Driftin Back
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[Intro]
A Em(x4)
[Chorus]
AHey now now, Emhey now now. AI'm driftin' Emback
AHey now now, Emhey now now. AI'm driftin' EmbackEm
[Verse]
EmDreaming about the Cway things Emsound nCow. EmWrite about them Cin my EmbookC
EmWorry that yCou can't Emhear me nCow and fEmeel the tCime I tEmookEm
To Esus4help you fCeel this Esus4feeling. C Esus4Let you rCide aEsus4longC
Esus4Dreaming about the Cway you Esus4feel now. C Esus4When you hCear my Esus4songA Em
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Solo]
A Em(x7)
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' EmbackEm
[Verse]
EmIn my mCeditaEmtion CI bEmlock out aCll my Emthoughts C
EmWhen they come Cback I Empush them oCut like EmJesus hCad a EmrockEm
Esus4They pushed in Cfront of this Esus4cave Cnow. Esus4They rolled aCcross the Esus4groundC
Esus4Hey nCow now, Esus4hey now nCow they Esus4rolled acCross the Esus4groundEsus4
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Solo]
A Em(x47)
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
AI'm driftin' EmbackEm
[Verse]
EmHere's how I Cgot my maEmntra. CGEmave them thiCrty five bEmucks nowC
EmGave it to the CMahariEmshi. CIt wEment to the oCrganiEmsationEm
Esus4Excuse Cmy relEsus4igion. CDEsus4reaming 'bout the wCay things Esus4feel nowC
Esus4Write it Cin my Esus4book. CBlEsus4ocking out aCll the thEsus4oughts nowEsus4
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Solo]
A Em(x60)
[Chorus]
AHey now now, Emhey now now. AI'm driftin' Emback
AHey now now, Emhey now now. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. Em
[Verse]
EmI used to Cdig PiEmcassoC. EmI used to Cdig PiEmcassoC
EmHey Cnow now, Emhey now nCow EmI used to dCig PiEmcassoEm
Esus4Then the big Ctech giant Esus4came aloCng Esus4and turned him inCto waEsus4llpaperC
Esus4Hey noCw now, Esus4hey now nCow Esus4I used to dCig PiEsus4cassoEsus4
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Solo]
A Em(x92)
[Chorus]
ADon't want my Emmp3. ADon't want my Emmp3. AI'm driftin' Emback
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' EmbackEm
[Verse]
EmWhen you Chear my Emsong nowC. You Emonly get fCive percEmentC
You Emused to Cget it aEmll. CYou Emused to gCet it aEmllEm
Esus4Blocking oCut my Esus4anger. C Esus4Blocking oCut my tEsus4houghtsC
Esus4Blocking oCut my Esus4anger nCow Esus4Blocking oCut my Esus4thoughtsEsus4
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Solo]
A Em(x68)
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' EmbackEm
[Verse]
EmGonna get me a Chip hop EmhaircutC. EmGonna get a hCip hop EmhaircutC
EmGonna get a hCip hop EmhaircutC. EmHey nCow now, Emhey now nowEm
Esus4Hey noCw now, Esus4hey now nCow Esus4Blocking oCut my Esus4angerC
Esus4Finding Cmy reEsus4ligion CI Esus4might Cbe a Esus4PaganEsus4
[Chorus]
AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback. AI'm driftin' Emback
[Outro]
Em(faEmde Emand EmenEmd wEmith EmEm Emvariations)
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Driftin Back
by Neil Young
Chords in this song · guitar
A
Em
C
Esus4
[Intro]
A Em
(x4)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em
Hey now now, hey now now. I'm driftin' back
A Em A Em Em
Hey now now, hey now now. I'm driftin' back
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
Dreaming about the way things sound now. Write about them in my book
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
Worry that you can't hear me now and feel the time I took
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
To help you feel this feeling. Let you ride along
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 A Em
Dreaming about the way you feel now. When you hear my song
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Solo]
A Em
(x7)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
In my meditation I block out all my thoughts
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
When they come back I push them out like Jesus had a rock
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
They pushed in front of this cave now. They rolled across the ground
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 Esus4
Hey now now, hey now now they rolled across the ground
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Solo]
A Em
(x47)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
A Em Em
I'm driftin' back
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
Here's how I got my mantra. Gave them thirty five bucks now
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
Gave it to the Maharishi. It went to the organisation
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
Excuse my religion. Dreaming 'bout the way things feel now
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 Esus4
Write it in my book. Blocking out all the thoughts now
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Solo]
A Em
(x60)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em
Hey now now, hey now now. I'm driftin' back
A Em A Em A Em Em
Hey now now, hey now now. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back.
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
I used to dig Picasso. I used to dig Picasso
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
Hey now now, hey now now I used to dig Picasso
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
Then the big tech giant came along and turned him into wallpaper
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 Esus4
Hey now now, hey now now I used to dig Picasso
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Solo]
A Em
(x92)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em
Don't want my mp3. Don't want my mp3. I'm driftin' back
A Em A Em A Em A Em Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
When you hear my song now. You only get five percent
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
You used to get it all. You used to get it all
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
Blocking out my anger. Blocking out my thoughts
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 Esus4
Blocking out my anger now Blocking out my thoughts
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Solo]
A Em
(x68)
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
A Em A Em A Em A Em Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Verse]
Em C Em C Em C Em C
Gonna get me a hip hop haircut. Gonna get a hip hop haircut
Em C Em C Em C Em Em
Gonna get a hip hop haircut. Hey now now, hey now now
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C
Hey now now, hey now now Blocking out my anger
Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 C Esus4 Esus4
Finding my religion I might be a Pagan
[Chorus]
A Em A Em A Em A Em
I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back. I'm driftin' back
[Outro]
Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em
(fade and end with Em variations)
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