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Casey James – Drive Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E  G G# A E  G G# A


[Verse 1]
        E
I don't care if
it's a highway
or a dirty county
road
I don't care if
 I'm leaving
   G G#   A
or coming home
        E
I don't know if
it's the song on
that too loud radio
I don't know if
it's the smell of
     G  G#   A
that burning smoke
A#         B
But here I go


[Chorus]
    D
I'm headed out to
A
nowhere
       E
like a bullet from
a gun
D             A
Putting miles on me
 and the
E
wheels I'm rollin' on
D         A
Slide on over baby
and
E
I'll take you for
 a ride
D      A
I just like to
E       G G# A
drive


[Verse 2]
       E
Well I love to
feel my worn
out boots stompin'
on the gas
Love to see your
bare feet
        G  G#  A
tappin' on the dash
E
Love to see your
hand girl
swinging in the
breeze
And I'm done
 burning up
          G G# A
a tank of gasoline
A#     B
Smells so sweet

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[Chorus]
    D
I'm headed out to
A
nowhere
       E
like a bullet from
 a gun
D             A
Putting miles on me
 and
    E
the wheels I'm
rollin' on
D         A
Slide on over
baby and
E
 I'll take you
for a ride
D      A
I just like to
E       G G# A  E
drive


[Guitar Solo]
E  A  E  G G# A A# B


[Chorus]
    D
I'm headed out to
A
nowhere
       E
like a bullet from
a gun
D             A
Putting miles on me
 and the
E
wheels I'm rollin'
on
D         A
Slide on over baby
 and
E
I'll take you for
a ride
D      A       E
I just like to drive
    D
I'm headed out to
A
nowhere
       E
like a bullet from
a gun
D             A
Putting miles on me
 and the
E
wheels I'm rollin'
 on
D         A
Slide on over baby
 and
E
I'll take you for a
 ride
D      A       E
I just like to drive
      D      A
Well, I just like
   E
to drive
D      A       E
I just like to drive
      D      A
Baby, I just like
   E
to drive

[Outro]
E     G G# A

Watch: Casey James - Drive (Acoustic)

From CaseyJamesVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Drive: key, chords and progression

Drive by Casey James is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 7 chords: E, G, G#, A, A#, B and D.

Most of the song cycles through D – A – E – D (IV – I – V – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: G#, A# and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.