Learn to play "Driftwood" 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.
A D6 Esus4 E Everything is open, nothing is set in stone A D6 Esus4 E Rivers turn to oceans, oceans tide you home A D6 Esus4 Home is where the heart is, but your heart had to E roam A D6 Esus4 E Drifting over bridges never to return E7 Watching bridges burn A E Bm You’re driftwood floating underwater D6 Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces A E Bm Just driftwood, hollow and of no use D6 Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you Nobody is an island, everyone has to go Pillars turn to butter, butterflying low Low is where your heart is but your heart has to grow Drifting under bridges, never with the flow Chorus: Bm Esus4 E And you really didn’t think it would happen Bm Esus4 E But it really is the end of the line A E Bm So I’m sorry that you’ve turned to driftwood D6 A But you’ve been drifting for a long, long time Everywhere there's trouble Nowhere's safe to go Pushes turn to shovels Shovelling the snow Frozen you have chosen The path you wish to go Drifting now forever And forever more Until you reach your shore You're driftwood floating underwater Breaking into pieces, pieces, pieces Just driftwood, hollow and of no use Waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you Chorus: And you really didn't think it would happen But it really is the end of the line So I'm sorry that you've turned to driftwood But you've been drifting for a long, long time You've been drifting, for a long, long time You've been drifting, for a long, long Drifting for a long, long time You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D6 E Esus4 E7 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 "Driftwood" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Driftwood" by Travis.