Dobie Gray-Drift Away - sr - 200
[Intro - approx 1/2 bar for these chords - double time versus rest]
G D C D - G G D7 G
 
[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 G D7 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 G D7 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  [D] know, I be [E7] lieve 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)
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Erasure-Respect
[Intro]C
[Verse 1] C
I try to discover
G
A little something to make me sweeter
E F
Oh baby, refrain from breaking my heart
[Pre-Chorus] C
I'm so in love with you
G
I'll be forever blue
F
That you give me no reason
Am
Why you're making me work so hard
G
That you give me no, that you give me no
That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus]C Am
Soul, I hear you calling
F Em F G C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
C
[Verse 2] C
And if I should falter
G
Would you open your arms out to me
E
We can make love, not war
F
And live at peace with our hearts
[Pre-Chorus] C
I'm so in love with you
G
I'll be forever blue
F
What religion or reason
Am
Could drive a man to forsake his lover
G
Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
[Chorus]C Am
Soul, I hear you calling
F Em F G C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
[Interlude] |(C) | C | C | C |
| Bb | Bb | G | G
[Pre-Chorus] C
I'm so in love with you
G
I'll be forever blue
F
That you give me no reason
Am
You know, you're making me work so hard
G
That you give me no, that you give me no
That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus]C Am
Soul, I hear you calling
F Em F G C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
(C) Am
Soul, I hear you calling
F Em F G C
Oh baby, please give a little respect to-oo me
C
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