Travis - Driftwood: Guitar Chords

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D6

Guitar chord D6

E

Guitar chord E

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

E7

Guitar chord E7

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 "Driftwood" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Driftwood" by Travis.