I'm A Drifter chords by Bobby Goldsboro

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Intermediate

I`m A Drifter
Bobby Goldsboro

Intro C F C F C F C F

C     G         Am
You knew I could not stay for long
     Em        F
when you asked me To come over
    Dm        G    G7 C
in the wee hours of the mornin
     Em        Am        Em
I said I could not let the sunrise catch me sleepin`
  F        Am       G    G7 E
And that is why I`ve givin` you fair warnin`

        E7
And though you might have loved me
Am      C
like I never ever have been
F      Dm         Em
Loved before your front door is open
     Am       G   G7 C
And I`ve got to keep on movin`


     G        Am       Em
So I will stay with you a while and then I`ll
    F           Dm      G   G7
Let my hitch hike thumb take me to where I wanna`
C      Em       Am
Because I`ve got to keep on searchin
    Em          F
for the dream that I`ve been seekin`
    Am       G    G7 E
Since I left my home in Oklahoma


       E7       Am        C
And who`s to say but that I might not be back tomorrow
   F         Dm       Em
If I find there`s only sorrow you may see me
     F      G       G7 G
from your window sill next mornin`

G7  C    Em     Am      G
I`m a drifter  and I`ve seen the rain
   C    Em     Dm
I`m a drifter  and I`ve felt the pain the
G          Am     C
pain that comes with loneliness
   F         Em  F       Em
So I drift from town to town searchin` all around
F        Em      Dm   G
Lookin` for the answer to my sorrow
      F       G        G7   C   F
And if the answer is you  then I`ll be back tomorrow


C F C F C F


C       G       Am        Em
Let`s make the most of time before the break of day
     F       Dm       G   G7 C
But don`t try to make me stay if I don`t want to
       G       Am         Em
Because I`ve got to keep on searchin` for that dream
       F        Dm      G     G7 E
And you can`t bind me with the simple words I love you


     E7     Am          C
But if I realize the dream that I`ve been searchin` for
  F      Dm
Is waitin` here behind your door
   Em        Am        G     G7 G
Then I`ll come back to stay if you still want me to


G7  C    Em      Am      G
I`m a drifter   and I`ve seen the rain
   C    Em     F
I`m a drifter  and I`ve felt the pain the
G     G7     Am     C
pain that comes with loneliness
   F         Em  F       Em
So I drift from town to town searchin` all around
F        Em      Dm
Lookin` for the answer to my sorrow
      F       G       G7   C   F
And if the answer is you  then I`ll be back tomorrow


C F C F C F


   C    Em     F       G G7
I`m a drifter  and I`ve seen the rain
   C    Em     Am
I`m a drifter  and I`ve felt the pain the
G     G7     Am     C
pain that comes with loneliness
   F         Em  F       Em
So I drift from town to town searchin` all around
F        Em      Dm
Lookin` for the answer to my sorrow
      F       G        G7   C   F C F C F C
And if the answer is you  then I`ll be back tomorrow