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Intro - |  F   C|  F   C|
        |  F   C|  G   F|
I kFnow You're in a hCurry, 
And I Fknow it's getting lCate
I know FYou've got Your reCasons 
For wGanting out of this pFlace
The Fbitter wind bites down hCard in the evening,
If You'd Fknown You would have changed Your Cplans,
HaFlf Our lives spent crawCling and kneeling, 
But nGow We're gonna learn to stand
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves, We could be drowning 
In the coAmld wavesC/B  C  
In the coAmld wavesC/B  C  
BFefore there was an oCcean, 
Before it Fever even needed a Cname
I Fset out to find a reaCson, 
To mGeet You here in this pFlace
The sFummer wind burns My eCyes in the morning, 
So I'm gonFna draw a line in the sCand,
AFll of My life spent stCumbling and falling, 
But Gnow I'm gonna learn to stand,
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves, We could be drowning
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves. We could be drowning
In the coAmld wavesC/B  C  
In the coAmld waves,C/B  
BbSomeone's always drifting aFway, 
Bbsomeone's always drifting aFway, 
So I say Bbno more drifting, 
                                      F...
No more drifting, No more drifting away...
...  C|  F   C|  F   C|  G   F|
|  F   C|  F   C|  F   C|  G|  G|
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves
In the coFld waves,  In the coGld waves, We could be drowning
In the coAmld wavesC/B  C  
In the coAmld wavesC/B,C  
In the coAmld wavesC/B  
BbSomeone's always drifting 
Someone's always drifting 
Someone's always drifting away
No more drifting, away
No more drifting, no more drifting away

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Cold Waves

by Neal Casal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/B

F C F C

Intro - | | |

F C G F

| | |

F C

I know You're in a hurry,

F C

And I know it's getting late

F C

I know You've got Your reasons

G F

For wanting out of this place

F C

The bitter wind bites down hard in the evening,

F C

If You'd known You would have changed Your plans,

F C

Half Our lives spent crawling and kneeling,

But now We're gonna learn to stand

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning

Am C/B C

In the cold waves

Am C/B C

In the cold waves

F C

Before there was an ocean,

F C

Before it ever even needed a name

F C

I set out to find a reason,

G F

To meet You here in this place

F C

The summer wind burns My eyes in the morning,

F C

So I'm gonna draw a line in the sand,

F C

All of My life spent stumbling and falling,

But now I'm gonna learn to stand,

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves. We could be drowning

Am C/B C

In the cold waves

Am C/B

In the cold waves,

Bb F

Someone's always drifting away,

Bb F

someone's always drifting away,

So I say no more drifting,

...

No more drifting, No more drifting away...

C F C F C G F

... | | | |

F C F C F C G G

| | | | | |

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves

F G

In the cold waves, In the cold waves, We could be drowning

Am C/B C

In the cold waves

Am C/B C

In the cold waves,

Am C/B

In the cold waves

Someone's always drifting

Someone's always drifting away

No more drifting, away

No more drifting, no more drifting away

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