Drive
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe

R.E.M.
Automatic For The People
1992

This turned out to be an easy song.  There was just one
riff I couldn't get, but I finally figured it out.
Hope you enjoy this!  It's a great acoustic song.

Lyrics
Chords

INTRO (guitar and bass):

   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-------------3---|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------------|---------3p2h3---|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3---3-.-3-----|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-0h2-0-----|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-------------3---|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0---------------|---------3p2h3---|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

This is the verse:

   Snap    crack     bush -  wacked    tie another one   to the rack
   Dm                            Dm/F  G                             F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-----1-|-1---1-1-1-1-----|---------3-----3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|
B:---------3-----3-|-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---1---|
G:---------2-----2-|-2---2-2-2-2-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---2---|
D:-0-------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0-0-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---3---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-2-------------2-|-2---2-2-2-------|
E:-----------------|-------------1---|-3-------------3-|-3---3-3-3-------|


   baby
   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3---3-.-3-----|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-0h2-0-----|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-------------3---|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   hey     kids      rock and roll     nobody tells you  where to go
   Dm                            Dm/F  G                             F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-----1-|-1---1-1-1-1-----|---------3-----3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|
B:---------3-----3-|-3---3-3-3-3-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---1---|
G:---------2-----2-|-2---2-2-2-2-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---2---|
D:-0-------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0-0-----|---------0-----0-|-0---0-0-0---3---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-2-------------2-|-2---2-2-2-------|
E:-----------------|-------------1---|-3-------------3-|-3---3-3-3-------|

   baby
   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3---3-.-------|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-0h2---0---|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-------------2---|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

This is the ending:
   baby                                baby
   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm                            Dm/F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-------------3---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   baby
   Dm                            Dm/F  Dm                Dm/A    Dm/C       Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +      +   +   +   +
e:-------1-------1-|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-----------1-----|-^1---------------|
B:-----------3-----|---3-------3---3-|-----------3-----|---3-----------3-|-^3---------------|
G:-----2-------2---|-----2---2-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-^2---------------|
D:-0---------------|-------------3---|-0---------------|-----------------|-^0---------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

LYRICS:

play intro

Smack crack bushwacked tie another one to the rack
Baby
Hey kids rock and roll nobody tells you where to go
Baby

CHORUS
F                               Am
What if I ride what if you walk what if you rock around the clock
G
Tick tock tick tock
Em
What if you did what if you walk what if you drive to get off
Baby

(play 2nd half of intro figure)


Hey kids where are you nobody tells you what to do
Baby
Hey kids shake a leg maybe you're crazy in the head
Baby

CHORUS
Maybe you did maybe you are maybe you rocked around the clock
Tick tock tick tock
Maybe I ride maybe you rock maybe I drive to get off
Baby

BRIDGE
C
Hey kids shake a leg maybe you're crazy in the head
Dm
Baby
C
Ollie ollie ollie ollie ollie ollie ollie income-free
Dm
Baby
C                      G
Hey kids where are you nobody tells you what to do
Baby


(play intro figure)

Smack crack shack-a-lack tie another one to your back
Baby

Hey kids rock and roll nobody tells you where to go
Baby

CHORUS
Maybe you did maybe you walk maybe you rock around the clock
Tick tock tick tock
Maybe I ride maybe you walk maybe I drive to get off
Baby


Em
Hey kids where are you nobody tells you what to do
Baby
(play 2nd half of intro figure)

Em
Hey kids rock and roll nobody tells you where to go
Baby baby baby

(play ending)


CHORDS:

Dm	xx0231
Dm/A	x00231
Dm/F	xx3231
Dm/C	x3x231

For an explanation of chord symbols you don't understand,
try Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.