The Drifter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][C][F][G]

[Verse 1]
I'm just [G]a drifter,
movin' around from day to day
I live out on the highway and sleep down
in the subway when it rains
There [C]once was [Bb]a city girl who [Am]longed
to love and [Bb]hold me every [D]night[G]
[A]But I had to run away and leave
her to live my own life
[D]

[Verse 2]
[G]I know the down and out,
I've seen the way the people live
And I once had a doubt that maybe
there was more we all could give
[C]Then I got old[Bb]er and the win[Am]e and
life lay [Bb]heavy on my [G]mind
[A]And I'm not much wiser now,
but [D]thinkin' about it helps
to [F]pass [G]the time

[Interlude 1]
I'm a drifter
[G][F][G][Am][G]
[C][Bb][C][Am][Bb][G]
[C]

[Verse 3]
Been [D]up, I've been down,
I've been pushed around, still a [G]drifter
Been [D]got at 'n' fell flat and
come back every [G]time
No [D]luck at the table,
I've never been able to [G]hang on to [E]a dime
[A]Still I find there's [D]love in this heart of [G]mine,
[C]oow
[G][E][A][D]

[Verse 4]
[G]Now I'm on the back- streets,
down with the beggars and the thieves
[Dm]And I've [G]seen the ladies who just lay
about the city when it breathes
[C]I long to b[Bb]e settled d[C]own,
[Am]but know I'll keep on [Bb]movin' 'til [G]I die
[A]And I never had a friend,
I [D]only caught the winkin' [Dm]in h[G]er eye
Oow, I'm a drifter
Keep on, keep on driftin'
Always be a [C]drifter[Bb]

[Outro 1]
[C][Am][Bb][Bbsus2][G]