Driftin Live chords by John Mayer

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Performance @ Solo Tour 2023 (Newark NJ 3-11-23)

Key: D MajorD

The chords are simply E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#, the ones in parentheses are adding or dropping a finger


E minorEm (E minor 7Em7)  C majorC (Cmaj7Cmaj7)  G+G (Gadd9Gadd9)   D/F#D/F# (Dadd11/F#)

This seems to be the dominant melody in the picking but it varies throughout:

E minorEm    C majorC     G+G     D/F#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:


E minorEm C majorC G+G D/F#D/F#
E minorEm C majorC G+G D/F#D/F#


Verse 1:

E minorEm           C majorC
 Time is space and I'm out of place
G+G           D/F#D/F#
 Don't recognize a single face
E minorEm           C majorC
 By now I should have won the race
   G+G           D/F#D/F#
But I haven't found a home

E minorEm           C majorC
 Seems to me if you go catch that vine
G+G              D/F#D/F#
 And swing to the next tree branch in time
E minorEm             C majorC
  The years add up and you fall behind
      G+G           D/F#D/F#
And you're left to walk alone

     E minorEm      C majorC       G+G     D/F#D/F#
So I'm drifting I'm drifting I'm drifting
     E minorEm         C majorC         G+G     D/F#D/F#
Yeah I'm drifting and I'm drifting and I'm drifting

Chorus:

    E minorEm       C majorC
Meet a stranger, tag along
   G+G           D/F#D/F#
Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong
    E minorEm       C majorC
Tell a story, sing a song
    G+G         D/F#D/F#
Lay my head where it don't belong

E minorEm      C majorC
Somehow it occurs to me
   G+G        D/F#D/F#
That out here on the deep blue sea
     E minorEm      C majorC
There are other people drifting too
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you

Verse 2:

E minorEm          C majorC
 Called my shrink the other day
G+G          D/F#D/F#
 Forgot what I was gonna say
   E minorEm       C majorC
So I lied and said I lost my way
    G+G           D/F#D/F#
'Cus I couldn't let him down

E minorEm        C majorC
 Put my leather jacket on
G+G           D/F#D/F#
 To play the part of bad boy John
E minorEm           C majorC
 The broken heart and vagabond
  G+G          D/F#D/F#
And wandered into town
     E minorEm          C majorC         G+G     D/F#D/F#
'Cus I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting
     E minorEm          C majorC         G+G     D/F#D/F#
Yeah I'm drifting yeah I'm drifting I'm drifting

Chorus:

    E minorEm       C majorC
Meet a stranger, tag along
   G+G           D/F#D/F#
Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong
    E minorEm       C majorC
Tell a story, sing a song
    G+G         D/F#D/F#
Lay my head where it don't belong

E minorEm      C majorC
Somehow it occurs to me
   G+G        D/F#D/F#
That out here on the deep blue sea
     E minorEm      C majorC
There are other people drifting too
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you

Bridge:
E minorEm            C majorC
For the moment 'till the moment is gone
G+G               D/F#D/F#
Lonesome is the road I've been travellin on
   E minorEm             C majorC
I've gone where I wanted I don't miss anyone
     G+G           D/F#D/F#
'Cus I'm drifting
E minorEm             C majorC
Tryna write a story but I'm stuck on a page
G+G               D/F#D/F#
God it's been so long I can't remember my age
  E minorEm              C majorC
I'm lost till the minute that I step on the stage
      G+G          D/F#D/F#
'Cus I'm drifting
      E minorEm      C majorC      G+G     D/F#D/F#
And I'm drifting

Chorus:

    E minorEm       C majorC
Meet a stranger, tag along
   G+G           D/F#D/F#
Maybe smoke a cigarette all wrong
    E minorEm       C majorC
Tell a story, sing a song
    G+G         D/F#D/F#
Lay my head where it don't belong

E minorEm      C majorC
Somehow it occurs to me
   G+G        D/F#D/F#
That out here on the deep blue sea
     E minorEm      C majorC
There are other people drifting too
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you
   G+G      D/F#D/F#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you