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Drifters Blues

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[Verse 1]
 Oh F#mI'm a drifter baby I'm bound to ramble on my own
 Oh BmI'm a drifter baby I'm bound to ramble on my ownF#m  
 WelC#m7l I'm too sorry mama I gotta be alone
 Cause I'm Bm7a long haired lonsesome rambler and this papa is a rolling F#mstoneC#6  
[Verse 2]
 Well I'm a F#mwanderer honey, ain't no grass grow beneath my feet
 Well I'm a Bmwanderer honey, ain't no grass grow beneath my feetF#m  
 Oh C#m7I don't wanna leave you but I walk a different beat
 Oh I'm a Bm7one man solo rider travelin' down this one way F#mstreet.C#6  
[Solo]
 //// //// //// ////
 //// //F#m//
 //Bm// ////
 //F#m// ////
 //C#m7// ////
 //Bm// //// ////
 ////F#m  
 C#6
[Verse 3]
 I'm F#msorry sugar, maybe I'll be back some day
 I'm Bmsorry sugar, maybe I'll be back some daF#my
 DonC#m7't you waste your breathe oh there's nothing you can say
 For Bm7now I must be leavin' darling, there ain't no other F#mway. C#6  

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Drifters Blues

by The Jayplayers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m7

Bm7

C#6

[Verse 1]

F#m

Oh I'm a drifter baby I'm bound to ramble on my own

Bm F#m

Oh I'm a drifter baby I'm bound to ramble on my own

C#m7

Well I'm too sorry mama I gotta be alone

Bm7 F#m C#6

Cause I'm a long haired lonsesome rambler and this papa is a rolling stone

[Verse 2]

F#m

Well I'm a wanderer honey, ain't no grass grow beneath my feet

Bm F#m

Well I'm a wanderer honey, ain't no grass grow beneath my feet

C#m7

Oh I don't wanna leave you but I walk a different beat

Bm7 F#m C#6

Oh I'm a one man solo rider travelin' down this one way street.

[Solo]

//// //// //// ////

F#m

//// ////

F#m

//// ////

C#m7

//// ////

//// //// ////

F#m

////

C#6

[Verse 3]

F#m

I'm sorry sugar, maybe I'll be back some day

Bm F#m

I'm sorry sugar, maybe I'll be back some day

C#m7

Don't you waste your breathe oh there's nothing you can say

Bm7 F#m C#6

For now I must be leavin' darling, there ain't no other way.

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