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Drowning

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Key: E
Tuning: Standard eADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 F#m-  244222
 G#m-  466444
 G#/C- x365xx
 Am-   x02210
Intro:
E(hold)  C#m   A  B  
E--C#m--A--B--
Verse 1:
ESwitch the light off
go to bed There's G#mno
more room inside my
head The C#mworld around
me sAlowly fades aEway
EAs I close my eyes and
think the G#mshadows blot
my memories Of C#mall
the thing I've Atried
and failed toEday 
Refrain:
Please don't Bgo AFirst
I Eneed to Bknow if Aall
the lies you C#msaid to
me were Btrue And
the Aface that I saw
C#mwasn't really Byou
Chorus 1:
I feel like Edrowning
F#mdeep down in the sea
I feel like Adrowning
don't bother Bcoming
after me I feel like
C#mdrowning way G#/Cdown in
F#mMy false memoAries
I Bfeel like EdrowningC#m  A  B  
Verse 2:
With Eblankets wrapped
around so tight That
G#min my dreams my hands
are tied C#mNow I'm slow-mo
Arunning for the Edoor
EI've got no clue where
it leads, but G#mmy lungs
need some air to breathe
My C#meyelids shutter
Athen fall to the Efloor
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
I feel like Edrowning
F#mdeep down in the sea
I feel like Adrowning
don't bother Bcoming
after me I feel like
C#mdrowning way G#/Cdown in
F#mMy false memoAries
           BE(hold)  C#m   A  B  
I feel like drowning
Bridge: Guitarist Tom Wisniewski sings
AWe all reach that dark
and fragile C#mdestination
sometimes ELooking for
direction for the
Blight to fill our
          A       Am(hold)
eyes Fill our eyes
Interlude: E--C#m-A-- x4
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 3:
I feel like Edrowning
F#mdeep down in the sea
I feel like Adrowning
don't bother Bcoming
after me I feel like
C#mdrowning way G#/Cdown in
F#mMy false memoAries
           B         E   C#m   A   B   E   C#m   A   BE(hold) E(hold)
I feel like drowning

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Drowning

by MxPx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

G#/C

Key: E

Tuning: Standard eADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

G#m

- 466444

G#/C

- x365xx

- x02210

Intro:

C#m A B

E(hold)

E--C#m--A--B--

Verse 1:

Switch the light off

G#m

go to bed There's no

more room inside my

C#m

head The world around

A E

me slowly fades away

As I close my eyes and

G#m

think the shadows blot

C#m

my memories Of all

the thing I've tried

and failed today

Refrain:

B A

Please don't go First

E B A

I need to know if all

C#m

the lies you said to

me were true And

the face that I saw

C#m B

wasn't really you

Chorus 1:

I feel like drowning

F#m

deep down in the sea

I feel like drowning

don't bother coming

after me I feel like

C#m G#/C

drowning way down in

F#m A

My false memories

B E C#m A B

I feel like drowning

Verse 2:

With blankets wrapped

around so tight That

G#m

in my dreams my hands

C#m

are tied Now I'm slow-mo

A E

running for the door

I've got no clue where

G#m

it leads, but my lungs

need some air to breathe

C#m

My eyelids shutter

A E

then fall to the floor

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:

I feel like drowning

F#m

deep down in the sea

I feel like drowning

don't bother coming

after me I feel like

C#m G#/C

drowning way down in

F#m A

My false memories

B C#m A B

E(hold)

I feel like drowning

Bridge: Guitarist Tom Wisniewski sings

We all reach that dark

C#m

and fragile destination

sometimes Looking for

direction for the

light to fill our

A Am(hold)

eyes Fill our eyes

Interlude: E--C#m-A-- x4

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 3:

I feel like drowning

F#m

deep down in the sea

I feel like drowning

don't bother coming

after me I feel like

C#m G#/C

drowning way down in

F#m A

My false memories

B E C#m A B E C#m A B

E(hold) E(hold)

I feel like drowning

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