THE DRIFTER - Sherri T. Hill (For all bikers, freedom and wind in your hair) Chords
Tempo:
77.85 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G] [C]
[Em] [G]
[C] [Em] Try [G] the endless [C] highways, but boy you're [Em] rather low
My horse is [G] made of iron, [C] leather seals me [D] from the cold
[Em] Never [G] in one place too [C] long, always heading [D] for somewhere
Don't [Em] know [G] where I'm going, [C] I'll find out [Em] when I get there
Someone who can [G] be as lazy, [C] a drifter [Em] in my trade
Don't have no [G] ties to buy me, [C] but a few dollars [D] that I made
[Em] While glancing [G] through a warthorse [C] town where I barely [D] broke free
[Em] The arms [G] of a sweet young [C] thing kept crying [Em] over me
[C] You'll find me [Em] on a back road, [C] running wild, [Em] living free
[C] I'll take the road [Em] less traveled, [C] don't want to [Em] come home
I [C] want to be where [Em] the eagle flies, [C] when I die please [Em] bury me
[C] Along the [Em] winding back road, [D] where I can breathe [Em] eternally
I've got the story of my [C] life painted on [Em] my skin
Hands and [G] face have weathered [C] from living in [D] the wind
[Em] My saddlebag [G] holds all I own, [C] never had a [D] family
[Em] The lonesome [G] road holds my soul, [C] she's always [Em] calling me
Judge me by your standards, [C] mine and yours are not [Em] the same
Everybody's a [G] little different, [C] every life's a different [D] game
[Em] What you [G] considered right for you [C] was never meant [D] for me
You're [Em] a [G] prisoner of your [C] life, I love [Em] being free
Where [C] the sky is the [Em] roof above me, sun [C] and rain, [Em] always free
[C] My bed is [Em] where I make it, [C] that's good enough [G] for [D] me
[C] Got no one [D] else to need, I'm a prisoner of [Em] my freedom
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[N]
[Em] [G]
[C] [Em] Try [G] the endless [C] highways, but boy you're [Em] rather low
My horse is [G] made of iron, [C] leather seals me [D] from the cold
[Em] Never [G] in one place too [C] long, always heading [D] for somewhere
Don't [Em] know [G] where I'm going, [C] I'll find out [Em] when I get there
Someone who can [G] be as lazy, [C] a drifter [Em] in my trade
Don't have no [G] ties to buy me, [C] but a few dollars [D] that I made
[Em] While glancing [G] through a warthorse [C] town where I barely [D] broke free
[Em] The arms [G] of a sweet young [C] thing kept crying [Em] over me
[C] You'll find me [Em] on a back road, [C] running wild, [Em] living free
[C] I'll take the road [Em] less traveled, [C] don't want to [Em] come home
I [C] want to be where [Em] the eagle flies, [C] when I die please [Em] bury me
[C] Along the [Em] winding back road, [D] where I can breathe [Em] eternally
I've got the story of my [C] life painted on [Em] my skin
Hands and [G] face have weathered [C] from living in [D] the wind
[Em] My saddlebag [G] holds all I own, [C] never had a [D] family
[Em] The lonesome [G] road holds my soul, [C] she's always [Em] calling me
Judge me by your standards, [C] mine and yours are not [Em] the same
Everybody's a [G] little different, [C] every life's a different [D] game
[Em] What you [G] considered right for you [C] was never meant [D] for me
You're [Em] a [G] prisoner of your [C] life, I love [Em] being free
Where [C] the sky is the [Em] roof above me, sun [C] and rain, [Em] always free
[C] My bed is [Em] where I make it, [C] that's good enough [G] for [D] me
[C] Got no one [D] else to need, I'm a prisoner of [Em] my freedom
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[N]
Key:
Em
C
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Em
C
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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] Try [G] the endless [C] highways, but boy you're [Em] rather low
My horse is [G] made of iron, [C] leather seals me [D] from the cold _ _
[Em] Never [G] in one place too [C] long, always heading [D] for somewhere
Don't [Em] know [G] where I'm going, [C] I'll find out [Em] when I get there
Someone who can [G] be as lazy, [C] a drifter [Em] in my trade
Don't have no [G] ties to buy me, [C] but a few dollars [D] that I made
_ [Em] While glancing [G] through a warthorse [C] town where I barely [D] broke _ free
[Em] The arms [G] of a sweet young [C] thing kept crying [Em] over me _
[C] You'll find me [Em] on a back road, [C] running wild, _ [Em] living free
[C] I'll take the road [Em] less traveled, _ [C] don't want to [Em] come home
I [C] want to be where [Em] the eagle flies, [C] when I die please [Em] bury me _
[C] Along the [Em] winding back road, [D] where I can breathe [Em] eternally _ _ _ _ _
_ I've got the story of my [C] life painted on [Em] my skin
Hands and [G] face have weathered [C] from living in [D] the wind
_ [Em] My saddlebag [G] holds all I own, [C] never had a [D] family _
_ [Em] The lonesome [G] road holds my soul, [C] she's always [Em] calling me _ _
Judge me by your standards, [C] mine and yours are not [Em] the same
_ _ Everybody's a [G] little different, [C] every life's a different [D] game
_ [Em] What you [G] considered right for you [C] was never meant [D] for me
You're [Em] a [G] prisoner of your [C] life, I love [Em] being free
Where [C] the sky is the [Em] roof above me, sun [C] and rain, _ [Em] always free
[C] My bed is [Em] where I make _ it, [C] that's good enough [G] for [D] me _
[C] Got no one [D] else to need, _ _ I'm a prisoner of [Em] my freedom
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] Try [G] the endless [C] highways, but boy you're [Em] rather low
My horse is [G] made of iron, [C] leather seals me [D] from the cold _ _
[Em] Never [G] in one place too [C] long, always heading [D] for somewhere
Don't [Em] know [G] where I'm going, [C] I'll find out [Em] when I get there
Someone who can [G] be as lazy, [C] a drifter [Em] in my trade
Don't have no [G] ties to buy me, [C] but a few dollars [D] that I made
_ [Em] While glancing [G] through a warthorse [C] town where I barely [D] broke _ free
[Em] The arms [G] of a sweet young [C] thing kept crying [Em] over me _
[C] You'll find me [Em] on a back road, [C] running wild, _ [Em] living free
[C] I'll take the road [Em] less traveled, _ [C] don't want to [Em] come home
I [C] want to be where [Em] the eagle flies, [C] when I die please [Em] bury me _
[C] Along the [Em] winding back road, [D] where I can breathe [Em] eternally _ _ _ _ _
_ I've got the story of my [C] life painted on [Em] my skin
Hands and [G] face have weathered [C] from living in [D] the wind
_ [Em] My saddlebag [G] holds all I own, [C] never had a [D] family _
_ [Em] The lonesome [G] road holds my soul, [C] she's always [Em] calling me _ _
Judge me by your standards, [C] mine and yours are not [Em] the same
_ _ Everybody's a [G] little different, [C] every life's a different [D] game
_ [Em] What you [G] considered right for you [C] was never meant [D] for me
You're [Em] a [G] prisoner of your [C] life, I love [Em] being free
Where [C] the sky is the [Em] roof above me, sun [C] and rain, _ [Em] always free
[C] My bed is [Em] where I make _ it, [C] that's good enough [G] for [D] me _
[C] Got no one [D] else to need, _ _ I'm a prisoner of [Em] my freedom
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _