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8.Waving not drowning - Ocean Colour Scene - An hyperactive workout for the flying squad
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ATake that face rEight off yours
Its not yDours, love, its not yours, love
AYou keep yours in a seEcret cup
Its flowing oDver, its flowing over
And I gave all that I Agave you
And I gave all that I Ehad
And I took it that Id Dclaim you
And I took it that you wFoulGd cC/DareE  A  
But you love you more tAhan I do
And I'd love you to Ebe right
and the waves may crash aDround you
FAnd shipwreck Gyou at night
AI'm waving not drDowning
AThere's no one looking Eon
F#m7I'm waving not drowning
On the hAorizonBb  
ARaise an arm, we Ewon the race
Im in youDr slipstream, call it survival
AYou wrote the words foEr me on every wall
I thank the wDorld for you, were alive, oh
We made it running Aempty
And we drove away our Efears
And we drank the life Dglass empty
But nothing disappFearGsC/D  E  A  
And we swam a changing Aocean
Our friends upon the Eshore
And we threw so many Dover
And watched some Fothers faGll
AI'm waving not drDowning
AThere's no one looking Eon
F#m7I'm waving not drowning
On the hAorizon
AI'm waving not drDowning
AThere's no one looking Eon
F#m7I'm waving not drowning
On the hAorizonF, Gon the horAizonF  G  
On the hAorizonF, Gon the horAizonF  G  
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Raúl Galván Ábalos

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Waving Not Drowning

by Ocean Colour Scene

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C/D

F#m7

8.Waving not drowning - Ocean Colour Scene - An hyperactive workout for the flying squad

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A E

Take that face right off yours

Its not yours, love, its not yours, love

A E

You keep yours in a secret cup

Its flowing over, its flowing over

And I gave all that I gave you

And I gave all that I had

And I took it that Id claim you

F G C/D E A

And I took it that you would care

But you love you more than I do

And I'd love you to be right

and the waves may crash around you

F G

And shipwreck you at night

A D

I'm waving not drowning

A E

There's no one looking on

F#m7

I'm waving not drowning

A Bb

On the horizon

A E

Raise an arm, we won the race

Im in your slipstream, call it survival

A E

You wrote the words for me on every wall

I thank the world for you, were alive, oh

We made it running empty

And we drove away our fears

And we drank the life glass empty

F G C/D E A

But nothing disappears

And we swam a changing ocean

Our friends upon the shore

And we threw so many over

F G

And watched some others fall

A D

I'm waving not drowning

A E

There's no one looking on

F#m7

I'm waving not drowning

On the horizon

A D

I'm waving not drowning

A E

There's no one looking on

F#m7

I'm waving not drowning

A F G A F G

On the horizon, on the horizon

A F G A F G

On the horizon, on the horizon

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Raúl Galván Ábalos

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