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Drifting Away:Roy Orbison.
On MONUMENT Records in 1977.
INTRO:
FSadness slips inCto the room on Fsilent 
steps of Csorrow.
GStealing sleep and Call my dreams, Dwhere 
will we be toGmorrow?
#1.
CLying with you, crying with you, Dmdrifting.
GTalking till dawn, yet we go on Cdrifting.
CDon’t understand where we began just drifting 
aFpart.C  F  
Drifting aEmpart, feeling Dmalone, Gdrifting Caway.
#2.
CWe can’t seem to Dmwork it out, Gdrifting from 
day to Cday.
What is it Dmall about, Gdrifting Amaway?
Drifting Gaway, drifting Caway, losing the feeling..
Cand now the music of that song is almost Fgone..
that we used to Cplay. 
From sweet EmsurrenEder..Gto drifting aCway..(awaaAmaay.) 
FmDrif..Gting.
#3.
CTwo lovers lost, two rivers crossed, Dmdrifting.
GTwo bridges burned, no lesson learned, Cdrifting.
Lonely Gtogether, Churting each other, still we can’t 
say that it’s Fover.
DmCan we bring Cback yes-ter-Amday?
Will we be for-De-ver, (forever) forever Gdrifting..
(away) awCaaaaAm7aay? (away?)..Cayyyyyyyy?
OUTRO:
FDrifting,  Gdrifting, a-Fway-ay-ay-Cay..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Drifting Away

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Am7

Drifting Away:Roy Orbison.

On MONUMENT Records in 1977.

INTRO:

F C F

Sadness slips into the room on silent

steps of sorrow.

G C D

Stealing sleep and all my dreams, where

will we be tomorrow?

#1.

C Dm

Lying with you, crying with you, drifting.

G C

Talking till dawn, yet we go on drifting.

Don’t understand where we began just drifting

F C F

apart.

Em Dm G C

Drifting apart, feeling alone, drifting away.

#2.

C Dm G

We can’t seem to work it out, drifting from

day to day.

Dm G Am

What is it all about, drifting away?

G C

Drifting away, drifting away, losing the feeling..

C F

and now the music of that song is almost gone..

that we used to play.

Em E G C Am

From sweet surrender..to drifting away..(awaaaay.)

Fm G

Drif..ting.

#3.

C Dm

Two lovers lost, two rivers crossed, drifting.

G C

Two bridges burned, no lesson learned, drifting.

G C

Lonely together, hurting each other, still we can’t

say that it’s over.

Dm C Am

Can we bring back yes-ter-day?

D G

Will we be for-e-ver, (forever) forever drifting..

C Am7 C

(away) awaaaaaay? (away?)..ayyyyyyyy?

OUTRO:

F G F C

Drifting, drifting, a-way-ay-ay-ay..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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