The Drifter Chords by H.P. Lovecraft

Tempo:
137.05 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

G

G#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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H.P. Lovecraft - The Drifter (1967) chords
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[C#] [B]
[F#] [G] [G#] [C#] [B]
[C#]
I sat [B] in the shade of your [G] old [C#] apple orchard.
[B]
[G] [C#] I watched your big trucks rolling by [G#] [C#] now.
[F#] [C#]
I shared [B] a grape soda [F#] with a [Gm] man [C#] from Dakota.
[B] [C#]
I seen a [G#m] June bug in July now.
[C#] [B] [C]
[C#] I'm a drifter.
I'm a loader.
I [G#m] seen every city and [C#m] town now.
[G#m] [G#]
[C#] I pass by him and I'll die him.
Some [B] stranger will lower me [C#] down, yeah.
[B] [G]
[C#] I played [G#] basketball through the hoop [G] of a [C#] barrel.
[G#m]
[C#] I struggle to [B] learn [F#] how to [G] swim [C#m] now.
[C#]
I used [B] to think maybe [F#] I [Gm] once was a [C#] baby.
Well, I only pretend [F#m] I was [G] him [C#]
now.
I only [B] pretend I was [G#] him now.
[C#] I'm a drifter.
I'm a loader.
I seen [F] every city [F#] and town [Gm]
[A#] now.
[G#m] [G#]
[C#] I pass by him and I'll die him.
Some stranger [B] will lower me [C#] down, yeah.
[G#m] I [D#]
[C#] [G#m]
[C#m]
[C#]
[G#m] [C#m]
[C#]
[G]
[G#] [F#] envied the ships [C#] sailing out of your harbor.
I swat dirty [G#] jokes with your [G] butchers [C#] and barbers.
[G#m]
[F#m] I think silent thoughts while the [G] jukebox [C#] is playing.
And all of the time my own heart is saying.
[G]
[C#] You're a drifter.
You're a loader.
You seen every [B] city and [G] town [C#] now.
[B] [C#]
You pass by him and you'll die him.
Some [B] stranger will lower you [G] down, yeah.
[C#] [F#] [D#]
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
G
2131
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
B
12341112
G
2131
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To learn H.P. Lovecraft - (Album Version) The Drifter chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, C#, B and C# of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 68 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 137 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ [G] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I sat [B] in the shade of your [G] old [C#] apple orchard.
_ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ [C#] _ I watched your big trucks rolling by [G#] [C#] now.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _
_ I shared [B] a grape soda [F#] with a [Gm] man [C#] from Dakota.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ I seen a [G#m] June bug in July now.
[C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
[C#] I'm a drifter. _ _ _ _
I'm a loader.
I _ _ _ [G#m] seen every city and [C#m] town _ now.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [G#]
[C#] I pass by him _ _ _ and I'll die him. _ _ _
Some [B] stranger will lower me [C#] down, yeah.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
[C#] I played [G#] basketball through the hoop [G] of a [C#] barrel.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[C#] I struggle to [B] learn [F#] how to [G] swim [C#m] now.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
I used [B] to think maybe [F#] I [Gm] once was a [C#] baby. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I only pretend [F#m] I was [G] him [C#]
now.
I only [B] pretend I was [G#] him now.
[C#] I'm a drifter. _ _ _ _ _
I'm a loader. _ _ _ _
I seen [F] every city [F#] and town [Gm]
[A#] now.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [G#] _
[C#] I pass by him _ _ _ _ and I'll die him. _ _ _
Some stranger [B] will lower me [C#] down, yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] I [D#] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[G#] _ [F#] _ envied the ships [C#] sailing out of your harbor. _ _ _ _ _ _
I swat dirty [G#] jokes with your [G] butchers [C#] and _ barbers.
[G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] I think silent thoughts while the [G] jukebox [C#] is playing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And all of the time my own heart is saying.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C#] You're a drifter. _ _ _ _
You're a loader. _ _ _ _
You seen every [B] city and [G] town [C#] now.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
You pass by him _ _ _ and you'll die him. _ _ _
Some [B] stranger will lower you [G] down, yeah.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [D#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _
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