Driftwood Bass Tab by Travis

Driftwood bass tab by Travis

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: Beginner

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                            Artist - Travis
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                           Song - Driftwood
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                       Album - The Man Who (1999)
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                          Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard



INTRO
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G|----------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------|--s-----------------------------|
E|-7--7--5-7--5-7-|-5\-12--12--10-12--10-12--12-12-|

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00:11
VERSE 1
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Everything is open, nothing is set in stone.  Rivers turn to oceans, oceans tide you home
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|

Home is where the heart is, but your heart. Drifting over bridges never to return
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|

Watching bridges burn
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


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00:36
CHORUS
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You???re driftwood floating underwater Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces
G|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
D|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
A|------|---7--7-|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|-7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-9-10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-12-12-|

Just driftwood, hollow and of no use  Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you
G|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
D|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
A|------|---7--7-|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|-7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-9-10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-12-12-|


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00:58
VERSE 2
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Nobody is an island, everyone has to go.     Pillars turn to butter, butterflying low
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|

Low is where your heart is but your heart has to grow. Drifting under bridges, never with the flow
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|


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01:19
BRIDGE
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And you really didn???t think it would happen  But it really is the end of the line
G|------------------|----------|---------|-------|-------------|---------|-------|
D|------------------|----------|---------|-------|-------------|---------|-------|
A|------------------|----------|-7-7---7-|---7---|-------------|-7-7---7-|---7---|
E|-10-12--12-10-9-7-|-5-7--5-7-|-----7---|-7---7-|-7--5-7--5-7-|-----7---|-7---7-|


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01:32
CHORUS
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So I???m sorry that you???ve turned to driftwood. But you???ve been drifting for a    long, long time
G|------|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------|--------|--------------|
D|------|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------|--------|--------------|
A|------|---7--7-|-5-------|--------------------|-----------|--------|--------------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|---7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-9-5--5-|-0-5-0-5--0-5-|


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01:48
SOLO
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G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|---------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|---------|
A|---------------|-7----7----7---|---------------|-7----7----7---|----------------------|---------|---------|
E|-7--5-7--5-7-5-|----7----7---7-|-7--5-7--5-7-5-|----7----7---7-|-7--7-7-5-7--7-7-5-7--|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|


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02:05
VERSE 3
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Everywhere there???s trouble, nowhere???s safe to go. Pushes turn to shovels, shovelling the snow
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|

Frozen you have chosen the path you wish to go. Drifting now forever and forever more
G|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|
A|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|-10-12-12-|---------|----------|----------|
E|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|----------|-8-10-10-|-10-12-12-|-10-12-12-|

Until you reach your shore
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


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02:30
CHORUS
*******
You???re driftwood floating underwater Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces
G|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
D|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
A|------|---7--7-|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|-7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-9-10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-12-12-|

Just driftwood, hollow and of no use  Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you
G|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
D|------|--------|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
A|------|---7--7-|-------|--------------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|-7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-9-10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-10-9-|


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02:52
BRIDGE
*******
And you really didn???t think it would happen. But it really is the end of the line
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|-7----7----7---|---------------|-7----7----7---|
E|-7--5-7--5-7-5-|----7----7---7-|-7--5-7--5-7-5-|----7----7---7-|


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03:03
CHORUS
*******
So I???m sorry that you???ve turned to driftwood. But you???ve been drifting for a    long, long time
G|------|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
D|------|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|------|---7--7-|-5-------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
E|-5--5-|-5------|---7-7-7-|-5-7-7--9-9--10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-10-9-5--5-|-0-5-0-5-|

you???ve been drifting for a long, long time. you???ve been drifting long, long, drifting for a long, long time.
G|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|------------|-----------|--------|
D|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|------------|-----------|--------|
A|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|------------|-----------|--------|
E|-0-5-7--7-|-5-7-5-7-|-7-5--5-|-0-5-0-5-|-5-7--7-|-5-7-5-7-|-7-9-10--10-|-9-10-9-10-|-10-9-5-|



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