[Verse 1] [E] Day after day I'm more con [B] fused (chords change faster) [E] Yet I look for the [F#] light through the pouring [B] rain [E] You know that's a game that I hate to [B] lose [C#m] And I'm feelin' the strain, [E] ain't it a shame?
[Chorus] Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] B... ..F#. .... .... (E F#) - B
[Verse 2] [E] Beginning to think that I'm wasting [B] time (chords change faster) [E] I don't under [F#] stand the things I [B] do [E] The world outside looks so un [B] kind [C#m] I'm a-countin' on you, [E] to carry me through
[Chorus] Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] B... ..F#. .... .... (E F#) - B
[Bridge] [C#m] And when my mind is free, [E] you know no melody can [B] move me [C#m] And when I'm feeling blue, [E] the guitars, comin' through to [F#] soothe me [E] Thanks for the joy that you've given [B] me [E] I want you to know, I believe in your [B] song [E] Rhythm and rhyme in har [B] mony [C#m] You'll help me along, [E] makin' me strong
[Chorus] (acappella) Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away Oh, [B] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [F#] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [E] drift away
[Outro - Possibly massive solo???] [B] Now, now, now, won't you, won't you take me? Woah, oh [F#] take me? . . . [E][E] (vamp out)
[Verse 1 - Light drums] I've been [C]walkin' these streets [C/G]so -[C]long,[C/G] singin' the same [C/G]old [C]song [C/G][C] I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of [G]Broadway [Gsus4][G] Where [F]hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the [C] rain [F/C][C] There's been a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon (just bass drum) But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6-x35555]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Verse 2] Well, I [C]really don't mind [C/G]the [C]rain, [C/G]and a [C]smile can hide [C/G]all the [C]pain But [C/G]you're [C]down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the [G]long way And I [F]dream of the things I'll do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my [C]shoe [F/C][C]
There'll be a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Strings bit] [F][C/E][Dm][C][G/B][F/A] [G][F][Em][Dm] (like a rhine..)
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know
