Drive South
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[Verso 1]
G7sus4
Its still early September,
Em
Weve got time till the winter,
G7sus4 Em
But it feels like the right time now.
[Verso 2]
G7sus4
Youve been running on embers,
Em
Youve been burning both ends up,
G7sus4 Em
And Id hate to see you flicker out.
[Pré-Refrão]
Fmaj7 Em
Theres a million hideaways and places,
Fmaj7 Em
Even more highways that could take us,
Fmaj7 Em
Theres no reason to overthink it,
Fmaj7 Em
Right now.
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Baby we should drive south,
Fmaj7
Before it gets too cold out,
G6
Dont know why wed hold out,
Cmaj7
Baby lets go.
Cmaj7
A little bit of Georgia,
Fmaj7
Might do some good for ya,
G6
Grab the keys, get the car,
G6
It aint far,
G6 Cmaj7
We can drive south.
[Verso 3]
G7sus4
Itd be easy to replay,
Em
All the bad from your Tuesday,
G7sus4 Em
But what would be the use of that.
[Verso 4]
G7sus4
I can drive, you can DJ,
Em
Hall & Oates on the freeway,
G7sus4 Em
Yeah, baby I can go for that.
[Pré-Refrão]
G7sus4 Em
Theres a million hideaways and places,
G7sus4 A
Even more highways that could take us,
Fmaj7 G7sus4
Theres no reason to overthink it,
Fmaj7
Right now, (right now, right now).
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Baby we should drive south,
Fmaj7
Before it gets too cold out,
G6
Dont know why wed hold out,
Cmaj7
Baby lets go.
Cmaj7
A little bit of Georgia,
Fmaj7
Might do some good for ya,
G6
Grab the keys, get the car,
G6
It aint far,
G6 Cmaj7
We can drive south.
[Ponte]
Bb Am G F Cmaj7
When a whirlwind spins you off track,
Bb Am G F G7sus4
We can go down and slow down real fast.
{Instrumental}
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G6 Cmaj7
[Refrão]
Cmaj7
Baby we should drive south,
Fmaj7
Before it gets too cold out,
G6
Dont know why wed hold out,
Cmaj7
Baby lets go.
Cmaj7
A little bit of Georgia,
Fmaj7
Might do some good for ya,
G6
Grab the keys, get the car,
G6
It aint far,
G6 Cmaj7
We can drive south.
Outro
G6
Grab the keys, get the car,
G6
It aint far,
G6 Cmaj7
We can drive south.
How to play Drive South
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.