Driftin Live chords by John Mayer
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
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#
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--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#
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