Song: Drift away
Artist: Dobie Gray
Composer: Mentor Williams
Album: Drift away

Tabbed by DJ   17th Aug 2017

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CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of B)

Please IGNORE ANY CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS the website
automatically imposes, they often do not display the best
option for a particular chord sequence.
Just follow the voicings with the numbers listed below:

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
      = x02220       = x24432      = xx0202
   = x4x45x      = x46654    = xx6454
      = x57775       = x022xx    = xx4232
 = 020200    = x02200
      = 022100    = xx0222

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[Intro]
         
e |-----------
B |--2----5---
G |----2----4-
D |-----------
A |--0----4---
E |-----------

        
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-7----5-----2-
---7----4----2
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-5----4-------
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---|-----2----
2--|----0-----
---|---2------
---|--0----0--


---|----/7-5--
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2--|----/7-6--
2--|----------
0--|--0-------
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[Verse 1]
             
    Day after 

              
day I'm more c

     
on - fused,
             
    Yet, I loo

             
k for the ligh

              
t through the 

        
pouring rain,
             
    You know, 

              
that's a game 

              
that I hate to

 
 lose,
           
      And I'm 

              
feeling the st

       
rain,      ...

ain't it a sha

me?

[Chorus]
    
Oh, give me th

e beat, boys, 

and free my so

ul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away,
    
Oh, give me th

e beat, boys, 

and free my so

ul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away

[Break]
         
e |-----------
B |--2----5---
G |----2----4-
D |-----------
A |--0----4---
E |-----------

        
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-7----5-----2-
---7----4----2
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-5----4-------
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---|----------
---|----------
---|-----2----
2--|----0-----
---|---2------
---|--0----0--

  
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---2------|
---2------|
---0------|
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[Verse 2]
             
   'Beginning 

              
to think that 

            
I'm wasting ti

me,
             
    I don't un

             
der - stand th

           
e things I do,
             
    The world 

              
outside looks 

        
so un - kind,
           
      So, I'm 

              
counting on yo

   
u    ...to car

ry me through

[Chorus]
    
Oh, give me th

e beat, boys, 

and free my so

ul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away,
      
Yeah, give me 

the beat, boys

, and free my 

soul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away

[Break]
         
e |-----------
B |--2----5---
G |----2----4-
D |-----------
A |--0----4---
E |-----------

        
--------------
-7----5-----2-
---7----4----2
--------------
-5----4-------
--------------

        
---|----------
---|----------
---|-----2----
2--|----0-----
---|---2------
---|--0----0--

  
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---2------|
---2------|
---0------|
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[Bridge]
  
          And 

when my mind i

s free,
      
             Y

              
ou know, a mel

        
ody can move m

e,
  
         And w

hen I'm feelin

g blue,
        
         The g

       
ui - tar's com

             
ing through to

 
 soothe me
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e |---4--2--0-
B |-----------
G |---4--2--1-
D |-----------
A |-----------
E |-----------

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[Verse 3]
             
    Thanks for

              
 the joy that 

             
you've given m

e,
       
           I w

             
ant you to kno

              
w I believe in

      
 your song,
       
           You

              
r rhythm and r

              
hyme, and harm

     
on - y,
        
          You'

              
ve helped me a

     
long,   ...you

're making me 

strong

[Chorus]
             
Oh, give me th

  +           
e beat, boys, 

            +
and free my so

ul, 
           + 
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

      +
k' n' roll,
             
And drift a - 

+     +     +     +
way,
           + 
Give me the be

              
at, boys, and 

        +
free my soul,
        + 
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

     +
k'n' roll,
          
And drift a - 

+      +     +
way!          

      +      +
         Oh, h

       +      
oh-oo, woh - o

 
h, hoh!

[Chorus]
    
Oh, give me th

e beat, boys, 

and free my so

ul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away,
              
Oh, yeh, hey-y

    
eh, give me th

e beat, boys, 

and free my so

ul,
             
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k'n'roll, and 


drift away

[Coda]
              
Now, now, now.

              
.. won’t you .

            
..won't you ta

ke me?
             
Hoh -oh , take

              
 me, yeah, yea

           
h, yeah!

[Repeat]
             
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