Key: A
Introduction:
D E
VERSE 1
A7M F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
D7M E
and I'm out of this town
D7M E
ain't no use hangin' 'round,
A7M
you see
A6/E A6 F+
my heart is broken my part's been spoken
A7M Fm7 D7M E
now the ground has opened all around me
A7M F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
D7M E
and it's out of my hands
D7M E
so it's off to other lands,
A7M
you see
A6/E A6 F+
it's a new dawn so it's so long
A Bm7
for the soul lifter
A Bm7
the soul drifter
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
SOLO
D7M E
"/" = slide up
"\" = slide down
A7M F#m7
I'm a soul drifter
D7M E
and it's out of my hands
D7M E
so it's off to other lands,
A7M
you see
A6/E A6 F+
it's a new dawn so it's so long
A Bm7
for the soul lifter
A Bm7
the soul drifter
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
that's me . . .
A Bm7
yeah, that's me . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A Bm7
I am bound away . . .
A Bm7
. . . .
A(ºr A7M
should be fairly self-explanatory. The addition of "Bm7" in the song is based less on
the actual recording and more according to what would sound interesting if, for instance,