Purgatory Drive Chords
by The Growlers
Purgatory Drive by The Growlers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Gm, Am, A and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO (MAIN RIFF)(one guitar strums the chord, the other plays this melody)
Dm Gm Am A Dm
e|-----5------------------5-3-------------------------------------|
B|---6-----8-6--------3-------6--------5------------6-----6---6-5-|
G|-7-----------7-3--3---3-------3-5--5---5-6-6---7----7-----7-7---|
D|-------7-------5-----------------------------7--------7-----7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
verse 1 (continue playing MAIN RIFF throughout the verses)
Dm Gm
Been staring at the big hand
Am A Dm
Waiting for the big hi-five
Dm Gm
Only looking forward
Am A Dm
To the Purgatory Drive
Dm Gm
Between work and his low life
Am A Dm
He don’t want to be at home
Dm Gm
So he drinks and takes his time
Am A Dm
Under the fate of the road
Chorus RIFF
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7--5------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---------7--7---5-7-------8--7-----------7-5-------5-------7--5---------|
A|-5---5-8---5---5-----8--5---------------------------8--8-8------8--8---8---8-------8--7---|
E|---8---------8----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F Am
Though he’d rather be dead
A Dm A Dm
Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left
MAIN RIFF 2x
Dm Gm
Am A Dm
verse 2
Dm Gm
His memories of her won’t blur
Am A Dm
Without that little mixture
Dm Gm
Afraid of thoughts becoming words
Am A Dm
He don’t wanna be cured
Dm Gm
Gotta leave him alone
Am A Dm
He’s on his own
Chorus (with riff as stated above)
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F Am
Though he’d rather be dead
A Dm A Dm
Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left
MAIN RIFF 2x
Dm Gm
Am A Dm
BRIDGE
Dm Gm Am A Dm
Do you know that feeling of your heart suddenly sinking?
Dm Gm Am A Dm
Love replaced with smoke, like your soul's getting choked
OUTRO Chorus (with riff)
Dm
Now he’s taking a ride
F Am
Though he’d rather be dead
A Dm A Dm
Lonely Sunset Drive’s the only thing that’s left
Dm
F Am
Now he’s taking a
A F A Dm
ride on the lonely, lonely Sunset Drive