Driver 8 chords by
R.e.m. (Official Version)

1985Rock1K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Em

Am

G

D

Em

Am

G

D

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
The walls are built up stone by stone
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
The fields divided one by one
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
And the train conductor says
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Take a break, Driver 8
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Driver 8,  take a break
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
We've been on this shift too long

Chorus 1
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And the train conductor says
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Take a break, driver 8
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Driver 8, take a break
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
We can reach our destination
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
But      we're still a ways

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
(away)
Am Am 
 
I saw a treehouse,
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
on the outskirts of the farm
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
The power lines have floaters,
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
so the airplanes won't get snagged
Em Em 
 
The bells are ringing,
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
through the town again
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
The children look up, all they hear,
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
is sky-blue bells  ringing

Chorus 2
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And the train conductor says
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Take a break, driver 8
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Driver 8, take a break
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
We can reach our destination
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
But      we're still a ways

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
(away)
G/B G/B 
 
C C 
 
A way to shield the ha    ted heat
G G 
 
D D 
 
A way to put myself to sleep
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C 
 
A way to shield the ha    ted heat
G G 
 
D D 
 
A way to put myself, my children to sleep

Interlude 1

Em

Am

G

D

Em

Am

G

D

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
He piloted this song in a plane like that   one
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Locomotive 8,  Southern Crescent,
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
hear the bells  ring again
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
The fields of wheat is looking thin

Chorus 3
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And the train conductor says
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Take a break, driver 8
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Driver 8, take a break
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
We've been on this shift too long
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
And the train conductor says
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Take a break, driver 8
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Driver 8, take a break
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
We can reach our destination
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
But      we're still a ways     away
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
G G 
 
Bm/F# Bm/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
But      we're still a ways     away

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm Am G D G/F#...

Chords

Em
Am
G
D
G/F#
C
Em7
Bm/F#
G/B

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Bm/F#: 2-x-4-4-3-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Driver 8 by R.E.M., 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 E minor. It suits players who want to learn Driver 8 the way R.E.M. intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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