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Song title:      Drift Away (Dobie Gray)
Original Album:	 Drift Away

Words and Music by Mentor Williams
Copyright © 1973 Decca Records Ltd.
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



INTRO:


Guitar1:
                                    B
|---------------------------------|-------------2-----------4-------|-----2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-4-----------2---2-------5---5---|-x---2---2-------4________-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----4---x-------3-----------4---|---------3---x---4---4____-------|-------------4-----------4________
|---------------------------------|-----4---------------1-/-2____---|---------------------4____-------|---------2____-----------4________
|-----------------------------2__________---------------------------|-------------------------2-------|-----4____-----------2____________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2____---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Guitar1:
|---------------------------------|
|----------------------12/14------|
___--------------------11/13------|
___-------------------------------|
___-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Chords:
E    022100
B    x24442
C#m  x46654


| E                            | B     | E                                       | B
    Day after day I'm more con - fused,  Yes, I look for the light in the pouring  rain

| E                                      | B   | C#m                            | E
    You know that's a game that I have to  lose      And I'm feelin' the strain,  ain't it a shame





CHORUS:
Chords:
B    x24442
F#   244322
E    022100



   | B                                         | F#                                        | E
Oh,  give me the beat, boys and free my soul, I  want to get lost in your rock 'n' roll and  drift away

   | B                                         | F#                                        | E
Oh,  give me the beat, boys and free my soul, I  want to get lost in your rock 'n' roll and  drift away




[play: 4/4| B | F# | B |]




VERSE2:
Chords:
E    022100
B    x24442
C#m  x46654


| E                                    | B                                    | E
    Beginning to thank that I'm wastin'  time, I don't understand the things I  do

| E                               | B    | C#m                        | B
    The world outside looks so un - kind,      So, I'm counting on you    to carry me through




[repeat CHORUS]




BRIDGE:
Chords:
C#m  x46654
E    022100
B    x24442
F#   244322


| C#m                        | E                      | B
    And when my mind is free,    you know a melody can  move me


| C#m                         | E                               | F#
    And when I'm feelin' blue,    the guitar's comin' through to  smooth me




VERSE3:
Chords:
E    022100
B    x24442
C#m  x46654


| E                                     | B   | E                                          | B
    Thanks for the joy that you've given  me,     I want you to know that I believe in your  song

| E                                 | B | C#m                 | E
    The rhythm and rhyme and harmony        You help me along,    makin' me strong.



[repeat CHORUS]  [x4]


                   | B
Na, na na, won't ya  take me



       | F#      | E
Oh, oh,  take me


[fade out over: 4/4| B | F# | E |]