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THE DRIFTERS 
EmYou never heard this Bmone from me
Amin7                       C  D  
I wanted to belong to what I fear
EminAnd we're suppBminosed to laugh it off
Amin7                       C  D  
We're very limited in honesty 
EminA sense of Dbelonging just for once in my life
EminI thought Dyou were God and Elvis rolled into one
CThis is my lDife and it's all I havEmine 
GRepeaBmint after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
CDoes he Cmknow? My life is still my own
GRepeaBmint after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
CDoes he Cmknow? My life is still Gmy own 
There's no connection to my past
And if it's hurting me, it's teaching me
You took your pill today, for sure
You're desperate for your friends to like you more 
When Kennedy spoke you'd hear America sigh
The solace in their goodness above
We scream and we fight, it's all we have 
Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
Does he know? My life is still my own
Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
Does he know? My life is still my own 
G Bm C D
If I were a girl and you were born as a boy
Although I'm still here, someone is turning me back, yeah
Failure's beautiful to me 
Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
Does he know? My life is still my own
Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting
Does he know? My life is still my own

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The Drifters

by Mansun

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Emin

Bmin

THE DRIFTERS

Em Bm

You never heard this one from me

C D

Amin7

I wanted to belong to what I fear

Emin Bmin

And we're supposed to laugh it off

C D

Amin7

We're very limited in honesty

Emin D

A sense of belonging just for once in my life

Emin D

I thought you were God and Elvis rolled into one

C D Emin

This is my life and it's all I have

G Bmin

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

C Cm

Does he know? My life is still my own

G Bmin

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

C Cm G

Does he know? My life is still my own

There's no connection to my past

And if it's hurting me, it's teaching me

You took your pill today, for sure

You're desperate for your friends to like you more

When Kennedy spoke you'd hear America sigh

The solace in their goodness above

We scream and we fight, it's all we have

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

Does he know? My life is still my own

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

Does he know? My life is still my own

G Bm C D

If I were a girl and you were born as a boy

Although I'm still here, someone is turning me back, yeah

Failure's beautiful to me

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

Does he know? My life is still my own

Repeat after me we're drifting, repeat after me we're drifting

Does he know? My life is still my own

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