{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2292825,"song":"The Drifter","artist":"Gene Clark","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11480372-the-drifter-chords-by-gene-clark/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2292825?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJesse and the padre try to keep things cool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKnowing exactly how to make stone into jewels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe judge was the kind of man who always talked fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the way things were going[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nHis world wouldn't last[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   The desperados make a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo set the town on fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when they try to make a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey were ambushed at the wire[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe drifter never stays to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe keeps running till he's way out of   sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it gets him nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the drifter never pays the price[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's running through the day and the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut  he's running to nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe judge said boys don't you know this town is mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't going try to change it  everything will be just fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThose desperadoes don't pay them no mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEverybody knows that they can't read or write[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe judge put Jesse in the jail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAlthough there is no crime[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe padre tried to get him out[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a stick of dynamite[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe drifter never stays to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe keeps running till he's way out of sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it gets him nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the drifter never pays a price[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's running through the day and the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut  he's running to nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh no...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe drifter knows he can't always go with the tide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe time will come when he'll have to choose up sides[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhich way will he go will it be left or right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe judge says things are either black or white[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   The desperados make a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo set the town on fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when they try to make a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey were ambushed at the wire[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe drifter never stays to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe keeps running till he's way out of   sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it gets him nowhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the drifter never pays the price[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's running through the day and the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut  he's running to nowhere[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG","chords":["G","C","D","G/F#","Em","F","Bm","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}