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Different Drum chords by Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt (Official Version)

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C
Em
F
G
Em/B
F/A
C/G
D7
Dm
C7/Bb

Intro 1

C

Em

F

G

C

Em

F

G

Verse 1
C 
Em 
F 
You and I travel to the
G 
C 
beat of a different drum
Em 
F 
G 
C 
Em 
Oh, can't you tell by the way I run
F 
G 
C 
Em 
Every time you make eyes at me?
F 
G 
C 
Em 
F 
Whoa, you cry and moan
G 
C 
Em 
and say it will work out
F 
G 
C 
Em 
But honey child I've got my doubts
F 
G 
You can't see the forest for the trees

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Chorus 1

F

So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it

G

It's just that I am not in the market

F

G

C

For a boy who wants to love only me

F

G

Yes, and I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty

C

Em/B

F/A

C/G

All I'm saying's I'm not ready

D7

for any person place or thing

Dm

G

to try and pull the reins in on me, so

Verse 2
C 
Em 
F 
G 
Goodbye, I'll be leavin'
C 
Em 
F 
G 
I see no sense in this cryin' and grievin'
C 
Em 
We'll both live a lot longer
F 
G 
C 
Em 
F 
G 
if you live without me
C7/Bb 
F/A 
G 
G 

Chorus 2
F 
So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it
G 
It's just that I am not in the market
F 
G 
C 
For a boy who wants to love only me
F 
G 
Yes, and I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty
C 
Em/B 
F/A 
C/G 
All I'm saying's I'm not ready
D7 
for any person place or thing
Dm 
G 
to try and pull the reins in on me, so

Verse 3

C

Em

F

G

Goodbye, I'll be leavin'

C

Em

F

G

I see no sense in this cryin' and grievin'

C

Em

We'll both live a lot longer

F

G

C

Em

F

G

if you live without me

Outro 1

C

Em

F

G

C

Em

F

G

[Fade out]

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C
Em
F
G
Em/B
F/A
C/G
D7
Dm
C7/Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 61

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C7/Bb: x-1-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Different Drum by Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Different Drum the way Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Different Drum

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