CAPO 2nd Fret
[INTRO]
G:--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|
E:--------|------7\| (slide from 7th fret to open E string)

[VERSE]
D                              A
  Day after day I'm more confused
D                    E                    A
  Yet I look for the light in the pouring rain
D                                       A
  You know that's a game that I hate to lose
Bm                        D
  I'm feelin' the strain     ain't it a shame

  D        A        D   E    A        D        A        Bm       D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|2--22---|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS]
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D              
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D            D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

  A        E        D        A        E        D        D        D        D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|--------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-4|2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|2-------|--------|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|--------|------7\|

[VERSE]
D                                     A
  Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time
D              E                  A
  I don't understand the things I do
D                              A
  The world outside looks so unkind
Bm                      D
  I'm countin' on you     to carry me through

  D        A        D   E    A        D        A        Bm       D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|22222222|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS]
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D              
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D            D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

  A        E        D        A        E        D        D        D        D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|--------|--------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-4|2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|2-------|-------6|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|--------|--------|

[BRIDGE] (Single strum each)
Bm
  And when my mind is free
D                       A
  You know a melody can move me
Bm
  And when I'm feelin' blue
D                                E
  The guitar's comin' through to soothe me

  Bm       D        A        Bm       D        E
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------1|2------2|--------|-------1|2------2|4-------|
A:4-------|--------|2------6|4-------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------7\|

[VERSE]
D                                      A
  Thanks for the joy that you've given me
D               E                      A
  I want you to know I believe in your song
D                            A
  Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
Bm                  D
  You help me along   makin' me strong

  D        A        D   E    A        D        A        Bm       D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------1|2--22---|
A:--------|2--22---|--------|2--22---|--------|2--22--6|4--44---|--------|
E:0--00---|-------2|0---2---|-------2|0--00---|--------|--------|--------|

[CHORUS]
(Single strums, quietly)
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D            D  
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D            D
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

  A        E        D        D        A        E        D        D        
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|4~~~~~~~|3~~~~~~~|1~~~~~~-|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------4|2-------|
A:2~~~~~~~|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-4-2---2|
E:--------|2~~~~~~~|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|--------|--------|----424-|

[CHORUS]
(Normal strumming)  (Repeat and Fade)
    A                         A
Oh, gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
  E                      E                 D            D      
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

  A        E        D        D                
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:-------2|4-4-4-43|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
A:2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2|-4-2---2|
E:-2-2-2--|--------|--------|----424-|

Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca