Driftwood

a-ha

RockAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: D7/9   D7/9  D7/9   D7/9     D9   D9   D9   D9
 
         D         C                 F              G7          D 
Oh come pity me a poor mad sailor stranded on this love here I lie
                   C            F               G7
Like driftwood honey thing is this what I've become
          D/A      G6        F6/7+  C7+/9/E   (E7 )     D/F  G6/E
I've got high over down under        at a lady's will
       D9            D7/9   D9        D7/9    D9 
Under you      at a lady's will I'm drifting still I'm
  D7/9    D9 
Drifting still
     D             C               F            G7
So I ask in fading   innocence and all my full rage will your
 D                    C               F             G7
Hand still touch me when my face has fallen in with age
          D/A      G6        F6/7+  C7+/9/E      D/F  G6/E
And I go high over down under        at a lady's will
       D9      D/A          G6        F6/7+  C7+/9/E      D/F  G6/E
Under you      high endless down under        at a lady's will
       D9          D7/9   D9        D7/9     D9        D7/9    D9 
Under you    at a lady's will I'm drifting still I'm drifting still
**Solo:  A   F7+   E    D    A    F7+   E    D
 E         D6        C7+  B            E    D6             C7+   B 
High over down under        at a lady's will    (la la la laa..)
 E            D6        C7+ B              E
High endless down under       at a lady's will

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Chord set

D7 · D9 · D · C · F · G7 · A · G6 · F6 · C7 · E · E7 · F7 · D6 · B

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.