C#m            F#7           Bm             E            A        Amaj7
Rol - lin                Roll with the hunches        And somewhere there is a    theme…
                                                   (‘Cause somewhere there is a plain…)