Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Performance @ Solo Tour 2023 (Newark NJ 3-11-23) Key: D The chords are simply Em C G D/F#, the ones in parentheses are adding or dropping a finger Em (Em7) C (Cmaj7) G (Gadd9) D/F# (Dadd11/F#) This seems to be the dominant melody in the picking but it varies throughout: Em C G D/F# ---0----------------------------------- --3--3-3-----1-0-0-----0---------3----- ------------0---------0--2-2----2--0-0- -2---------2---------0---------0------- ----------3---------------------------- 0-------------------3---------2-------- T T
Intro: Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Verse 1: Em C Time is space and I'm out of place G D/F# Don't recognize a single face Em C By now I should have won the race G D/F# But I haven't found a home Em C Seems to me if you go catch that vine G D/F# And swing to the next tree branch in time Em C The years add up and you fall behind G D/F# And you're left to walk alone Em C G D/F# So I'm drifting I'm drifting I'm drifting Em C G D/F# Yeah I'm drifting and I'm drifting and I'm drifting Chorus: Em C Meet a stranger, tag along G D/F# Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong Em C Tell a story, sing a song G D/F# Lay my head where it don't belong Em C Somehow it occurs to me G D/F# That out here on the deep blue sea Em C There are other people drifting too G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you Verse 2: Em C Called my shrink the other day G D/F# Forgot what I was gonna say Em C So I lied and said I lost my way G D/F# 'Cus I couldn't let him down Em C Put my leather jacket on G D/F# To play the part of bad boy John Em C The broken heart and vagabond G D/F# And wandered into town Em C G D/F# 'Cus I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting Em C G D/F# Yeah I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting I'm drifting Chorus: Em C Meet a stranger, tag along G D/F# Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong Em C Tell a story, sing a song G D/F# Lay my head where it don't belong Em C Somehow it occurs to me G D/F# That out here on the deep blue sea Em C There are other people drifting too G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you Bridge: Em C For the moment 'till the moment is gone G D/F# Lonesome is the road I've been travellin on Em C I've gone where I wanted I don't miss anyone G D/F# 'Cus I'm drifting Em C Tryna write a story but I'm stuck on a page G D/F# God it's been so long I can't remember my age Em C I'm lost till the minute that I step on the stage G D/F# 'Cus I'm drifting Em C G D/F# And I'm drifting Chorus: Em C Meet a stranger, tag along G D/F# Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong Em C Tell a story, sing a song G D/F# Lay my head where it don't belong Em C Somehow it occurs to me G D/F# That out here on the deep blue sea Em C There are other people drifting too G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you G D/F# Maybe someday I'll drift into you
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