J.J. Cale – Drifters Wife (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Short bars are 2/4
[Intro]
C G B7 Em
G D G C G D G G
[Verse 1]
C G Had me a woman down in Tennessee B7 Em Boy she used to love me G D G C Free fever got me and I had to go G D G I never seen that woman no more
[Verse 2]
C G New York City is a place I been B7 Em I was there one time with a travellin' band G D G C Young girl there wanted me to stay G D G I think she wanted me to pay
[Chorus]
C G Roll it out, roll it in B7 Em Here we go down the road again G D G C Drifter's life is a drifter's wife G D G Don't say I didn't tell you so
[Break]
B7 Em B7 Em
G D G C G D G G
[Verse 3]
C G Travellin' man now he don't know B7 Em Only what he hears on the radio G D G C Politics and money don't bother him G D G Only good lookin' women and a bottle of gin
[Verse 4]
C G Portland, Oregon, to the Mexican line B7 Em Boy let me tell you the women are fine G D G C If you don't hang around there very long G D G They'll never ever know you're gone
[Chorus]
C G Roll it out, roll it in B7 Em Here we go down the road again G D G C Drifter's wife is a drifter's life G D G Don't say I didn't tell you so
[Outro]
C G B7 Em
G D G C G D G G G