R.E.M. - Drive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Drive" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
Smack, crack, bushwhacked
 G                             Dm
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Dm
Hey kids, rock and roll
 G                             Dm
Nobody tells you where to go, baby

Chorus:
  F
What if I ride? What if you walk?
 Am
What if you rock around the clock?
 G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
 Em
What if you did? What if you walk?
                              Bm
What if you tried to get off, baby?

Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Hey kids, shake a leg
Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby

Chorus:
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Maybe you rocked around the clock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I drive to get off, baby

 C
Hey kids, shake a leg
                                Dm
Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
C
Ollie, ollie

Ollie, ollie, ollie
                           Dm
Ollie, ollie in come free, baby
 C
Hey kids, where are you?
                             Bm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby

Smack, crack, shack-a-lack
Tie another one to your backs, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby

Chorus:
Maybe you did, maybe you walk
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I drive to get off, baby

Hey kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
Baby
Baby


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Drive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Drive" by R.E.M..

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