I'm A Drifter Chords
by Johnny Cash
I'm A Drifter by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro) D
D G D G
I'm a drifter, lonesome drifter,
G D G D
got no place to call my own no more.
D G D G
I'm a wanderer, lonesome wanderer,
G D G D
got no one to call my own no more.
G D G D
Got no strings to tie me down, got no cause to hang around,
G D
what difference does it make which way I go.
G D G D
Got an empty feeling down inside, still I need to stay alive,
G A
who can tell what waits beyond this road ?
D G D G
I'm a drifter, lonesome drifter,
G D
got no one to call my own no more.
G D G D
Got no strings to tie me down, got no cause to hang around,
G D
what difference does it make which way I go.
G D G D
Got an empty feeling deep inside, still I need to stay alive,
G A
and who can tell what waits beyond this road ?
D G D G
I'm a drifter, lonesome drifter,
G D G D
got no one to call my own no more,
G D G D
got no one to call my own no more.