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Key: D, A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
     G-320033
 C#m-  x46654
 F#m-  244222
 E-    022100
 A/C#- x476xx
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
Verse 1:
  DWhen I look into
your Bmeyes I Gcan see
  DSuch a sad man in
disBmguise GWaiting
wishing dreaming
drifting from DmeBm  
I Gcan see
  DHurts my heart
to see you Bmcry
  GWaiting, wishing
   A/C#dreaming drifting
from DmeI don't
know you
Chorus 1:
Aanymore C#mwish I
F#mknew what's wrong
Can't we try to sAlam
that door sC#mtart
a F#mbrand new DsongF#m  G  Em  F#m  G  
Verse 2:
  BmI Aknow you're Glonely
and you Dcry    F#m   Gwondering
Emwhy    F#m    G    BmI Aknow
it's Glonely but if
Chorus 2:
Emonce you could
help F#mme  Gunderstand
DWhat it takes to A/C#be
a man Look Emback on what
you've said    F#m  Gand the
life you've led AIs it
what you dreamed when
Gyou were young like DmeC.D  A  Bm  A  
D C D A Bm A
Chorus 3:
Now it's Gtime you
took something back
Just for the sake
of your BmmindA.G  
your BmmindA  G  
your BmmindA  G  
Verse 3:
  DWhen I look into
your Bmeyes I Gcan see
  DLife has buried you
aBmlive GWaiting
wishing dreaming
drifting from DmeBm  
You Gcan't breathe
  DHeart as big as
ocean's Bmwide
  GWaiting wishing
   A/C#dreaming drifting
     D(hold)
from me

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Drifting

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G-

C#m

F#m

A/C#

Key: D, A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

G-

320033

C#m

- x46654

F#m

- 244222

- 022100

A/C#

- x476xx

- 022000

- x32010

Verse 1:

When I look into

Bm G

your eyes I can see

Such a sad man in

Bm G

disguise Waiting

wishing dreaming

D Bm

drifting from me

I can see

Hurts my heart

to see you cry

Waiting, wishing

A/C#

dreaming drifting

from meI don't

know you

Chorus 1:

A C#m

anymore wish I

F#m

knew what's wrong

Can't we try to slam

C#m

that door start

F#m D F#m G Em F#m G

a brand new song

Verse 2:

Bm A G

I know you're lonely

D F#m G

and you cry wondering

Em F#m G Bm A

why I know

it's lonely but if

Chorus 2:

once you could

F#m G

help me understand

D A/C#

What it takes to be

a man Look back on what

F#m G

you've said and the

life you've led Is it

what you dreamed when

G D C D A Bm A

you were young like me.

D C D A Bm A

Chorus 3:

Now it's time you

took something back

Just for the sake

Bm A G

of your mind.

Bm A G

your mind

Bm A G

your mind

Verse 3:

When I look into

Bm G

your eyes I can see

Life has buried you

Bm G

alive Waiting

wishing dreaming

D Bm

drifting from me

You can't breathe

Heart as big as

ocean's wide

Waiting wishing

A/C#

dreaming drifting

D(hold)

from me

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