Driver 8 — R.E.M.
Chords and lyrics for Driver 8 by R.E.M. (key of Em).
Intro
[Bmaj7] [F#]
Verse 1
I'll tell you what, I got these two railroad landings that I've had for a long time and
they run on those nine volt batteries that you buy down at Central Hardway.
Well, I can't buy the batteries anymore because you're kind of expensive.
[Gm] [C/G] [Fm7]
So [Em]I just leave them on the front porch.
Chorus
[A/E] [B] [Cmaj7/G] [G] [Bm] [Em] [A] [B] [G] [Bm/D]
The [Em]walls are built [Am]up stone [G]by stone.
[D]The [Em]fields divided [Am]one by [G]one.
[D]And train [Em]doctor says [Am]take a break, [G]driver rate, [D/A]driver rate, [Em]take a break.
[Am]We've been [G]on this shift too long.
Verse 2
[D]And the train doctor [G/B]says [D]take a break, driver rate, driver rate, [Em7]take a break.
[D]We can reach [C]our destination.
[G][D]It still weighs weight.
[E/B][D]It's a [E]tree house [Am]on the outskirts [G]of the farm.
[D][Em]The power lines have floated [Am]so the airplanes [G]won't get snagged.
[D]The bells [Em]ringing through [Am]the town gun.
[G][D]Children [Em]look up all [Am]they hear it's [G]sky blue bell [D]string.
Chorus
And the train conductor [G/B]says [D]take a break, [C]driver [D]rate, driver rate, [C/G]take [G/B]a break.
[D]We can reach [Em7]our destination.
[D]It still weighs weight.
[E][D]But it still weighs weight.
[E][D]It still weighs weight.
[E/B]But [D]it still weighs weight.
[A]Weight still weighs [Bm]weight.
[C/G][G]But it put myself free [D]weight [Am]still weighs [G/B]weight.
[C][G]Weight put myself my children [D]sleep.
Verse 3
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [Gmaj7] [Em7] [E] [Gmaj7/B] [A] [B] [Cmaj7] [G] [Bm]
Violet [E]in the song [Am]and a plane [G]like that [D]one.
She [Em]is selling faith [Am/E]on the girl's [G]help and say.
[D]She's selling faith on the girl's help and say.
Local [Em]motivates southern [Am]grass [G]and hear the bells [D]ring again.
[Em]The field sweet it's [Am/E]looking thin.
[G] [D]
Chorus
And the train [C]conductor [G/B]says [D]take a break, [C/G]driver [D]rate, driver rate, [C]take [G/B]a break.
[D]We've been on [C/G]the ship [G/B]too long [D/A]and the train [C/G]conductor [D]says take a break, [C/G]driver [D]rate, driver rate, [C/G]take [G/B]a break.
[D]We can reach [Em7]our destination.
[D]It still weighs weight.
[E][F#m7/E]But it [D]still weighs weight.
[E]But [D]it still weighs weight.
[E]But [D]it still weighs weight.
Outro
[E] [F#] [Gm]