Driftwood Acoustic Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

Author timholleyos [a] 72.

1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 25, 2020

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Cadd9

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Driftwood by Travis
 
Capo 2
 
[Intro]
Am D  x4
 
[Verse 1]
G            Cadd9
Everything is open
D
Nothing is set in stone
G             Cadd9
Rivers turn to ocean
D
Oceans tide you home
G                Cadd9
Home is where the heart is
D
But your heart had to roam
G            Cadd9
Drifting over bridges
D
Never to return
D7
Watching bridges burn
 
[Chorus]
G                 D            Am
You're driftwood floating underwater
              C
Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces
G              D             Am
Just driftwood hollow and of no use
                C
Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you
 
[Verse 2]
G            Cadd9
Nobody is an island
D
Everyone has to go
G               Cadd9
Pillars turn to butter
D
Butterflying low
G                 Cadd9
Low is where your heart is
D
But your heart has to grow
G              Cadd9
Drifting under bridges
D
Never with the flow
 
[Bridge]
         Am                          D
And you really didn't think it would happen
       Am                       D
But it really is the end of the line
       G     D                   Am
So I'm sorry that you turned to driftwood
                C                         G
But you've been drifting for a long, long time
 
[Instrumental]
Am - D - Am - D
Am - D - Am - Am
 
[Verse 3]
G                   Cadd9
Everywhere there's trouble
D
No where's safe to go
G              Cadd9
Pushes turn to shovels
D
Shoveling the snow
G                Cadd9
Frozen you have chosen
D
The path you wish to go
G            Cadd9
Drifting now forever
D
And forever more
D7
Until you reach your shore
 
[CHORUS]
 
[Bridge]
 
[Ending]
            Am                        G
You've been drifting for a long, long time
            Am
You've been drifting for a long, long
C                         G
Drifting for a long, long time
 
Verse strum pattern that I play for this is
d-d-u-d-d-u-u-u-d-u-d-u
Just listen to the song, should be able to pick up the rhythm and use the strum
pattern if you want.
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Driftwood – Travis

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Guys, it would be so nice if you could do the entire song instead of writing just ‚chorus...‘ at one point. I often play the songs with autoscroll at parties. And if suddenly the chords are missing or you have to scroll up, it’s no good. Thanx!

I find myself playing the verse in a slightly different manner than the G, Cadd9, D progression as shown above. I play the G and the C with my pinky and ring finger firmly placed on the third fret of the b and e string, then I play a bar of Dsus4 (still with my pinky and ring finger in the same place) before I lift up my pinky to change the last bar to a D. It might just be me, but I think this sounds much nicer in addition to being easier to play as you move your fingers a lot less :)