Drop The Pilot chords by Joan Armatrading (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
Ab
Gb
B
Db/Gb
Gb6
Ab6

Intro 1

Verse 1
Db 
B 
Db 
B 
I'm right on target, my aim is straight
Db 
B 
Db 
B 
So you're in love, I say what of it?
Gb 
Ab 
Things can change,
Gb 
Ab 
there's always changes
Gb 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
And I want to try some rearranging,

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Chorus 1
I say
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
Drop the pilot, try my balloon
Db 
Ab 
Drop the monkey,
Gb 
Ab 
smell my perfume
Db 
Ab 
Drop the mahout,
Gb 
Ab 
I'm the Easy Rider
Db 
Ab 
Don't use your army
Gb 
Ab 
to fight a losing battle
Db 
Db/Gb 
Animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
Gb6 
Ab6 
I'm   the one you need, I'm the one you need

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Db 
B 
You're kissing cousins,
Db 
B 
there's no smoke, no flame
Db 
B 
If you lose that pilot
Db 
B 
I can fly your plane
Gb 
Ab 
If you want solid ground,
Gb 
Ab 
come on and try me
Gb 
Ab 
Oh I can take you so high
Gb 
Ab 
that you're never gonna want to come down,

Chorus 2
I say
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
Drop the pilot, try my balloon
Db 
Ab 
Drop the monkey,
Gb 
Ab 
smell my perfume
Db 
Ab 
Drop the mahout,
Gb 
Ab 
I'm the Easy Rider
Db 
Ab 
Don't use your army
Gb 
Ab 
to fight a losing battle
Db 
Db/Gb 
Animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
Gb6 
Ab6 
I'm   the one you need, I'm the one you need
Db 
Db/Gb 
I said, animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
Gb6 
Ab6 
I'm   the one you need, I'm the one you need
I'm the one you

Interlude 2

Gb6

(need)

Bridge 1
Db 
Ab 
Drop the pilot,
Gb 
try my balloon
Db 
Ab 
Drop the monkey,
Gb 
smell my perfume
Db 
Ab 
Drop the mahout,
Gb 
I'm an the Easy Rider
Db 
Ab 
Don't use your army
Gb 
to fight a losing battle

Chorus 3
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
Drop the pilot, try my balloon
Db 
Ab 
Drop the monkey,
Gb 
Ab 
smell my perfume
Db 
Ab 
Drop the mahout,
Gb 
Ab 
I'm the Easy Rider
Db 
Ab 
Don't use your army
Gb 
Ab 
to fight a losing battle
Db 
Db/Gb 
Animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
Gb6 
Ab6 
I'm   the one you need, I'm the one you need

Chorus 4
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
I said, drop the pilot, yeah
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Drop the monkey
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Drop the mahout
Db 
Db/Gb 
Animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
Gb6 
I'm   the one you need,
Ab6 
I'm   the one you need
Db 
I'm the one you need
Gb 
I'm the one you need
Db 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
Drop the pilot
Db 
Ab 
Drop the pilot
Gb 
[Fade out]

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Db
Ab
Gb
B
Db/Gb
Gb6
Ab6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 130

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Db/Gb: 2-x-x-1-2-1
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading, 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 Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Joan Armatrading's performance.