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Chords relative to tuning. Simple but fantastic song! Listen to the song for strumming patterns.
Can be played in standard tuning easily enough. Capo 2nd fret G = E, C = A, D = B
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Intro
G- G- C- G- G- D- G- G(x2)
[G]Drifting, drifting, [C]drifting [G]away
[G]I got myself a mansion, then I [D]gave it away
[G]It's not the world that's heavy, just the [C]things that you [G]save
[G]And I'm drifting, [D]drifting [G]away
[G]Drifting, drifting, [C]drifting [G]along
[G]I rid myself of worries, and the [D]worries were gone
[G]I only run when I want to and I [C]sleep like a [G]dog
[G]I'm just drifting, [D]drifting [G]along
[C]The suitcoats say, 'There is [G]money to be made.'
[G]They get so excited, nothing [D]gets in their way
[G]My road it may be lonely just [C]because it's not [G]paved
[G]It's good for drifting, [D]drifting [G]away
::HARMONICA SOLO:: (same progression as "Suitcoats say...")
[C]The suitcoats say, 'There is [G]money to be made.'
[G]They get so excited, nothing [D]gets in their way
[G]My road it may be lonely just [C]because it's not [G]paved
[G]It's good for drifting, [D]drifting [G]away
[G]Drifting, drifting, [C]drifting, [G]along
[G]I feel like going back there, but [D]never for long
[G]I sometimes wonder if they [C]know that I'm [G]gone
[G]I'm just drifting, [D]drifting [G]along
[G]Drifting, [D]drifting [G]along
[G]Drifting, [D]drifting [C]along... [G]

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About Drifting Chords by Pearl Jam

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