The Growlers

Purgatory Drive

The Growlers


Tom: Dm

INTRO (MAIN RIFF)(one guitar strums the chord, the other plays this melody)
   Dm            Gm               Am       A     Dm
E|-----5------------------5-3-------------------------------------|
B|---6-----8-6--------3-------6--------5------------6-----6---6-5-|
G|-7-----------7-3--3---3-------3-5--5---5-6-6---7----7-----7-7---|
D|-------7-------5-----------------------------7--------7-----7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1 (continue playing MAIN RIFF throughout the verses)
Dm                  Gm
Been staring at the big hand
Am      A       Dm
Waiting for the big hi-five
Dm           Gm
Only looking forward
Am       A         Dm
  To the Purgatory Drive
Dm                    Gm
 Between work and his low life
Am        A             Dm
 He don’t want to be at home
Dm                Gm
 So he drinks and takes his time
Am         A           Dm
 Under the fate of the road

CHORUS RIFF
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7--5------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------7--7---5-7-------8--7-----------7-5-------5-------7--5---------|
A|-5---5-8---5---5-----8--5---------------------------8--8-8------8--8---8---8-------8--7---|
E|---8---------8----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F            Am
 Though he’d rather be dead
A              Dm          A                 Dm
 Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left

MAIN RIFF 2x
Dm     Gm
Am  A  Dm

VERSE 2
Dm              Gm
His memories of her won’t blur
Am   A               Dm
 Without that little mixture
Dm         Gm
 Afraid of thoughts becoming words
Am        A        Dm
 He don’t wanna be cured
Dm               Gm
Gotta leave him alone
Am    A      Dm
 He’s on his own

CHORUS (with riff as stated above)
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F            Am
 Though he’d rather be dead
A              Dm          A                 Dm
 Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left

MAIN RIFF 2x
Dm     Gm
Am  A  Dm

BRIDGE
Dm                Gm     Am       A     Dm
 Do you know that feeling of your heart suddenly sinking?
Dm      Gm                Am         A              Dm
 Love replaced with smoke, like your soul's getting choked

OUTRO CHORUS (with riff)
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F            Am
 Though he’d rather be dead
A              Dm          A                 Dm
 Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left
Dm
F   Am
    Now he’s taking a 
A           F       A             Dm
ride on the lonely, lonely Sunset Drive