Drivin' My Life Away-Rhett Akins
'Drop D' Tuning
This is how I play it (Meaning: Probably not 100% correct, but it'll get you going)
There are many fills throughout the song and the Dropped 'D' string takes a bit of 'feeling' to get right.
Have fun with it!
Chord shapes I use for this song:
[D]: X00232
[G]: XX5433
[C]: X32010
[Bm]:X24432
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0h3-2--------|
D|-0--0-0-0-0h3-0h5-0h3-0b-0-0—0-0-0-------3-2-0--|
* Bend an open string? Use a whammy bar or press the string above the nut.
Verse: I
Well the [D] midnight headlights blind you on a rainy night
Steep grade up ahead slow me down makin' no [G] time
But I Gotta keep a [D] rollin'
[D] Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo
Keepin' perfect rhythm with the song on the radi[G]o
Yea, I gotta keep a [D] rollin'
Chorus:
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
Looking for a [G] better way, for [D] me
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
I'm a looking for a [G] sunny day
Interlude: [Bm] [G] [D] Intro
Verse: II
Well, the [D] truck stop cutie comin' on to me
Tried to talk me in to a ride said I wouldn't be [G] sorry
Ahh, But she was just a [D] baby
[D] Hey waitress, pour me another cup of coffee
Pop me down, jack me up, shoot me out I'm flyin' down the [G] highway
I'm lookin' for the [D] morning
Chorus:
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
I'm a looking for a [G]) better way, for [D] me
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
I'm a looking for a [G] sunny day
Solo: [Bm] [G] [D] Intro
Repeat First Verse:
Well the [D] midnight headlights blind you on a rainy night
Steep grade up ahead slow me down makin' no [G] time
Yeah, I gotta keep a [D] rollin'
[D] Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo
Keepin' perfect rhythm with the song on the radi[G]o
Lord, I gotta keep a [D] rollin'
Chorus:
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
Looking for a [G] better way, for [D] me
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
Just a looking for a [G] sunny day
Tag:
[D] Oh...I'm drivin' my [C] life away,
I'm a looking for a [G] sunny day
Outro: [D]
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