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GI know it's over, Bmyou know it's over
We're just Cgoin' through the Gmotions 
But we're Amsailin' separate B7oceans worlds aEmpart
And you Gknow it's Cbreakin' my heart
GI was a dreamer, Bmyou were a dreamer
But perCfection is conGsuming
And it Amseems we're only B7human after Emall
GAnd we've both been Ctakin' the fall
Chorus:
But toBmmorrow we'll run a Emlittle bit faster
ToCmorrow we're gonna Dfind what we're after at BmlastEm  
Feelings that we Cleft in the F#sus4past, there's Gromance in the Dsunset
We're Cboats against the Dcurrent to the Gend
Maybe we're older, maybe we're colder
So we disregard solutions
While we cling to our illusions once again
And we keep rememberin' when
Seasons are changin', reasons are changin'
But the story isn't ending
So we find ourselves pretending one more day
While the years keep slippin' away
Chorus

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Boats Against The Current

by Eric Carmen

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#sus4

G Bm

I know it's over, you know it's over

C G

We're just goin' through the motions

Am B7 Em

But we're sailin' separate oceans worlds apart

G C

And you know it's breakin' my heart

G Bm

I was a dreamer, you were a dreamer

C G

But perfection is consuming

Am B7 Em

And it seems we're only human after all

G C

And we've both been takin' the fall

Chorus:

Bm Em

But tomorrow we'll run a little bit faster

C D Bm Em

Tomorrow we're gonna find what we're after at last

C F#sus4 G D

Feelings that we left in the past, there's romance in the sunset

C D G

We're boats against the current to the end

Maybe we're older, maybe we're colder

So we disregard solutions

While we cling to our illusions once again

And we keep rememberin' when

Seasons are changin', reasons are changin'

But the story isn't ending

So we find ourselves pretending one more day

While the years keep slippin' away

Chorus

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