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   CHORDS
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Amaj7- x02120
Dmaj7- x00222
F#m-  244222
A6/E-  xx7675
Emadd11- xx5403
{Intro}
 D E   D E
{Verse 1}
I'm a Amaj7soul drF#mifter
And I'm Dmaj7out of this tEown
Ain't no Dmaj7use hangin' roEund, you Amaj7see
{Chorus}
My hA6/Eeart is Emadd11broken, Dmaj7my part's beeFn spoken
Now the gAmaj7round has oFm7pened Dmaj7all arEound me
{Verse 2}
I'm a Amaj7soul drF#mifter
anDmaj7d it's out oEf my hands
sDmaj7o it's off to oEther landAmaj7s, you see
{Chorus}
It's a A6/Enew Emadd11dawn,  so Dmaj7it's sFo  long
foAr the Bmsoul lifter
the sAoul drBmifter,
that's Ame
{Solo}
e|----Amaj7-------------|--------Fm7-----------|-----Dmaj7------------|-------E-----------|
B|--3--------------|----3--------------|-----3--5/7------|---7---5---3------|
G|----4--2---------|--4----------------|--4--------------|---------------4--|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
e|-----Dmaj7------------|--------E-----------|---2--Amaj7-5---------|
B|----3--5/7-------|--7--5--3--5-------|-----------------|
G|--4--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
e|--A6/E--7----|-----Emadd11--5------Dmaj7-|----------------|F----------------|
B|---------|---------------|----7--5--7-----|----------------|
G|---------|---------------|----------------|-------7--------|
D|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
e|--Amaj7--------|------Fm7--------|--------Dmaj7--------|-------E---------|
B|----5--7--|-----5--3-----|------3--5/7----|--8--7--5-------|
G|--7-------|-----------4--|---4------------|----------------|
D|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
{Verse 3}
I'm a Amaj7soul drF#mifter
And it's Dmaj7out of my haEnds
So it's Dmaj7off to other laEnds, you Amaj7see
{Chorus}
It's a A6/Enew Emadd11dawn,  so Dmaj7it's Fso long
FoAr the Bmsoul lifter
the sAoul drBmifter
that's Ame
{Outro}
AI am bound aBmway
AI am bound aBmway
AI am bound aBmwayAmaj7  

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Soul Drifter

by Lindsey Buckingham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

Dmaj7

A6/E

Emadd11

Fm7

CHORDS

-------------

Amaj7- x02120

Dmaj7- x00222

F#m- 244222

A6/E- xx7675

Emadd11- xx5403

{Intro}

D E D E

{Verse 1}

Amaj7 F#m

I'm a soul drifter

Dmaj7 E

And I'm out of this town

Dmaj7 E Amaj7

Ain't no use hangin' round, you see

{Chorus}

A6/E Emadd11 Dmaj7 F

My heart is broken, my part's been spoken

Amaj7 Fm7 Dmaj7 E

Now the ground has opened all around me

{Verse 2}

Amaj7 F#m

I'm a soul drifter

Dmaj7 E

and it's out of my hands

Dmaj7 E Amaj7

so it's off to other lands, you see

{Chorus}

A6/E Emadd11 Dmaj7 F

It's a new dawn, so it's so long

A Bm

for the soul lifter

A Bm

the soul drifter,

that's me

{Solo}

Amaj7 Fm7 Dmaj7 E

e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

B|--3--------------|----3--------------|-----3--5/7------|---7---5---3------|

G|----4--2---------|--4----------------|--4--------------|---------------4--|

D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

Dmaj7 E Amaj7

e|-----------------|-------------------|---2---5---------|

B|----3--5/7-------|--7--5--3--5-------|-----------------|

G|--4--------------|-------------------|-----------------|

D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

A6/E Emadd11 Dmaj7 F

e|----7----|-------5-------|----------------|----------------|

B|---------|---------------|----7--5--7-----|----------------|

G|---------|---------------|----------------|-------7--------|

D|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|

A|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|

E|---------|---------------|----------------|----------------|

Amaj7 Fm7 Dmaj7 E

e|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

B|----5--7--|-----5--3-----|------3--5/7----|--8--7--5-------|

G|--7-------|-----------4--|---4------------|----------------|

D|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

{Verse 3}

Amaj7 F#m

I'm a soul drifter

Dmaj7 E

And it's out of my hands

Dmaj7 E Amaj7

So it's off to other lands, you see

{Chorus}

A6/E Emadd11 Dmaj7 F

It's a new dawn, so it's so long

A Bm

For the soul lifter

A Bm

the soul drifter

that's me

{Outro}

A Bm

I am bound away

A Bm

I am bound away

A Bm Amaj7

I am bound away

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