Drift Away Chords by Steve Young

Tempo:
117.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

F#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Young   Drift Away chords
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[N]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[Em] Yeah, I [E] get more [B] confused
[E] Look for the light through the [B] pouring rain
[E] But that's one game.
100%  ➙  118BPM
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn Steve Young - (Live) Drift Away chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, E, B and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 59 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 118. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Yeah, I _ [E] get more [B] confused _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Look for the light through the [B] pouring rain _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ But that's one game.
I don't intend to [B] lose _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ I'm feeling a strange load
[E] _ _ _ Ain't it a shame
_ [B] _ I beat now and free my soul
[F#] Let me get lost in your rock and roll
[E] and drift away
_ _ _ [F#] Well, I beat now and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and [B] roll
and [E] drift away
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting [B] time _ _
Don't _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ understand half the [B] things I do
_ _ _ _ [E] _ The world outside looks so unkind
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ It's up to you _ [E] to _ carry me through
_ Hey, [B] give me the beat now and free my soul
[F#] Let me get lost in your rock and [E] roll
and drift away
_ _ _ Well, give [F#] me the beat now and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll
[E] and drift away _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
[C#m] Well, when my mind is free
_ [E] _ You know a melody [B] can _ move me
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
When I'm feeling blue
_ _ [E] _ _
Guitars coming _ through [F#] to soothe _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ Thanks for the joy that you've given [B] to me _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
I want you to know I believe [B] in your song _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ You help me along
_ [E] You're _ making me strong
_ [B] Give me the beat now and free my soul
[F#] Let me get lost in your rock and roll
[E] and drift away
_ _ Hey, [B] give me the beat now and free my [F#] soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll
[E] and drift away
_ _ _ [B] Well, give me the beat [F#] now and free my soul
Let me get lost in your rock [B] and roll
[E] and drift away
_ _ _ _ Hey, give me the beat now and free my [B] soul
_ [F#] Let me get _ lost in your rock [B] and roll
[E] Thank _ [G#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ you _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#]
very much for coming out.
[G] Thanks a lot.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

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The album Solo includes this song, written by Mentor Williams.

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