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Drifting Further Away

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Drifting Further Away
e|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7-------------------------------------|
B|--8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---7---7---7--7------5---5---5---5---7---7---7--7-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't go toGo deep into the Emflood
Don't wade tCoo long, you'll poison Dmy love
Don't shut me outG, don't hold it all Din
Don't let my veCnom get under your skDin
C'Cause every word and Emevery turn
CEvery sign points Gto your D/F#hurt
CWith every hour you're Emdrifting Dfurther Caway
(Opening Riff)
Come make your peace, come find your way
Come lay your wreath at the alter of change
You'll lose your step, you'll break the bones
If you shoulder the burden out there on your own
C'CEmause every word and every turn
CEvGerD/F#y sign points to your hurt
CWiEmth DevCery hour you're drifting further away
EmDonCt banish me then bid me home
GDoD/F#nt tell me where I came undone
EmDonCt harbour love like it's all your own
GDoD/F#nt you linger over what you've done
CDont sink underneath the weight of
CwhDen you're trying to carry way too much
(Atmospheric keyboard)
CAnGd you never should have let go
You could have joined in the whole show
I never should have let go
I never should have let go
C Em C G D/F#
C Em D C
C'CEmause every word and every turn
CEvGerD/F#y sign points to your hurt
CWiEmth DevCery hour you're drifting further away
CNoEmw yDouC're drifting further away x3

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Drifting Further Away

by Powderfinger

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D/F#

Drifting Further Away

e|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7-------------------------------------|

B|--8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---7---7---7--7------5---5---5---5---7---7---7--7-----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--|

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

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

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

G Em

Don't go too deep into the flood

C D

Don't wade too long, you'll poison my love

G D

Don't shut me out, don't hold it all in

C D

Don't let my venom get under your skin

C Em

'Cause every word and every turn

C G D/F#

Every sign points to your hurt

C Em D C

With every hour you're drifting further away

(Opening Riff)

Come make your peace, come find your way

Come lay your wreath at the alter of change

You'll lose your step, you'll break the bones

If you shoulder the burden out there on your own

C Em

'Cause every word and every turn

C G D/F#

Every sign points to your hurt

C Em D C

With every hour you're drifting further away

Em C

Dont banish me then bid me home

G D/F#

Dont tell me where I came undone

Em C

Dont harbour love like it's all your own

G D/F#

Dont you linger over what you've done

Dont sink underneath the weight of

C D

when you're trying to carry way too much

(Atmospheric keyboard)

C G

And you never should have let go

You could have joined in the whole show

I never should have let go

C Em C G D/F#

C Em D C

C Em

'Cause every word and every turn

C G D/F#

Every sign points to your hurt

C Em D C

With every hour you're drifting further away

C Em D C

Now you're drifting further away x3

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