Song: Drift Away
Band: Uncle Kracker
Album: No Stranger To Shame
Written by: Mentor Williams (1970)
Performed by: Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray
Version: Album version

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[Intro]
[Riff 01]
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[1st Verse]
             
Day after day 

             
I'm more confu

 
sed 

             
But I look for

              
 the light thr

              
ough the pouri

   
n' rain 
             
You know, that

              
's a game, tha

             
t I hate to lo

ose 
           
And I'm feelin

              
' the strain, 

             
ain't it a sha

                        
me 

[Chorus]
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

 
 drift away 
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

          
 drift away (w

    
on't you take 

     [ 
me away)

[2nd Verse]
             
Beginin' to th

              
ink, that I'm 

        
wastin' time 
             
And I don't un

              
derstand the t

        
hings I do 
             
The world outs

              
ide looks so u

 
nkind 
           
I'm countin' o

        
n you, you can

 carry me thro

ugh 

[Chorus]
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

 
 drift away 
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

          
 drift away (w

    
on't you take 

     [ 
me away)

[Bridge]
           
And when my mi

   
nd is free 
             
You know your 

           
melody can mov

e me 
 
And when I'm f

eelin' blue 
             
The guitars co

              
min' through t

  
o soothe me

[3rd Verse]
             
Thanks for the

              
 joy you've gi

    
ven me 
             
I want you to 

              
know I believe

         
 in your song 
             
And rhythm, an

              
d rhyme, and h

   
armony 
           
You helped me 

        
along, you're 

makin' me stro

ng

[Chorus]
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

 
 drift away 
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

                   
 drift away
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

 
 drift away 
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

                   
 drift away 
 
Give me the be

at boys and fr

ee my soul 
            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

          
 drift away (y

     
eah)

[Outro]
              
I want you to 


take me
              
I want you to 


take me
             
I want to drif

        
t away (won't 

  
you take me aw

ay)
              
I want to drif

  
t away
              
I want to drif

  
t away
            
Take me home 
              
Let me drift a

    
way (won't you

          [ 
 take me away)