Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Driver 8 (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Em Am G D/F#
Em Am G D/F# [see Riff 1 below]
[verse]
Em Am G D/F# The walls are built up, stone by stone, Em Am G D/F# The fields are divided one by one. Em Am And the train conductor says, G D/F# "Take a break Driver 8, Em Am Driver 8, take a break G D/F# We've been on this shift too long."
[Chorus]
D C D And the train conductor says, C D "Take a break Driver 8, C D Driver 8 take a break, C Em We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em but we're still a ways away, Em but it’s still a ways away."
[Verse]
Em Am G I saw a treehouse on the outskirts D/F# of the farm. Em Am The power lines have floaters so the G D/F# airplanes won't get snagged. Em Am The bells are ringing through G D/F# the town again. Em Am The children look up, and all they hear G D/F# is sky-blue, bells ringing.
[Chorus]
D C D And the train conductor says, C D "Take a break Driver 8, C D Driver 8 take a break, C Em We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em but we're still a ways away. Em but it’s still a ways away. Em but we're still a ways away. Am but it’s still a ways away."
[Bridge]
Am C A way to shield the hated heat. G D A way to put myself to sleep. Am C A way to shield the hated heat. G A way to put myself, and my D children to sleep.
[Break]
Em Am G D
Em Am G D [see Riff 1 below] Em Am He piloted this song, G D/F# in a plane like that one. Em Am She is selling faith on the G D/F# Go Tell crusade. Em Am G Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, D/F# hear the bells ring again. Em Am G D/F# The field of wheat is lookin' thin
[Chorus]
D C D And the train conductor says, C D "Take a break Driver 8, C D Driver 8 take a break, C D We've been on this shift too long." C D And the train conductor says, C D "Take a break Driver 8, C D Driver 8 take a break C Em We can reach our destination,
[see Riff 2 below]
Em but we're still a ways away, Em but it’s still a ways away, Em but we're still a ways away, Em but it’s still a ways away." Intro Riff 1: Em Am G D G|-------------------4----0---0---0--0--| D|--------------s4/5----5---5---4---2---| A|-------2-0-2-3------------------------| E|0-0-2-3-------------------------------| Riff 2: Em D|---0---0---0---0-- A|--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E|-0---2---3---2---0