Pearl Jam

Drifting

Pearl Jam


Tom: G

Tuning Eb (1/2 step down)
I am transcribing the basic chords and leaving the strumming patterns and hamers up to you, just
listen, basic song.  Once I got the tuning it took me about 5 minutes to figure out.  Great folky
song...

Chords:
   G   C9  D9
---3---3---3
---3---3---3
---0---0---2
---0---2----
---2---3----
---3---0----

Intro:
D G

A:
G C9 G D(hamer up to D9 and down to D5, etc. same for all D parts)

B:
C9 G C9 D
G C9 G D

C:
Same as A, repeating G D two more times at the end.


Intro:

a:
driftin, driftin, driftin away
I got myself a mansion and I gave it away
its not the world thats heavy, its just the things that you say
Im driftin, driftin away

a:
driftin, driftin, driftin along
I rid myself of worrys and my worrys were gone
I may run when I want to and I sleep like a dog
Im just driftin, driftin along

b:
suitcoats say there is money to be made
they get so damn excited but I guess its their way
my road may be lonley just because its not paved
its good for driftin, driftin away

harmonica solo (a)

b:
now suitcoats say there is money to be made
they get so damn excited nothin gets in their way
my road it may be lonley just because its not paved
its good for driftin, driftin away

c:
driftin driftin driftin uh huh
I feel like goin back there but never for long
I sometimes wonder if they know that Im gone
Im just driftin, driftin along
driftin, driftin along
driftin, driftin along