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Drive On by Johnny Cash
Drive On
E
E E7
I got a friend named Whiskey Sam
A
He was my boonierat buddy for a year in Nam
B7
He said is my country just a little off track
E B7 E
Took 'em twenty-five years to welcome me back
E E7
But, it's better than not coming back at all
A
Many a good man I saw fall
B7
And even now, every time I dream
E B7 E
I hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream
| E
|Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
| B7 E
|My children love me , but they don't understand
| A E
|And I got a woman who knows her man
| B7 E
|Drive on, don't mean nothin', drive on
I remember one night, Tex and me
Rappelled in on a hot L.Z.
We had our 16's on rock and roll
But, with all that fire, I was scared and cold
We were crazy, we were wild
And I have seen the tiger smile
I spit in a bamboo viper's face
And I'd be dead , but by God's grace
{chorus}
It was a real slow walk in a real sad rain
And nobody tried to be John Wayne
I came home, but Tex did not
And I can't talk about the hit he got
I got a little limp now when I walk
Got a little tremolo when I talk
But my letter read from Whiskey Sam
You're a walkin' talkin' miracle from Vietnam
{chorus}
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Chords for this song
E Em A B7 B7 2nd inversion
E|-0--0---0---2--2--|
B|-0--0---2---0--0--|
G|-1--0---2---2--2--|
D|-2--2---2---1--1--|
A|-2--2---0---2--0--|
E|-0--0----------2--|
Picking / Strumming style simple version only down strumming
E chord; between verses B7 chord into the E chord
E|--0-0--0--0--0---------|----2----2----2----2-----0---------|
B|--0-0--0--0--0---------|----0----0----0----0-----0---------|
G|--1-1--1--0--1---------|----2----2----2----2-----1---------|
D|--2-2--2--2--2---------|----1----1----1----1-----2---------|
A|--2-2--2--2--2---------|--2------0--2------0---2-----------|
E|--0-0--0--0--0---------|-------2---------2-----------------|
[Intro]
E E Em E E Em E
[Verse 1]
E
I got a friend named Whiskey Sam
A
He was my boonierat buddy for a year in Nam
B7
He said is my country just a little off track
E B7 E
Took 'em twenty-five years to welcome me back
[Verse 2]
E
But, it's better than not comin' back at all
A
Many a good men I saw fall
B7
And even now, every time I dream
E B7 E
I hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream
[Chorus]
E
Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
B7 E
My children love me, but they don't understand
A E
And I got a woman who knows her man, Drive on
E B7 E
It don't mean nothin', drive on
[Verse 3]
E
I remember one night, Tex and me
A
Rappelled in on a hot L.Z.
B7
We had our 16's on rock and roll
E B7 E
But with all that fire, was scared and cold
[Verse 4]
E
I was crazy and I was wild
A
And I have seen the tiger smile
B7
I spit in a bamboo viper's face
E B7 E
And I'd be dead, but by God's grace, Drive on,
[Chorus]
E
It don't mean nothin'
B7 E
My children love me, but they don't understand
A E
And I got a woman who knows her man, Drive on
E B7 E
It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin', drive on
[Verse 5]
E
It was a slow walk in a sad rain
A
And nobody tried to be John Wayne
B7
I came home, Tex did not
E B7 E
And I can't talk about the hit he got
[Verse 6]
E
Well, I got a little limp now when I walk
A
and I Got a little tremolo when I talk
B7
But I finally found out who I am
E B7 E
I'm a walkin' talkin' miracle from Vietnam, Drive on,
[Chorus]
E
It don't mean nothin'
B7 E
My children love me, but they don't understand
A E
And I got a woman who knows her man, Drive on
E B7 E
It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin', drive on
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