Drive South

DRIVE SOUTH - John Hiatt

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NB This is played in "dropped-G" tuning (low to high EADEBE)

Intro riff - see tab

 

I didn't say we wouldn't hurt any more

that's how you learn - you jut get burned

We don't have to feel like dirt any more

Though love's not earned, baby, it's our turn

B5 Badd6 B5 Badda6 B5

We were always looking for too long

With our heads in the clouds, just a little off course

But I've left that motor running, now if you're feeling down and out

Oh come on baby drive south, with the one you love

Oh come on baby drive south, with the one you love

I'm not talking about retreating, little girl

Gonna take our stand in this chevy bang

Windows open on the rest of the world

Holding hands all the way to dixie land

We've been trying to turn our lives around

Since we were little kids, it's been wearing us down

Don't turn away now darling, let's fire it up and wind it out

<Chorus>

And I heard your momma calling: I think she was just stalling

Don't know who she was talking to - baby me and you?

We can go down with a smile on; don't bother to pack your nylons

Just keep those pretty legs showing - it gets hot down where we're going

Better believe it babe!

<Interlude>

We were always looking for too long

With our heads in the clouds, just a little off course

But I've left that motor running, so if you're feeling down and out

<Chorus>

Come on baby drive south....

|E5 |Esus2 |Esus2 |E5

With the one you love

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Chords used: E5-022000, A-x02020, D-xx0230 or x57575,

A5-x020xx or 577555, B5-x242xx or 799777,

Add6-x022xx or 577575, Badd6-244xx or 799797,

E/G#-422000, Esus2-022200

The following is the introductory acoustic guitar solo from the Budokan

version. Like the song itself, it's very banjo-like, facilitated by the

altered tuning. A melody line is played and intermingled with lots of droning

notes above it. I have notated the melody line, but not the flurry of open E

and B strings above it. I'm not too sure if I'm explained this very well, but

listen to the album and you should find it pretty straightforward- just a

matter of constantly bashing away at the E and B strings throughout: if it

doesn't come naturally, I doubt if a full tab would do any good. The

interlude is notated in the same manner.

+ + pause + + + + + + + + + + + +

-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|

-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|

-0-0-0-0-0---|/4----/4-----2p0---|/4--2p0--0---|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|

-0-2-2-0-2---|----------------2p0|-------2-----|------------2(0)---|

-0-2-2-0-2---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|

-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

|----2p0--0-----|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|----2p0--/4-----|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|

|-------2-------|------------2-0----|-------2--------|------------2-0----|

|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|

|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|

|----2p0--0-----|/4-/7-/9---7|-9--7-4------0h2|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|

|-------2-0-----|------------|----------------|------------2(0)---|

|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|

|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

|------------------|-3--3--3-2-0---|------2-0------|-------------------|

|---\2p0--0-----2/4|------------/4-|-------------0-|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|

|-------2----------|---------------|---------------|------------2-0----|

|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

+ + + +

|-------------------|----

|-------------------|----

|----2p0--0---------|----

|-------2---2p0-----|----

|--------------2p0--|---- etc

|-----------------3b|-0--

Intro riff: (x2)

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|

|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|

|-0-----0-------7-|-9---5-7---4-----|-0-----0-------4-|-5---2-4---0-----|

|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|

|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|

|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|

Interlude: (x2)

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|/7-----4-5---4---|-5-----4-2---4---|/7-----4-5---4---|/5--/5-----2-0---|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Notation used:

+ = beat marker

p = pull-off

/ = slide