Want to play "Drive" from scratch? The Music Academy — lesson by lesson
Dm
Dm Smash, crack, bushwacked G Dm Tie another one to the racks, baby Dm Hey kids, rock and roll G Dm Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F
What if I ride, what if you walk
Am
What if you rock around the clock
G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em
What if you did, what if you walk
Dm
What if you tried to get off, baby
Dm Hey kids, where are you G Dm Nobody tells you what to do, baby Dm Hey kids, shake a leg G Dm Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
F
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Am
Maybe you rocked around the clock
G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Dm
Maybe I try to get off, baby
C
Hey kids, shake a leg
Dm
Maybe you're crazy in the head, baby
C
Ollie, ollie, ollie ollie ollie
Dm
Ollie ollie, in come free, baby
C
Hey kids, where are you
G Dm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Dm
Dm Smack, crack, shack a lack G Dm Tie another one to your back, baby Dm Hey kids, rock and roll G Dm Nobody tells you where to go, baby
F
Maybe you did, maybe you walked
Am
Maybe you rocked around the clock
G
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Em
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Dm
Maybe I try to get off, baby
Em
Hey kids, where are you
G Dm
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Em
Hey kids, rock and roll
G Dm
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
Dm Dm Dm Dm Baby ... baby ...
This account rests on Michael Stipe's own words — a podcast from 2022.