[Verse 1] [C] Day after day I'm more con [G] fused [C] Yet I look for the [D] light through the pouring [G] rain [C] You know that's a game that I hate to [G] lose [Am] And I'm feelin' the strain, [C] ain't it a shame?
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] G... ..D. .... .... (C D) - G
[Verse 2] [C] Beginning to think that I'm wasting [G] time [C] I don't under [D] stand the things I [G] do [C] The world outside looks so un [G] kind [Am] I'm a-countin' on you, [C] to carry me through
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] G... ..D. .... .... (C D) - G
[Bridge] [Am] And when my mind is free, [C] you know no melody can [G] move me [Am] And when I'm feeling blue, [C] the guitars, comin' through to [D] soothe me [C] Thanks for the joy that you've given [G] me [C] I want you to know, I believe in your [G] song [C] Rhythm and rhyme in har [G] mony [Am] You'll help me along, [C] makin' me strong
[Chorus] (acappella) Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Outro] [G] Now, now, now, won't you, won't you take me? Woah, oh [D] take me? . . . [C] (vamp out)
[Intro - BPM 117 - No drums high riff] [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] E -10-----10-10------10---10-- B -10h11--11-11------11---10-- G -10-----10-10------10---10-- D -10h12--12-12------12---10-- A -10-----10-10------10---10-- E -10-----10-10------10---10-- Dr B S B S
[Verse] [Verse riff] [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] E -3-----3-3------3---5----- B -3-----3-3------3---6---- G -3-----3-3------3---5---- D -3-----3-3------3---7---- A -3h5---5-5------5---5------ E -3-----3-3------3---5---- Dr B S B S
[Gm7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse] You [Gm7] know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse] Well the Ill [Gm7] inois Central And the [Gm7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Gm7] keep on pushin' mama You [Gm7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section] [Gm7] E -3----------------- B -3----------------- G -3----------------- D -3--5--------------- A -3--5--------------- E -3----------------- Dr B B S B S
Well the Ill [Gm7] inois Central And the [Gm7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Gm7] keep on pushin' mama You [Gm7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Gm7]
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum] Well the [Gm7] pistons keep on turning A nd the whe [Gm7] els go round and round [F] The [Gm7] steel rails are cold and hard [F] For the [Gm7] miles that they go down
[Chorus] Without love [Cm7] where would you be now [Gm7] Without lo [Eb] --o--- [Dsus4] -o [D] -ove [Cm7] ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end - bring drums back in at some point [Gm7][Gm7][Gm7][Dm7] B S B S