Pat Briscoe

Drifting Chords

If you have difficulty with the timing of the chords, then go listen the song. Have fun playing.

Drifting- Pat Briscoe 

Intro 
C-A-D
D-C
C-A-D
F-A-D

Verse 1
        D       A               G
Left my favorite cassette in the escape car
Bm              A               G
I?ll never hear those songs again
              D            A                   G
It made me think of all the many things I?ve sacrificed
Bm          A           G
Oh, Mama, where do I begin?


Pre-chorus
Bm           A      G
When I broke bad
                Bm           A                G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have

Chorus
D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                              D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em       F#m       G                    A       
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D                            G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                              D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em      F#m        G                    A       
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]

Don?t go drifting 



Instrumental:  
D-C-A
F-A-D

Verse 2
        D       A               G
I?m losing count when recalling all that I regret
Bm              A               G
How many missteps are enough?
              D            A                   G
Who of the few I call friends will be by my side
Bm          A           G
When, without recourse, life gets though?


Pre-chorus
Bm           A      G
When I broke bad
                Bm           A                G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have


Chorus
D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                              D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em      F#m        G                    A       
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D                            G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                              D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em       F#m       G                    A       
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]

Don?t go drifting 




Pre-chorus
Bm           A      G
When I broke bad
                Bm           A                G[Hold]
I never knew ?bout all this trouble I would have


Chorus
D                                G
You should not romanticize this outlaw life
Bm                              D
When the scars have been shown and the tales have been told
Em      F#m        G                    A       
I?m telling you ? something?s missing
D                            G
Don?t make no excuse to sing the blues
Bm                              D
Calculating the cost and the things that you lost
Em       F#m       G                    A       
You?ll realize ? love?s gone missing
Bm ? A ? G [Hold]

Don?t go drifting 

Outro
Dm-C-A
F-A-D