Chords for Driftin' Way Of Life

Tempo:
89.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Driftin' Way Of Life chords
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[C] I'm singing about the drifting [G] way of life.
Yes, [Gm] different from the [G] many that [D] I've known.
And [C] every day I'm bound to walk a strange [G] new road.
[E] By [A] myself, [D] I'll keep living it right or [G]
wrong.
Now [C] I've hitchhiked about a hundred [G] thousand miles.
Yeah, I've [A] had good luck and I've lived in [D] different styles.
Yeah, but [C] all the folks,
no matter what [G] place or age, [E] have [A] tried to put me [D] like a free bird [G] in a cave.
But [Cm] I keep singing about the drifting [G] way of life.
Yes, different from the many [D] that I've known.
Yeah, [C] and every day I'm bound to walk a [G] strange new road.
[E] By [A] myself, [D] I'll live it [G] right or wrong.
[C] Knife [C] times and knives with my friends I'd [G] hate to lose.
I [A] say we're friends because we give the [D] right to choose.
But [C] things get tight when your [Cm] friends
get [G] out of place.
[E] And [Am] try to change [D] your big hatter [G] shaped face.
So I [C] keep singing [Cm] about the
drifting [G] way of life.
Yes, different from the many [D] that I've known.
Yeah, and [Cm] every day I'm bound to
[C] walk a [G] strange new road.
[E] [A] By myself, [D] I'll live it [G] right or wrong.
[C] Now [G]
[A] [D]
[C] [G]
[E] [A] [D] [G] in [C] my mind, you know I thought of [G] settling down.
To stop [Am] my roaming, [A] forget this banging
[D] around.
I thought to live [C] my [Cm] life among groups.
[G] Every day, [E] every day will either [Am] change me [D] or send
me down [G] the way.
[Gm] And as it [C] stands, I've never done it out [G] too long.
Why is that?
Because I can kiss
[A] the blues goodbye [Am] with [D] every song.
Yeah, I'm living [Cm] the life as it feels to me [G] right now.
Walk [E] on boy, there [A] ain't nothing in [D] this world gonna hold [G] me down.
[Gm] Yes, I keep [Cm] singing about the drifting way [G] of life.
Yes, different from the many that [D] I've known.
Yeah, and every [Cm] day I'm bound to walk a [G] strange new road.
[E]
[A] By myself, [D] I'll keep living it right [G] or [E] wrong.
By [A] myself, yeah, [D] I'll keep living it [G] right or wrong.
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Jerry Jeff Walker - Driftin Way Of Life chords, practice playing G, A, D, G, E, A, D, C and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[C] I'm singing about the drifting [G] way of life.
_ Yes, [Gm] different from the [G] many that [D] I've known.
And [C] every day I'm bound to walk a strange [G] new road.
[E] By _ [A] myself, [D] I'll keep living it right or [G]
wrong.
Now [C] I've hitchhiked about a hundred [G] thousand miles.
Yeah, I've [A] had good luck and I've lived in [D] different styles.
Yeah, but [C] all the folks,
no matter what [G] place or age, [E] have [A] tried to put me [D] like a free bird [G] in a cave.
But [Cm] I keep singing about the drifting [G] way of life.
_ Yes, different from the many [D] that I've known.
Yeah, [C] and every day I'm bound to walk a [G] strange new road.
[E] By _ [A] myself, [D] I'll live it [G] right or wrong.
[C] Knife [C] times and knives with my friends I'd [G] hate to lose.
I [A] say we're friends because we give the [D] right to choose.
But [C] things get tight when your [Cm] friends
get [G] out of place.
[E] And [Am] try to change [D] your big hatter [G] shaped face.
So I [C] keep singing [Cm] about the
drifting [G] way of life.
Yes, different from the many [D] that I've known.
Yeah, and [Cm] every day I'm bound to
[C] walk a [G] strange new road.
[E] _ [A] By myself, [D] I'll live it [G] right or wrong.
_ [C] _ _ _ Now [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] in _ [C] my mind, you know I thought of [G] settling down.
To stop [Am] my roaming, [A] forget this banging
[D] around.
I thought to live [C] my [Cm] life among groups.
[G] Every day, [E] every day will either [Am] change me [D] or send
me down [G] the way.
[Gm] And as it [C] stands, I've never done it out [G] too long.
Why is that?
Because I can kiss
[A] the blues goodbye [Am] with [D] every song.
Yeah, I'm living [Cm] the life as it feels to me [G] right now.
Walk [E] on boy, there [A] ain't nothing in [D] this world gonna hold [G] me down.
[Gm] Yes, I keep [Cm] singing about the drifting way [G] of life.
_ Yes, different from the many that [D] I've known.
Yeah, and every [Cm] day I'm bound to walk a [G] strange new road.
[E] _
_ [A] By myself, [D] I'll keep living it right [G] or [E] wrong.
By [A] myself, yeah, [D] I'll keep living it [G] right or wrong. _
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