The Drifter chords by Neil Diamond

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Arpeggio strum

Verse 1:
D MajorD
Well, i'm the drifter
D MajorD
I walk the highways
 G+G
I cross the river
   D MajorD
That rolls on forgotten
D MajorD
I sing for the living
D MajorD
Live for the trying
  G+G
But what's it about
    D MajorD
If you got to be trying alone

Verse 2:
D MajorD
And i'm the dreamer
D MajorD
Who climbed the mountain
  G+G
Who saw forever
D MajorD
Across the ocean
D MajorD
But you found me waiting
D MajorD
And knew that i would
  G+G
Be lost forever
A augmentedA     D MajorD
I kept on trying alone

Chorus:
D MajorD
They call me the drifter
D MajorD
And i walk the highways
 G+G
I crossed every river
   A augmentedA
That rolled on forgotten
  D MajorD
I'd sing for the living

But inside was dying
    G+G
'Cause what's it about
    A augmentedA        D MajorD
If you got to be trying alone

Verse 3:
D MajorD
Well, i'm the drifter
D MajorD
Who solved the answer
  G+G
And when i found you
 D MajorD
I knew for ever
D MajorD
Would be for ever
D MajorD
And not for some time
G+G
 And you'd be mine
D MajorD        A augmentedA   D MajorD
Won't have to be trying alone

Chorus:
D MajorD
Now i sing like a dreamer
D MajorD
And i walk like i'm flying
 G+G
I looked in your eyes
     A augmentedA
There was no use denying
  D MajorD
You cared for that moment
D MajorD
And i knew the answer
 G+G
I came for a while
   A augmentedA             D MajorD
And i stayed for the rest of my life

Bridge:
 G+G
I came for a while
   A augmentedA             D MajorD
And i stayed for the rest of my life
 G+G
I came for a while
   A augmentedA             D MajorD
And i stayed for the rest of my life

Outro:
D MajorD
Well, i was the drifter
D MajorD
And i walked the highways
 G+G
I crossed every river
   D MajorD       A augmentedA
That rolled on forgotten
 D MajorD
I sang for the living
D MajorD
And lived for the trying
 G+G     E minorEm
I came for a while
   A augmentedA           D MajorD
And i stayed for the rest of my life