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Driftin Live by John Mayer

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#
---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
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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#
Maybe someday I'll drift into you

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