[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 87 - No drums high riff] [Em7] E -7------7-7------7---7-- B -7h8----8-8------8---7-- G -7------7-7------7---7-- D -7h9----9-9------9---7-- A -7------7-7------7---7-- E -7------7-7------7---7-- Dr B S B S
[Verse] [Em7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus] Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7] Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse] You [Em7] 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 [Am7] where would you be now [Em7] Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse] Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7] Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section] [Em7] E ------------------ B ------------------ G ------------------ D -7--9--------------- A -5--7--------------- E -0----------------- Dr B B S B S
Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus] Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7] Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum] Well the [Em7] pistons keep on turning And the whe [Em7] els go round and round The [Em7] steel rails are cold and hard For the [Em7] miles that they go down
[Chorus] Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7] Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Am7] ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end - bring drums back in at some point [Em7][Em7][Em7][Dm7] B S B S
