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G#minor

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Dana Williams - Drifting
[Intro]
   C6*  B6*     C#m  C#m9  
e|-12---11---9---9h11---|
B|-13---12---9---9------|
G|-13---12---9---9------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Emaj7  D#m7
C#m7   G#m7  A#m7
[Verse 1]
Emaj7Aren't we drifting on an D#m7open sea?
But G#m7we were C#m7never meant to be, oh G#m7noA#m7  
Emaj7Ready to put my feet on D#m7land again
ReG#m7member when it C#m7all began? Remember when it G#m7all beganA#m7?
Emaj7Would you ever really D#m7understand?
G#m7Nothing good comes C#m7with a plan. No you can never Bmaj7understandA#m7  
[Chorus]
Emaj7You fell Bmaj7hard, fell hard for Emaj7yourself
You can't Bmaj7love, can't C#m7love nobody Emaj7else
And all this time I Bmaj7thought that you could be mine
 Emaj7It's not a crime and I Bmaj7know that I will be D#m7fine
[Verse 2]
Emaj7Waiting, oh boy you kept me D#m7waiting
G#m7This is libeC#m7rating, 'cause I'm G#m7cutting you A#m7loose
If Emaj7I could choose, I would choose to D#m7try to lose
So G#m7maybe we should C#m7call a truce, it is G#m7up to A#m7you
Emaj7No more, no more of this D#m7back and forth
My G#m7patience is C#m7falling short, Bmaj7falling A#m7short
[Chorus]
Emaj7You fell Bmaj7hard, fell hard for Emaj7yourself
You can't Bmaj7love, can't C#m7love nobody Emaj7else
And all this time I Bmaj7thought that you could be mine
 Emaj7It's not a crime and I Bmaj7know that I will be D#m7fine
[Chorus]
 Emaj7You fell Bmaj7hard, fell hard for Emaj7yourself
You can't Bmaj7love, can't C#m7love nobody Emaj7else
And all this time I Bmaj7thought that you could be mine
 Emaj7It's not a crime and I Bmaj7know that I will be D#m7fine
[Outro]
Emaj7   Bmaj7
Emaj7   Bmaj7 C#m7
Emaj7   Bmaj7
Emaj7   Bmaj7 D#m7
Emaj7

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Drifting

by Dana Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#m9

Emaj7

D#m7

C#m7

G#m7

A#m7

Bmaj7

Dana Williams - Drifting

[Intro]

C6 B6 C#m C#m9

* *

e|-12---11---9---9h11---|

B|-13---12---9---9------|

G|-13---12---9---9------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

Emaj7 D#m7

C#m7 G#m7 A#m7

[Verse 1]

Emaj7 D#m7

Aren't we drifting on an open sea?

G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 A#m7

But we were never meant to be, oh no

Emaj7 D#m7

Ready to put my feet on land again

G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 A#m7

Remember when it all began? Remember when it all began?

Emaj7 D#m7

Would you ever really understand?

G#m7 C#m7 Bmaj7 A#m7

Nothing good comes with a plan. No you can never understand

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7

You fell hard, fell hard for yourself

Bmaj7 C#m7 Emaj7

You can't love, can't love nobody else

Bmaj7

And all this time I thought that you could be mine

Emaj7 Bmaj7 D#m7

It's not a crime and I know that I will be fine

[Verse 2]

Emaj7 D#m7

Waiting, oh boy you kept me waiting

G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 A#m7

This is liberating, 'cause I'm cutting you loose

Emaj7 D#m7

If I could choose, I would choose to try to lose

G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 A#m7

So maybe we should call a truce, it is up to you

Emaj7 D#m7

No more, no more of this back and forth

G#m7 C#m7 Bmaj7 A#m7

My patience is falling short, falling short

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7

You fell hard, fell hard for yourself

Bmaj7 C#m7 Emaj7

You can't love, can't love nobody else

Bmaj7

And all this time I thought that you could be mine

Emaj7 Bmaj7 D#m7

It's not a crime and I know that I will be fine

[Chorus]

Emaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7

You fell hard, fell hard for yourself

Bmaj7 C#m7 Emaj7

You can't love, can't love nobody else

Bmaj7

And all this time I thought that you could be mine

Emaj7 Bmaj7 D#m7

It's not a crime and I know that I will be fine

[Outro]

Emaj7 Bmaj7

Emaj7 Bmaj7 C#m7

Emaj7 Bmaj7

Emaj7 Bmaj7 D#m7

Emaj7

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