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[Intro]
 Em   G    C(x2)
[Verse 1]
I had a Emdream
that when I woke up you were finally theCre
and I beEmlieve that all the hours turned to minutes it's Cnot fair
and when I turnDed to look where you should have been I started driftiCng
I tried Dto stare into your eyes and realized that there was something missing
[Chorus]
EmAnd iCf GI Cstayed
I couldn't help but lie awake
Emcause Cit’s nGot yDou
it’s just a dream, it’s only fake
I just gotta lCeave, I gotta leave
[Verse 2]
Turn the kEmey, I tried, I trGied to drive away into the nCight
tried to kEmeep, I tried to kGeep between the lines and outta sCight
and when I lDooked beside me where you should've been I started driftinCg
tried to sDtare into your eyes and realized that there was something missing
[Chorus]
EmAnd iCf GI Cstayed
I couldn't help but lie awake
Emcause Cit’s nGot yDou
it’s just a dream, it’s only fake
I just gotta lCeave, I gotta leaveG  
[Interlude]
I gotta get oCut,   EmI gotta get Gout
I gotta get oCut,   EmI gotta get Gout
'cause wDhen I turned to where you should have been I Cstarted drifting
I tried Dto stare into your eyes and realized that there was something...
[Chorus]
EmAnd iCf GI Cstayed
I couldn't help but lie awake
Emcause Cit’s nGot yDou
it’s just a dream, it’s only fake
[Outro]
EmStill Cif GI cChanged, everything would be the same
I cEman't tCake Gno mDore, I don't know what I'm fighting for
I just gotta lCeave, I gotta leaveEm  
I had a dEmream, that when I woke up you were finally tChere

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Drifting

by Nate Eiesland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G C

(x2)

[Verse 1]

I had a dream

that when I woke up you were finally there

Em C

and I believe that all the hours turned to minutes it's not fair

D C

and when I turned to look where you should have been I started drifting

I tried to stare into your eyes and realized that there was something missing

[Chorus]

Em C G C

And if I stayed

I couldn't help but lie awake

Em C G D

cause it’s not you

it’s just a dream, it’s only fake

I just gotta leave, I gotta leave

[Verse 2]

Em G C

Turn the key, I tried, I tried to drive away into the night

Em G C

tried to keep, I tried to keep between the lines and outta sight

D C

and when I looked beside me where you should've been I started drifting

tried to stare into your eyes and realized that there was something missing

[Chorus]

Em C G C

And if I stayed

I couldn't help but lie awake

Em C G D

cause it’s not you

it’s just a dream, it’s only fake

C G

I just gotta leave, I gotta leave

[Interlude]

C Em G

I gotta get out, I gotta get out

C Em G

I gotta get out, I gotta get out

D C

'cause when I turned to where you should have been I started drifting

I tried to stare into your eyes and realized that there was something...

[Chorus]

Em C G C

And if I stayed

I couldn't help but lie awake

Em C G D

cause it’s not you

it’s just a dream, it’s only fake

[Outro]

Em C G C

Still if I changed, everything would be the same

Em C G D

I can't take no more, I don't know what I'm fighting for

C Em

I just gotta leave, I gotta leave

Em C

I had a dream, that when I woke up you were finally there

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