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Tift Merritt - Drifted Apart
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G  
You are child when love is born
Can't stay a child for AmlongC  
Maybe the good times are Dmup aheadC  
Maybe those D7times are GgoneC  
Same things keeping D7us together
Are the Gvery ones making it Chard
Better take a look DaroundC  
Baby, we're Ddrifting aGpart
CHORUS:
Drifting aAmpart, driftDing
Drifting so Amslow, driftDing
I watch you Ggo, I watch you Emgo
Don't pretend you don't CknowD  
GDay by day, slowly you change
Growing into what you AmareC  
Nobody sees it DmhappeningC  
It's easy like D7opening a GdoorC  
Same things keeping D7us together
BeGgin to make a wreck of our Chearts
No use to Dshout about itC  
Baby, we've Ddrifted aGpart
CHORUS:
Drifting aAmpart, driftDing
Drifting so Amslow, driftDing
I watch you Ggo, I watch you Emgo
Don't pretend you don't CknowD  
INSTRUMENTAL:      G    Am    C    Dm    C    D7  G  
The quiet settling of the night
It always comes to AmthisC  
You answer to yourDmself in the darkC  
That's where D7everyone GlivesC  
Same things keeping D7us together
Are the Gproblems we had from the Cstart
Staying beside each Dother, lonesome
GFeels like the hardest Cpart
Same things keeping D7us to together
Are the Gvery ones that tear us aCpart
Nobody's Dfault at allC  
Baby, we're Ddrifting aGpart
CHORUS:
Drifting aAmpart, driftDing
Drifting so Amslow, driftDing
I watch you Ggo, I watch you Emgo
Don't pretend you don't CknowD  
CHORUS:
Drifting aAmpart, driftDing
Drifting so Amslow, driftDing
I watch you Ggo, I watch you Emgo
Don't pretend you don't Cknow__D_
We're drifting aGpart

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Drifted Apart

by Tift Merritt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Tift Merritt - Drifted Apart

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

You are child when love is born

Am C

Can't stay a child for long

Dm C

Maybe the good times are up ahead

D7 G C

Maybe those times are gone

Same things keeping us together

G C

Are the very ones making it hard

D C

Better take a look around

D G

Baby, we're drifting apart

CHORUS:

Am D

Drifting apart, drifting

Am D

Drifting so slow, drifting

G Em

I watch you go, I watch you go

C D

Don't pretend you don't know

Day by day, slowly you change

Am C

Growing into what you are

Dm C

Nobody sees it happening

D7 G C

It's easy like opening a door

Same things keeping us together

G C

Begin to make a wreck of our hearts

D C

No use to shout about it

D G

Baby, we've drifted apart

CHORUS:

Am D

Drifting apart, drifting

Am D

Drifting so slow, drifting

G Em

I watch you go, I watch you go

C D

Don't pretend you don't know

G Am C Dm C D7 G

INSTRUMENTAL:

The quiet settling of the night

Am C

It always comes to this

Dm C

You answer to yourself in the dark

D7 G C

That's where everyone lives

Same things keeping us together

G C

Are the problems we had from the start

Staying beside each other, lonesome

G C

Feels like the hardest part

Same things keeping us to together

G C

Are the very ones that tear us apart

D C

Nobody's fault at all

D G

Baby, we're drifting apart

CHORUS:

Am D

Drifting apart, drifting

Am D

Drifting so slow, drifting

G Em

I watch you go, I watch you go

C D

Don't pretend you don't know

CHORUS:

Am D

Drifting apart, drifting

Am D

Drifting so slow, drifting

G Em

I watch you go, I watch you go

C D

Don't pretend you don't know___

We're drifting apart

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