[Verse]

             
Day after day 

         
I'm more confu

sed

             
Yet, I look fo

              
r the light th

              
rough the pour

    
in' rain

             
You know, that

              
's a game that

           
 I hate to los

e

            
And I'm feelin

              
g the strain, 


ain't it a sha

me


[Chorus]


Oh, give me th

e beat boys an

d free 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


Won't you take

 me away


[Verse]

             
Beginnin' to t

              
hink that I'm 

        
wastin' time

             
I don't unders

              
tand the thing

    
s I do

             
The world outs

             
ide looks so u

nkind

           
And I'm counti

              
n' on you, you

              
 can carry me 


through


[Chorus]


Oh, give me th

e beat boys an

d free 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


Won'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 guitar's c

              
oming through 

   
to soothe me


[Verse]

             
Thanks for the

              
 joy that you'

   
ve given me

             
I want you to 

     
know that I be

lieve in your 

song

             
Rhythm, and rh

         
yme, and harmo

ny


You helped me 

along, you're 

makin' me stro

ng


Oh, you're mak

in' me strong


[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


[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


Just give me t

he beat boys a

nd free my sou

l

            
I wanna get lo

              
st in your roc

              
k and roll and

            
 drift away



Oh, won't you 

take me


Oh, won't you 

take me


I wanna drift 

away


Won't you take

 me away


I wanna drift 

away


I wanna drift 

away


Take me home


Let me drift a

way


Won't you take

 me away


[Outro]